Countries & nationalitiesBy: D.Messaoudi The adjectives of nationalities are built with the addition of the suffixes « -ian, -an, -n, -ish, -ese, -i, -ch, -er » to the names of the count
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By: D.Messaoudi
The adjectives of nationalities are built with the addition of the suffixes « -ian, -an, -n, -ish, -ese, -i, -ch, -er » to the names of the countries, or with changing the final vowel Here are the models; the change in the root is underlined and the stressed syllable (in the list) is indicated with bold letters:
List of the countries and nationalities of the world:
Afghanistan Afghan
Albania Albanian
Algeria Algerian
America American
Angola Angolan
Argentina Argentine
Australia Australian
Bahrain Bahraini
Bangladesh Bangladeshi
Belgium Belgian
Bolivia Bolivian
Brazil Brazilian
Bulgaria Bulgarian
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Cambodia Cambodian
Cameroon Cameroonian
Canada Canadian
Chad Chadian
Chile Chilean
China Chinese
Colombia Colombian
Congo Congolese
Costa Rica Costa Rican
Cuba Cuban
Cyprus Cyprian (Cypriot)
Czech Czech
Denmark Danish (Dane) Ecuador Ecuadorian Egypt Egyptian
England English
Ethiopia Ethiopian
Finland Finnish
France French
Germany German
Greece Greek
Guinea Guinean
Haiti Haitian
Honduras Honduran
Hungary Hungarian Iceland Icelander
India Indian
Indonesia Indonesian
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Iraq Iraqi
Ireland Irish
Israel Israeli
Italy Italian
How to ask about somebody’s nationality:
- Where do you come from ?
- Where are you from ?
- What nationality are you ?
How to answer:
- I come from Algeria
- I am from Algeria
- I am Algerian
Notice: Nationality adjectives start with a capital letter
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Instruction: In the following table, names of countries & adjectives of nationalities have been chopped and mixed Rearrange them and then match them to obtain complete names & adjectives.
Answers:
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