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
Practice Your Pronunciation With Rocket Record
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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!مع السلامة (Ma3a essalama!) Goodbye!
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