\tThe list of country names and regions is found at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n
\tMandarin names for regions and countries are very different from their English counterparts. Once you have learned the country names, however, the names for nationalities always follow the same pattern.<\/p>\n
\tNATIONALITIES
\tNationalities are formed by adding rén (person) to the country name:<\/p>\n
\tAudio files are shown with \u25ba<\/p>\n
\tAmerican
\t\u25bam\u011bi guó rén\u200b
\t\u7f8e\u570b\u4eba<\/p>\n
\tCanadian
\t\u25baji\u0101 ná dà rén\u200b
\t\u52a0\u62ff\u5927\u4eba<\/p>\n
\tJapanese
\t\u25barì b\u011bn rén
\t\u65e5\u672c\u4eba<\/p>\n
\tDIALOGUE – WHAT NATIONALITY ARE YOU?
\tRefer to the list of countries in the table below, and practice the dialogue by substituting other nationalities.<\/p>\n
\tA: \u25baN\u01d0 shì n\u01ce guo rén?
\tB: \u25baW\u01d2 shì Fà Guó rén.
\tA : \u25baT\u0101 y\u011b shì Fà Guó rén ma?
\tB : \u25baBú shì. T\u0101 shì Ji\u0101 Ná Dà rén.<\/p>\n
\tA: What’s your nationality?
\tB: I’m French.
\tA: Is she also French?
\tB: No, she’s Canadian.<\/p>\n
\tA: \u4f60\u662f\u54ea\u570b\u4eba?
\tB: \u6211\u662f\u6cd5\u570b\u4eba.
\tA : \u5979\u4e5f\u662f\u6cd5\u570b\u4eba\u55ce?
\tB: \u4e0d\u662f. \u5979\u662f\u52a0\u62ff\u5927\u4eba.
\tFor more country names see:<\/p>\n
\tAfrica
\tAsia
\tMiddle East
\tPacific
\tEurope
\t <\/p>\n
\tEnglish Pinyin Traditional Characters Simplified Characters<\/p>\n
\tNorth America \u25ba b\u011bi m\u011bi zh\u014du \u5317\u7f8e\u6d32 \u5317\u7f8e\u6d32
\tUnited States \u25bam\u011bi guó \u7f8e\u570b \u7f8e\u56fd
\tCanada \u25baji\u0101 ná dà \u52a0\u62ff\u5927 \u52a0\u62ff\u5927
\tMexico \u25bamò x\u012b g\u0113 \u58a8\u897f\u54e5 \u58a8\u897f\u54e5<\/p>\n
\tSouth America \u25banán m\u011bi zh\u014du \u5357\u7f8e\u6d32 \u5357\u7f8e\u6d32
\tArgentina \u25ba\u0101 g\u0113n tíng \u963f\u6839\u5ef7 \u963f\u6839\u5ef7
\tBahamas \u25bab\u0101h\u0101m\u01ce \u5df4\u54c8\u99ac \u5df4\u54c8\u9a6c
\tBarbados \u25bab\u0101bèidu\u014d \u5df4\u8c9d\u591a \u5df4\u8d1d\u591a
\tBolivia \u25bab\u014dlìwéiyà \u73bb\u5229\u7dad\u4e9e \u73bb\u5229\u7ef4\u4e9a
\tBrazil \u25bab\u0101 x\u012b \u5df4\u897f \u5df4\u897f
\tChile \u25bazhìlì \u667a\u5229 \u667a\u5229
\tColumbia \u25bag\u0113lúnb\u01d0yà \u54e5\u502b\u6bd4\u4e9e \u54e5\u4f26\u6bd4\u4e9a
\tCosta Rica \u25bag\u0113s\u012bdàlíji\u0101 \u54e5\u65af\u5927\u9ece\u52a0 \u54e5\u65af\u5927\u9ece\u52a0
\tCuba \u25bag\u01d4b\u0101 \u53e4\u5df4 \u53e4\u5df4
\tDominican Republic \u25badu\u014d míng níji\u0101 \u591a\u660e\u5c3c\u52a0 \u591a\u660e\u5c3c\u52a0
\tEcuador \u25baè gu\u0101 du\u014d \u5384\u74dc\u591a \u5384\u74dc\u591a
\tEl Salvador \u25basà\u011brw\u01cedu\u014d \u85a9\u723e\u74e6\u591a \u8428\u5c14\u74e6\u591a
\tGrenada \u25bagé ruì nàdá \u683c\u745e\u90a3\u9054 \u683c\u745e\u90a3\u8fbe
\tGuatemala \u25bagu\u0101 dì m\u01cel\u0101 \u74dc\u5730\u99ac\u62c9 \u74dc\u5730\u9a6c\u62c9
\tGuyana \u25bag\u011byànà \u84cb\u4e9e\u90a3 \u76d6\u4e9a\u90a3
\tHaiti \u25bah\u01ceidì \u6d77\u5730 \u6d77\u5730
\tHonduras \u25bahóng d\u014dul\u0101s\u012b \u5b8f\u90fd\u62c9\u65af \u5b8f\u90fd\u62c9\u65af
\tJamaica \u25bayám\u01ceiji\u0101 \u7259\u8cb7\u52a0 \u7259\u4e70\u52a0
\tNicaragua \u25baníji\u0101l\u0101gu\u0101 \u5c3c\u52a0\u62c9\u74dc \u5c3c\u52a0\u62c9\u74dc
\tPanama \u25bab\u0101nám\u01ce \u5df4\u62ff\u99ac \u5df4\u62ff\u9a6c
\tParaguay \u25bab\u0101l\u0101gu\u012b \u5df4\u62c9\u572d \u5df4\u62c9\u572d
\tPeru \u25ba bì l\u01d4 \u79d8\u9b6f \u79d8\u9c81
\tPuerto Rico \u25bab\u014ddu\u014dlígè \u6ce2\u591a\u9ece\u5404 \u6ce2\u591a\u9ece\u5404
\tTrinidad and Tobago \u25baqi\u0101n l\u01d0dá hé du\u014db\u0101g\u0113 \u5343\u91cc\u9054\u548c\u591a\u5df4\u54e5 \u5343\u91cc\u8fbe\u548c\u591a\u5df4\u54e5
\tUruguay \u25baw\u016b l\u0101 gu\u012b \u70cf\u62c9\u572d \u4e4c\u62c9\u572d
\tVenezuela \u25baw\u011binèiruìl\u0101 \u59d4\u5167\u745e\u62c9 \u59d4\u5185\u745e\u62c9<\/p>\n