Section 5 Lesson 3
Countries and nationalities
Yo soy italiano y tú eres español
This is an entirely lexical topic. Here you won’t find new grammar. Just learn the names of the countries and adjectives related to them.
España — Spain
español, española
Francia — France
francés, francesa
Italia — Italy
italiano, italiana
Portugal — Portugal
portugués, portuguesa
Alemania — Germany
alemán, alemana
Inglaterra — England
inglés, inglesa
China – China
chino, china
Japón — Japan
japonés, japonesa
América — America
americano, americana
Estados Unidos de América – USA
estadounidense
América Latina — Latin America
latinoamericano, latinoamericana
Argentina — Argentina
argentino, argentina
Cuba — Cuba
cubano, cubana
México — Mexico
mexicano, mexicana
Brasil — Brazil
brasileño, brasileña
Try it yourself:
Jose is Spanish
Maria is Spanish
I’m French
You are Mexican
They are Latin American
Are you Italian? (singular, informal)
Are you Portuguese? (plural, informal, feminine)
Apart from the countries it’s worth knowing the names of the world’s main cities. Here is a list of some of them.
Ciudades del mundo
Madrid — Madrid
Barcelona — Barcelona
París — Paris
Roma — Rome
Lisboa — Lisbon
Berlín — Berlin
Londres — London
Nueva York — New York
Buenos Aires — Buenos Aires
La Habana — Havana
La Ciudad de México — Mexico City
Río de Janeiro — Rio de Janeiro
¿De dónde eres?
Where are you from?
Here are some simple questions and answers in which countries and nationalities can be used.
¿De dónde eres?
Soy de España
de – from
Try it yourself:
Where are you from?
I’m from France
Where is Antonio from?
Antonio is from Cuba
Where are you from? (vosotros)
We are from New York
Are you from Madrid?
Yes, I’m from Madrid
Are you from Barcelona?
No, I’m not from Barcelona
Where are they from?
I think, they are from China
Are they from Japan?
No, they aren’t from Japan, but from China
Ejercicios
Exercises
Ejercicio 1
Change the adjectives to plural
italiana — italianas
americano, inglés, inglesa, cubano, alemán, portugués, portuguesa, chino, japonés, latinoamericano, estadounidense
Ejercicio 2
Translate into Spanish
1. a Chinese TV
2. the Spanish language
3. a French city
4. an English book
5. the German cars
6. a Japanese mobile phone
7. Latin American girls
8. a Brazilian football player
9. Argentine tango
10. the Mexican movies
Ejercicio 3
Transform the sentences as in the example
Soy americano — Soy de América
1. Somos franceses — …
2. Los chicos son españoles — …
3. Soy estadounidense — …
4. Eres cubano — …
5. Ella es italiana — …
6. Ustedes son latinoamericanos — …
7. Luisa y yo somos portuguesas — …
8. Sois japoneses — …
9. Susan es inglesa — …
10. ¿Sois alemanes? — …
Ejercicio 4
Do the same, but the other way around
Soy de América — Soy americano
1. Eres de China — …
2. Tú y yo somos de México — …
3. Carlos es de Portugal — …
4. ¿Es usted de América Latina? — …
5. Vosotros no sois de España — …
6. Vosotras no sois de Inglaterra — …
7. Soy de Brasil — …
8. Las chicas son de Argentina — …
9. Nicolás es de Francia — …
10. ¿Es María de Cuba? — …
Ejercicio 5
Translate into Spanish
1. Where are you from?
2. I’m from Spain
3. Are you from Spain?
4. Yes, I’m Spanish from Barcelona
5. Where are you from? (ustedes)
6. We are from Paris. We are French
7. Is Ana from Portugal?
8. No, she isn’t from Portugal. She is Italian from Rome
9. Are you Argentinian? (usted)
10. No, I’m not Argentinian. I’m from Mexico