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Country & Nationalities Vocabulary
[Note: This countries and nationalities vocabulary pronunciation is in American English]
One of the first things you might do when meeting someone from a different country is exchanging pleasantries,
right? Vocabulary words for countries, nationalities and languages are very important for personal reasons,
in travel and in business. A few notes before we begin:
 Country: the plural form is countries.
 Nationality: the plural form is nationalities.
 Language: note there are often several different languages spoken within one country.
Country flags and nationalities vocabulary
Nationalities ending in -an
Country Nationality Language(s)
Afghanistan
Angola
Aruba
Costa Rica
Cuba
Germany
Guatemala
Jamaica
Kenya
Libya
Mexico
Morocco
Mozambique
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Rwanda
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Uganda
United States of America
Uruguay
Venezuela
Afghan
Angolan
Aruban
Costa Rican
Cuban
German
Guatemalan
Jamaican
Kenyan
Libyan
Mexican
Moroccan
Mozambican
Nicaraguan
Rwandan
Paraguayan
South African
Sri Lankan
Ugandan
American
Uruguayan
Venezuelan
Pashto, Dari
Portuguese
Dutch / Papiamento
Spanish
Spanish
German
Spanish
English
Swahili / English
Arabic
Spanish
Arabic/Berber
Portuguese
Spanish
Kinyarwanda /French/English
Spanish
English
Sinhala / Tamil
English Swahili
English
Spanish
Spanish
Nationalities ending in -ese
Country Nationality Language
Benin
Bhutan
Burma / Myanmar
China
Japan
Lebanon
Portugal
Senegal
Sudan
Vietnam
Beninese
Bhutanese
Burmese / Myanma
Chinese
Japanese
Lebanese
Portuguese
Senegalese
Sudanese
Vietnamese
French
Bhutanese
Burmese
Chinese
Japanese
Arabic
Portuguese
French
Arabic / English
Vietnamese
Nationalities ending in -i
Country Nationality Language(s)
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Iraq
Qatar
Somalia
Tajikistan
Yemen
Azerbaijani
Bahraini
Bangladeshi
Iraqi
Qatari
Somali / Somalian
Tajikistani
Yemeni
Azerbaijan
Arabic
Bengali / English
Arabic / Kurdish
Arabic
Somali / Arabic
Tajik
Arabic
Nationalities ending in -ish
Country Nationality Language(s)
Denmark
Finland
Ireland
Poland
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom of Great Britain &
Northern Ireland:
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Danish
Finnish
Irish/English
Polish
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
British
English
Irish
Scottish Gaelic
Welsh
Danish
Finnish
Irish / English
Polish
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
English
English
English/Irish
English / Scottish Gaelic
English/Welsh
Nationalities ending in -ian / -ean
Country Nationality Language(s)
Algeria
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Belarus
Belgium
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Georgia
Algerian
Argentinian
Armenian
Australian
Austrian
Bahamian
Belarusian
Belgian
Bolivian
Bosnian/Herzegovinian
Brazilian
Bulgarian
Cambodian
Cameroonian
Canadian
Chadian
Chilean
Colombian
Ecuadorian
Egyptian
El Salvadorian
Ethiopian
Georgian
Arabic / French
Spanish
Armenian
English
German
English
Belarusian / Russian
French / Dutch / German
Spanish
Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian
Portuguese
Bulgarian
Khmer
French/English
English / French
French / Arabic
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish
Arabic
Spanish
Amharic
Georgian
Ghana
Guinea
Haiti
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Italy
Jordan
North Korea
South Korea
Laos
Latvia
Lithuania
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Namibia
Nigeria
Norway
Peru
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Ghanaian
Guinean
Haitian
Hungarian
Indian
Indonesian
Iranian
Italian
Jordanian
North Korean
South Korean
Laotian / Lao
Latvian
Lithuanian
Malawian
Malaysian
Malian
Namibian
Nigerian
Norwegian
Peruvian
Romanian
Russian
Saudi Arabian
Serbian
English
French
French / Creole
Hungarian
Hindi
Indonesian
Persian
Italian
Arabic
Korean
Korean
Lao / French
Latvian
Lithuanian
Chichewa/English
Malay / English
French
English
English
Norwegian
Spanish
Romanian
Russian
Arabic
Serbian
Singapore
Syria
Tanzania
Tunisia
Ukraine
Zimbabwe
Singaporean
Syrian
Tanzanian
Tunisian
Ukrainian
Zimbabwean
Malay/Mandarin/Tamil/English
Arabic
Swahili / English
Arabic
Ukrainian
English/Bantu
Nationalities with other endings
Country Nationality Language(s)
Botswana
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Iceland
Netherlands/Holland
Philippines
Slovakia
Slovenia
Switzerland
Thailand
Kosovo
Botswana / Motswana
Czech
French
Greek
Icelander
Dutch
Filipino
Slovak
Slovene
Swiss
Thai
Kosovar
English / Setswana
Czech
French
Greek
Icelandic
Dutch
Filipino/English
Slovak
Slovene
