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.

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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

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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