Nationalities in Arabic

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to answer that all important question that you’ll be asked frequently – Inta Menin? – Where are you from?

No matter how good your Arabic is, most people in Arabic-speaking countries will know you’re not a native speaker. As such, this is one of the first questions someone will ask you. You can answer this simply with the country you’re from "Ana min Engiltira" (I’m from England). But you can also answer by using the nationality form "Ana Inglizi" (I'm English). Today we’ll be going over the second way of talking about where you’re from and nationalities in Arabic.

Resources for further reading:

Pronunciation of nationalities in Arabic - El Gensayat Bel 3arabi

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برازيلى

Brazili

Brazilian

استرالى

Ostorali

Australian

كندى

Kanadi

Canadian

تشيلي

Tshili

Chilean

صينى

Sini

Chinese

كولومبى

Kolombi

Colombian

برتغالى

Borto3’ali

Portuguese

فرنساوي

Faransawi

French

المانى

Almani

German

امريكاني

Amrikani

American

انجليزى

Inglizi

English

يابانى

Yabani

Japanese

ايرلندى

Irlandi

Irish

اسكتلندى

Iskotlandi

Scottish

انا من انجلترا

Ana min Engiltira

I'm from England

انا انجليزي

Ana Inglizi

I'm English

How’d you do? How do you feel answering this question now? Many of these words aren’t that different from their English counterparts. But the pronunciation can be a bit tricky so don’t forget to practice!

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