This PowerPoint helps students to consider the concept of infinity.
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