Nationality for beginners
On this page, you learn all the grammatical details of how to talk about one's nationality and different ways to talk about nationality.
What is Nationality?
Nationality is the country that a person belongs to or feels like they are a part of. It can be based on things like where they were born, their family background, or their cultural heritage.
How To Ask about Nationality
You can ask about people’s nationality by saying: where are you from?
Answering Questions about Nationality
We can answer questions about nationality in three ways:
Where are you from?
(I + be verbs + from + the name of the country)
(I + be verbs + nationality.)
We can use the article 'a' before the nationality.
Tip!
Pay attention to the name of the countries and the corresponding nationalities.
Countries and Nationalities
Here is a list of different countries and their nationalities. Take a look at the examples:
Countries | Nationalities |
---|---|
America | American |
Sweden | Swedish |
Italy | Italian |
Japan | Japanese |
Korea | Korean |
England | English |
Tip!
Always write the first letter of nationalities with a capital letter.french →
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