Nationalities in Portuguese

Oi! Tudo bom? In this lesson, you'll learn how to answer that all important question that you'll be asked frequently – De onde você é – Where are you from?

No matter how good your Portuguese is, most people in Portuguese-speaking countries 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 – Sou da inglaterra – I'm from England. But you can also answer by using the nationality form Sou inglês – I'm English.

This time we'll be going over the second way of talking about where you're from in this lesson on nationalities in Portuguese.

Pronouncing nationalities in Portuguese

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Brasileiro(a)

Brazilian

Australiano(a)

Australian

Canadense

Canadian

Chileno(a)

Chilean

Chinês / Chinesa

Chinese

Colombiano(a)

Colombian

Português/Portuguesa

Portuguese

Francês(a)

French

Alemão/Alemã

German

Norte-americano(a)

U.S.

Inglês(a)

English

Japonês(a)

Japanese

Galês(a)

Welsh

Irlandês(a)

Irish

Escocês(a)

Scottish

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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! Boa sorte!

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