You can answer this simply with the country you're from – Main England se hoon – I'm from England. But you can also answer by using the nationality form MaiM aMgrejii– I'm English. This time we'll be going over the second way of talking about where you're from and nationalities in Hindi.
Resources for further reading:
Pronouncing nationalities in Hinidi
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क नेडियन
Kaneḍiyana
Canadian
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मेक्सिकन
Meksikana
Mexican
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ब्राज़िली
Brāzilī
Brazilian
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ब्राज़िल का
Brāzila kā
Brazilian (masc.)
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अर्जन्टीनी
Arjanṭīnī
Argentinian
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पेरु का निवासी
Peru kā nivāsī
Peruvian citizen (masc.; lit. resident of Peru)
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इक्वेडोर निवासी
Ikveḍora nivāsī
Ecuadorian citizen (lit. Ecuador resident)
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कोलंबियन
Kolāmbiyān
Colombian
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स्पेन देश का निवासी
Spena deśa kā nivāsī
Spanish (masc.; lit. resident of the country of Spain)
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फ्रांसीसी
Phrāṃsīsī
French
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फ्रांस देश का निवासी
Phrāṃsa deśa kā nivāsī
French citizen (masc.; lit. resident of the country of France)
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जर्मन
Jarmana
German
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जर्मन देश का निवासी
Jarmana deśa kā nivāsī
German citizen (masc.; lit. resident of the country of Germany)
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इटली निवासी
Iṭalī nivāsī
Italian citizen
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इटली देश का निवासी
Iṭalī deśa kā nivāsī
Italian citizen (masc.; lit. resident of the country of Italy)
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ग्रीस देश का निवासी
Grīsa deśa kā nivāsī
Greek citizen (masc.; resident of the country of Greece)
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रूसी
Rūsī
Russian
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चीनी
Cīnī
Chinese
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चीन का
Cīna kā
Chinese (masc.; lit. of China)
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भारतीय
Bhāratīya
Indian
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भारतवासी
Bhāratavāsī
Indian citizen
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जापानी
Jāpānī
Japanese
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जापानवासी
Jāpānavāsī
Japanese citizen
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कोरियाई
Koriyāī
Korean citizen
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कोरिअन
Kōriana
Korean
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अस्त्रेलियाई
Asṭreliyāī
Australian citizen
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आस्ट्रेलियन
Astrēliyāna
Australian
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न्यूजीलैन्डेर
Nyūjīlainḍēra
New Zealander
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इज़िप्ट निवासी
Izypṭa nivāsī
Egyptian citizen
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मोरोकन
Morokkana
Moroccan
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दक्षिण अफ्रीकी
Dakṣiṇa Aphrīkī
South African
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मैं इटली देश का हूँ।
Maiṃ Iṭalī dēśa kā hūm̐.
I am an Italian citizen. (lit. I am from the country of Italy)
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मैं अमेरिकी हूँ।
Maiṃ Amerikī hūm̐.
I am American.
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मैं कैनेडियन हूँ।
Maiṃ Kaineḍiyana hūm̐.
I am Canadian.
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मैं भारत देश से हूँ।
Maiṃ Bhārata deśa se hūm̐.
I am an Indian citizen. (lit. I am from the country of India)
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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 spelling and pronunciation can be a bit tricky so don't forget to practice! shubhakaamanaaeN!
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फिर मिलेंगे (phir milenge),
Nikita Sharma: Rocket Hindi