Nationalities Handout

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/ ‘æfrɪkən/ / ə’merəkən/ / a:dʒənt’iniən/ /’ɒstriən/ /ɒs’treɪljən/ ‘beldʒən brə’zɪljən ‘brɪtɪʃ ‘tʃɪliən tʃaj’ni:z kə’lɔmbiən tʃɛk deɪnɪʃ ɪ’dʒɪpʃən ‘ɪŋglɪʃ ‘fɪnɪʃ frɛntʃ dʒɜ:rmən gri:k d^tʃ h^ŋ’geəriən aɪs’lændɪk ‘ajrɪʃ ɪz’reɪli ɪ’tæljən dʒæpə’ni:z ‘meksəkən

mə’rɔkən nɔ:rwi:dʒən pə’ru:viən pəulɪʃ pɔ:tʃəgiz ru:’meiniən ‘r^ʃən ‘skɔtɪʃ ‘spænɪʃ ‘swi:dɪʃ swɪs taj ə’mɛrəkən ‘tɛ:kɪʃ viɛtna’mi:s wɛlʃ

COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES WITH PRONUNCIATION COUNTRY

ADJECTIVE

NOUN

PRONUNCIATION

Africa

African

an African

America

American

an American

Argentina

Argentinian

an Argentinian

Austria

Austrian

an Austrian

Australia

Australian

an Australian

Belgium

Belgian

a Belgian

‘beldʒən

Brazil

Brazilian

a Brazilian

brə’zɪljən

Britain

British

a Briton

Chile

Chilean

a Chilean

‘tʃɪliən

China

Chinese

a Chinese

tʃaj’ni:z

Colombia

Colombian

a Colombian

the Czech Republic

Czech

a Czech

tʃɛk

Denmark

Danish

a Dane

deɪnɪʃ

Egypt

Egyptian

an Egyptian

/ ‘æfrɪkən/ / ə’merəkən/ / a:dʒənt’iniən/ /’ɒstriən/ /ɒs’treɪljən/

brɪtɪʃ

kə’lɔmbiən

ɪ’dʒɪpʃən

‘ɪŋglɪʃ

England

English

an Englishman/ woman

Finland

Finnish

a Finn

‘fɪnɪʃ

France

French

a Frenchman/ woman

frɛntʃ

Germany

German

a German

Greece

Greek

a Greek

gri:k

Holland

Dutch

a Dutchman/ woman

d^tʃ

Hungary

Hungarian

a Hungarian

h^ŋ’geəriən

Iceland

Icelandic

an Icelander

aɪs’lændɪk

Ireland

Irish

an Irishman/ woman

Israel

Israeli

an Israeli

ɪz’reɪli

Italy

Italian

an Italian

ɪ’tæljən

Japan

Japanese

a Japanese

dʒæpə’ni:z

Mexico

Mexican

a Mexican

‘meksəkən

Morocco

Moroccan

a Moroccan

mə’rɔkən

Norway

Norwegian

a Norwegian

nɔ:rwi:dʒən

Peru

Peruvian

a Peruvian

Poland

Polish

a Pole

Portugal

Portuguese

a Portuguese

pɔ:tʃəgiz

Rumania

Rumanian

a Rumanian

ru:’meiniən

Russia

Russian

a Russian

‘r^ʃən

Scotland

Scottish

a Scot

‘skɔtɪʃ

Spain

Spanish

a Spaniard

‘spænɪʃ

Sweden

Swedish

a Swede

‘swi:dɪʃ

Switzerland

Swiss

a Swiss

swɪs

Thailand

Thai

a Thai

The USA

American

an American

Turkey

Turkish

a Turk

Vietnam

Vietnamese

a Vietnamese

Wales

Welsh

a Welshman woman

dʒɜ:rmən

‘ajrɪʃ

pə’ru:viən pəulɪʃ

taj ə’mɛrəkən ‘tɛ:kɪʃ viɛtna’mi:s wɛlʃ