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Nationality in Spanish

This is a list of some common nationalities in Spanish. It is a nice addition to our other 2 pages: Languages and Countries.

British: británico / a
Moroccan: marroquí
Chinese: chino / a
Brazilian: brasileño / a
American: americano / a
French: francés / francesa
German: alemán / alemana
Greek: griego / a
Israeli: israelí
Indian: indio / a
Irish: irlandés / irlandesa
Italian: italiano / a
Japanese: japonés / japonesa
Korean: coreano / a
Iranian: iraní
Portuguese: portugués / portuguesa
Russian: ruso / a
Spanish: español / a
Swedish: sueco
Pakistani: paquistaní

Now we will put some of the words above into a sentence which you might use in a regular conversation about citizenship. All you need is to swap the nationality but keep the same sentence structure.

I'm Italian: Soy italiano / a
My wife is Korean: Mi esposa es coreana
My father is Greek: Mi padre es griego
I have an American car: Tengo un coche americano
I love French cheese: Me encanta el queso francés
He has a Moroccan rug: Él tiene una alfombra marroquí

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