COUNTRIES, NATIONALITIES AND LANGUAGES - UNAM

[Pages:9]COUNTRIES, NATIONALITIES AND LANGUAGES

The word 'Nationality' is not often used in spoken English. It is a formal and official word and it appears more frequently in written English. You will find the word 'Nationality' is used a lot in the travel industry and for immigration.

We almost never say: What is your nationality?

We usually say: Where are you from? OR Where do you come from?

To tell someone your nationality you DON'T say: My nationality is Chilean.

You say: I'm Chilean

Remember

I am from Mexico

To Be + from + country

I am Mexican

To Be + Nationality

Below is a list of countries with the appropriate nationality. The Language that appears is the main language that is spoken in the country. We have not included all the languages that they may speak in that country.

Country Argentina Australia Belgium

Brazil Canada

Chile China Colombia Costa Rica

Nationality Argentine / Argentinean

Australian Belgian Brazilian Canadian Chilean Chinese

Colombian Costa Rican

Language Spanish English

French / Flemish Portuguese

English / French Spanish Chinese Spanish Spanish

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Cuba Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador

Egypt El Salvador

England Finland France Germany Greece Guatemala

Haiti Honduras

Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Panama Paraguay

Cuban Danish (Dane)

Dominican Ecuadorian

Egyptian Salvadorian

English Finnish French German Greek Guatemalan Haitian Honduran

Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Korean Mexican Dutch New Zealander Nicaraguan Norwegian Panamanian Paraguayan

Spanish Danish Spanish Spanish Arabic Spanish English Finnish French German Greek Spanish French / Creole Spanish Irish / English Hebrew Italian Japanese Korean Spanish Dutch English / Maori Spanish Norwegian Spanish Spanish

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Peru Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Russia Saudi Arabia Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United States Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam Wales

Peruvian Polish

Portuguese Puerto Rican

Russian Saudi

Spanish Swedish

Swiss Taiwanese

Thai Turkish American * Uruguayan Venezuelan Vietnamese Welsh

Spanish Polish

Portuguese Spanish Russian Arabic Spanish Swedish Swiss Chinese Thai Turkish English Spanish Spanish

Vietnamese Welsh / English

*You will notice that people from United States have the nationality 'American'. Some people from other parts of the American continent (especially Central and South America) tend not to like the word American for people from the United States. You will find that they will call them North American.

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FALSE COGNATES

A false cognate is a Spanish word that looks or sounds similar to an English word but has a totally different meaning. Some examples are shown below.

SPANISH WORD actual avergonzado ayudar banco biblioteca cacerola ceder compasi?n conocido concurso darse cuenta ?xito f?brica fecha fenomenal, genial padres pol?tica

real salida tela

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

current embarrassed

to assist bank library pan

to compromise sympathy familiar contest to realize success factory date

terrific

parents policy actual exit fabric

CONFUSED WITH actual

pregnant to attend

bench bookshop

bread commitment

affection relative to answer to make event cloth

data

SPANISH TRANSLATION

verdadero embarazada asistir a un lugar banco de plaza

librer?a pan

compromiso simpat?a pariente contestar realizar suceso

tejido and tela dato

terrifying

terror?fico

relatives police current success factory

parientes polic?a actual ?xito f?brica

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CHART NUMBERS

You can find some videos about numbers pronunciation at:

1

2

3

4

5

6

one two three four five six

7

8

9

10

seven eight nine ten

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty-

one two three four five six

seven

28

29

30

twenty- twenty- thirty

eight nine

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

thirty- thirty- thirty- thirty- thirty- thirty- thirty-

one two three four five six

seven

38 thirtyeight

39 thirtynine

40 forty

41 fortyone

42 fortytwo

43 fortythree

44 fortyfour

45 fortyfive

46

47

forty-six forty-

seven

48

49

50

forty- forty- fifty

eight nine

51

52

fifty-one fifty-

two

53 fiftythree

54 fiftyfour

55

56

57

fifty-five fifty-six fifty-

seven

58 fiftyeight

59 fiftynine

60 sixty

61 sixtyone

62 sixtytwo

63 sixtythree

64 sixtyfour

65 sixtyfive

66

67

sixty-six sixty-

seven

68 sixtyeight

69 sixtynine

70 seventy

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- eighty

one two three four five six

seven eight nine

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

eighty- eighty- eighty- eighty- eighty- eighty- eighty-

one two three four five six

seven

88

89

90

eighty- eighty- ninety

eight nine

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

ninety- ninety- ninety- ninety- ninety- ninety- ninety-

one two three four five six

seven

98

99

100

ninety- ninety- one

eight nine hundred

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CHART PRONOUNS

Subject Pronouns

Object Pronouns

Possessive Adjectives

Possessive Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns

I 1st person

you 2nd person

he 3rd person (m)

she 3rd person (f)

it 3rd person (n)

we 1st person (pl.)

you 2nd person (pl.)

they 3rd person (pl)

me you him her it us you them

my

mine

myself

your

yours

yourself

his

his

himself

her

hers

herself

its

(not used)

itself

our

ours

ourselves

your

yours

yourselves

their

theirs

themselves

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JOBS AND PROFESSIONS

ENGLISH

SPANISH ENGLISH SPANISH

lawyer

abogado

bookseller librero

actor/actress actor/actriz sailor

marinero

customs officer

aduanero doctor

m?dico

farmer

agricultor mechanic mec?nico

builder

alba?il

miner

minero

architect

arquitecto model

modelo

consultant

asesor

instructor monitor

astronaut

astronauta monk

monje

air hostess azafata

nun

monja

dustman

basurero

nanny

ni?era

fireman

bombero

labourer

obrero

waiter/waitress camarero/a

office worker

oficinista

lorry driver camionero baker

panadero

singer

cantante

shepherd pastor

foreman

capataz

hairdresser peluquero

butcher

carnicero journalist periodista

postman

cartero

fisherman pescador

scientist

cient?fico

pilot

piloto

surgeon

cirujano

painter

pintor

cook

cocinero

politician pol?tico

driver

conductor policeman polic?a

accountant contable

caretaker portero

servant

criado

teacher

profesor

priest

cura

psychologist psic?logo

dentist

dentista

psychiatrist psiquiatra

shop assistant dependiente receptionist recepcionista

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electrician

electricista watchmaker relojero

employee

empleado reporter

reportero

bank clerk

empleado de banco

priest

sacerdote

nurse

enfermero tailor

sastre

writer

escritor

secretary secretario

student

estudiante soldier

soldado

chemist

farmac?utico

shorthand typist

taquimecanogr?fa

plumber

fontanero taxi driver taxista

farmer

granjero

technician t?cnico

engineer

ingeniero bullfighter torero

gardener

jardinero

translator traductor

jeweller

joyero

salesman vendedor

judge

juez

vet

veterinario

shoemaker zapatero

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