– (i)an
Australia – Australian
Russia – Russian
Brazil – Brazilian
y -> i
Italy – Italian
– ish
England – English
Spain – Spanish (!)
Denmark – Danish (!)
– ese
China – Chinese
Japan – Japanese
Vietnam – Vietnamese
– i
Iraq – Iraqi
Other
France – French
Greece – Greek
Switzerland – Swiss
Thailand – Thai
A list of some countries and nationalities
Country |
Nationality |
Argentina |
Argentinian |
Armenia |
Armenian |
Australia |
Australian |
Austria |
Austrian |
Belgium |
Belgian |
Bolivia |
Bolivian |
Brazil |
Brazilian |
Britain |
British |
Bulgaria |
Bulgarian |
Canada |
Canadian |
Chile |
Chilean |
China |
Chinese |
Colombia |
Colombian |
Croatia |
Croatian |
Cuba |
Cuban |
Czech Republic |
Czech |
Denmark |
Danish |
Dominican Republic |
Dominican |
Ecuador |
Ecuadorean |
Egypt |
Egyptian |
England |
English |
Estonia |
Estonian |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopian |
Finland |
Finnish |
France |
French |
Georgia |
Georgian |
Germany |
German |
Greece |
Greek |
Holland/Netherlands |
Dutch |
Hungary |
Hungarian |
India |
Indian |
Indonesia |
Indonesian |
Iran |
Iranian |
Iraq |
Iraqi |
Ireland |
Irish |
Italy |
Italian |
Japan |
Japanese |
Kenya |
Kenyan |
Latvia |
Latvian |
Lebanon |
Lebanese |
Mexico |
Mexican |
Nigeria |
Nigerian |
North Korea |
North Korean |
Norway |
Norwegian |
Pakistan |
Pakistani |
Peru |
Peruvian |
Poland |
Polish |
Portugal |
Portuguese |
Romania |
Romanian |
Russia |
Russian |
Scotland |
Scottish |
Serbia |
Serbian |
South Africa |
South African |
South Korea |
South Korean |
Spain |
Spanish |
Sweden |
Swedish |
Switzerland |
Swiss |
Syria |
Syrian |
Thailand |
Thai |
Turkey |
Turkish |
Ukraine |
Ukrainian |
United Kingdom (UK) |
British |
United States of America (USA) |
American |
Venezuela |
Venezuelan |
Vietnam |
Vietnamese |
Wales |
Welsh |
Exercises
1.Write the nationality words
Scotland, India, Australia, France, Austria, Argentina, Armenia, the USA, China, Canada, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Vietnam, Greece, Russia
2. Where do these dishes and products come from?
Keys: 1. Germany, 2. Russia, Ukraine, 3. Georgia, 4. India, 5. Britain, 6. Hungary, 7. USA, 8. Greece, 9. France, 10. Spain, 11. China, 12. Turkey, 13. Italy, 14. Mexico, 15. Japan
3. Where are these national dance styles from?
Keys: 1) flamenco, Span, 2) lezghinka, Caucases, Georgia, Armenia, 3) Russian folk dance, 4) tango, Argentina, 5) waltz, Austria, 6) Indian dance, 7) samba, Brazil, 8) belly dance, Middle east, Arabic countries (Egypt, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia etc.), 9) country dance, the USA
4. What countries do you associate these things with?
Keys:
- Chopsticks – China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam
- Poncho – Mexico, countries of Latin America
- Boomerang – Australia (one of the versions)
- Capoeira, Brazil
- Ice hockey, Canada
- Giant panda, China
- Pyramids, Egypt
- Bengal tiger, India (+ Pakistan, Nepal, Pakistan, Iran, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan)
- Tulips, Holland
- A double-decker bus, Britain