During our lessons with foreign students, we noticed that many of them, even the most advanced, make mistakes with the names of some Nations and the respective nationalities! Here’s a full list and a video to ensure that there are no more doubts!
Nations and Nationalities in Italian
| Paese (Nation) | Nazionalità (-ano/a) (Nationality) |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | afghano (Afghani) |
| Australia | australiano (Australian) |
| Brasile (Brazil) | brasiliano (Brazilian) |
| Corea del Nord (North Korea) Corea del Sud (South Korea) | nord-coreano (North-Korean) sud-coreano (South-Korean) |
| Colombia | colombiano (Colombian) |
| Cuba | cubano (Cuban) |
| Egitto (Egypt) | egiziano (Egyptian) |
| Israele (Israel) | israeliano (Israeli) |
| Italia (Italy) | italiano (Italian) |
| Lituania (Lithuania) | lituano (Lithuanian) |
| Messico (Mexico) | messicano (Mexican) |
| Pakistan | pakistano (Pakistani) |
| Polinesia (Polynesia) | polinesiano (Polynesian) |
| Singapore | singaporiano (Singaporean) |
| Venezuela | venezuelano (Venezuelan) |
| Paese (Nation) | Nazionalità (-ese) (Nationality) |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh | bengalese (Bangladeshi) |
| Canada | canadese (Canadian) |
| Cina (China) | cinese (Chinese) |
| Danimarca (Denmark) | danese (Danish) (Dane) |
| Finlandia (Finland) | finlandese (Finnish) (Finn) |
| Francia (France) | francese (French) |
| Irlanda (Ireland) | irlandese (Irish) |
| Norvegia (Norway) | norvegese (Norwegian) |
| Portogallo (Portugal) | portoghese (Portuguese) |
| Paese (Nation) | Nazionalità (-ino/a) (Nationality) |
|---|---|
| Algeria | algerino (Algerian) |
| Argentina | argentino (Argentine) |
| Tunisia | tunisino (Tunisian) |
| Paese (Nation) | Nazionalità (-ense) (Nationality) |
|---|---|
| Stati Uniti d’America (USA) | statunitense (American) |
| Panama | panamense (Panamanian) |
| Paese (Nation) | Nazionalità (-eno/a) (Nationality) |
|---|---|
| Cile (Chile) | cileno (Chilean) |
| Iraq | iracheno (Iraqi) |
| Paese (Nation) | Nazionalità (-o/a) (Nationality) |
|---|---|
| Grecia (Greece) | greco (Greek) |
| Russia | russo (Russian) |
| Turchia (Turkey) | turco (Turkish) (Turk) |
Peculiarities
Some adjectives of nationality have different suffixes from the others
|
-ita |
vietnamita (Vietnamese) |
|
-egno |
salvadoregno/a (Salvadorean) |
|
-ota |
keniota (Kenyan) |
|
-acco |
polacco/a (Polish) (Pole) |
Review the flexion of adjectives!
You even forgot INDIA
You forgot Sweden!