German / French / Italian
Thai
Albanian / Serbian

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Countries and nationalities

  • 1. Country & Nationalities Vocabulary [Note: This countries and nationalities vocabulary pronunciation is in American English] One of the first things you might do when meeting someone from a different country is exchanging pleasantries, right? Vocabulary words for countries, nationalities and languages are very important for personal reasons, in travel and in business. A few notes before we begin:  Country: the plural form is countries.  Nationality: the plural form is nationalities.  Language: note there are often several different languages spoken within one country. Country flags and nationalities vocabulary
  • 2. Nationalities ending in -an Country Nationality Language(s) Afghanistan Angola Aruba Costa Rica Cuba Germany Guatemala Jamaica Kenya Libya Mexico Morocco Mozambique Nicaragua Paraguay Rwanda South Africa Sri Lanka Uganda United States of America Uruguay Venezuela Afghan Angolan Aruban Costa Rican Cuban German Guatemalan Jamaican Kenyan Libyan Mexican Moroccan Mozambican Nicaraguan Rwandan Paraguayan South African Sri Lankan Ugandan American Uruguayan Venezuelan Pashto, Dari Portuguese Dutch / Papiamento Spanish Spanish German Spanish English Swahili / English Arabic Spanish Arabic/Berber Portuguese Spanish Kinyarwanda /French/English Spanish English Sinhala / Tamil English Swahili English Spanish Spanish
  • 3. Nationalities ending in -ese Country Nationality Language Benin Bhutan Burma / Myanmar China Japan Lebanon Portugal Senegal Sudan Vietnam Beninese Bhutanese Burmese / Myanma Chinese Japanese Lebanese Portuguese Senegalese Sudanese Vietnamese French Bhutanese Burmese Chinese Japanese Arabic Portuguese French Arabic / English Vietnamese Nationalities ending in -i Country Nationality Language(s) Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Iraq Qatar Somalia Tajikistan Yemen Azerbaijani Bahraini Bangladeshi Iraqi Qatari Somali / Somalian Tajikistani Yemeni Azerbaijan Arabic Bengali / English Arabic / Kurdish Arabic Somali / Arabic Tajik Arabic
  • 4. Nationalities ending in -ish Country Nationality Language(s) Denmark Finland Ireland Poland Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland: England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Danish Finnish Irish/English Polish Spanish Swedish Turkish British English Irish Scottish Gaelic Welsh Danish Finnish Irish / English Polish Spanish Swedish Turkish English English English/Irish English / Scottish Gaelic English/Welsh
  • 5. Nationalities ending in -ian / -ean Country Nationality Language(s) Algeria Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Bahamas Belarus Belgium Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chad Chile Colombia Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia Georgia Algerian Argentinian Armenian Australian Austrian Bahamian Belarusian Belgian Bolivian Bosnian/Herzegovinian Brazilian Bulgarian Cambodian Cameroonian Canadian Chadian Chilean Colombian Ecuadorian Egyptian El Salvadorian Ethiopian Georgian Arabic / French Spanish Armenian English German English Belarusian / Russian French / Dutch / German Spanish Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian Portuguese Bulgarian Khmer French/English English / French French / Arabic Spanish Spanish Spanish Arabic Spanish Amharic Georgian
  • 6. Ghana Guinea Haiti Hungary India Indonesia Iran Italy Jordan North Korea South Korea Laos Latvia Lithuania Malawi Malaysia Mali Namibia Nigeria Norway Peru Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Ghanaian Guinean Haitian Hungarian Indian Indonesian Iranian Italian Jordanian North Korean South Korean Laotian / Lao Latvian Lithuanian Malawian Malaysian Malian Namibian Nigerian Norwegian Peruvian Romanian Russian Saudi Arabian Serbian English French French / Creole Hungarian Hindi Indonesian Persian Italian Arabic Korean Korean Lao / French Latvian Lithuanian Chichewa/English Malay / English French English English Norwegian Spanish Romanian Russian Arabic Serbian
  • 7. Singapore Syria Tanzania Tunisia Ukraine Zimbabwe Singaporean Syrian Tanzanian Tunisian Ukrainian Zimbabwean Malay/Mandarin/Tamil/English Arabic Swahili / English Arabic Ukrainian English/Bantu Nationalities with other endings Country Nationality Language(s) Botswana Czech Republic France Greece Iceland Netherlands/Holland Philippines Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland Thailand Kosovo Botswana / Motswana Czech French Greek Icelander Dutch Filipino Slovak Slovene Swiss Thai Kosovar English / Setswana Czech French Greek Icelandic Dutch Filipino/English Slovak Slovene German / French / Italian Thai Albanian / Serbian