Languages, Nationalities, and Countries

Point 1: The names of countries, languages, and people from a country begin with a capital letter.

1. I am from Germany.
2. He can speak French.
3. I love Thai food.

Point 2: The adjective form of a country can be used to describe people, languages, and items.

1. People speak Spanish in Spain.
2. She is Italian but does not speak Italian.
3. We bought a Japanese car in Japan.

Nationalities

Point 3: There are some patterns in English for nationalities but there are many exceptions. It is best to just remember them case-by-case.

Country Nationality

1. Japan Japanese
2. China Chinese
3. Sweden Swedish
4. Germany German
5. Italy Italian
6. France French
7. Spain Spanish
8. Mexico Mexican
9. Canada Canadian
10. Thailand Thai
11. Korea Korean
12. Greece Greek
13. Poland Polish
14. Portugal Portuguese
15. Turkey Turkish
16. Finland Finnish
17. Colombia Colombian
18. Brazil Brazilian