Nationalities in Italian

Ciao! Tutto bene? In this lesson about pronouncing nationalities in Italian, you'll learn how to answer that all important question that you'll be asked frequently – Da dove vieni? – Where are you from?

No matter how good your Italian is, most people in Italy will know you're not a native speaker. As such, this is one of the first questions someone new you meet will ask you. You can answer this simply with the country you're from – Vengo dall’Inghilterra – I'm from England. But you can also answer by using the nationality form Sono inglese – I'm English. In this lesson we'll be going over the second way of talking about where you're from.

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How to say different nationalities in Italian

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Brasiliano / Brasiliana

Brazilian

Australiano / Australiana

Australian

Canadese

Canadian

Cileno / Cilena

Chilean

Cinese

Chinese

Colombiano / Colombiana

Colombian

Portoghese

Portuguese

Francese

French

Tedesco / Tedesca

German

Americano / Americana

American

Inglese

English

Giapponese

Japanese

Gallese

Welsh

Irlandese

Irish

Scozzese

Scottish

How did 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! Buona fortuna!

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A presto!

Maria DiLorenzi and the Rocket Italian Team

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