Countries And Nationalities In Spanish: #1 Guide

The first thing we tell someone we meet for the first time is our name, followed by our country and nationality. Learning a new language is synonymous with connection, and I believe that knowing how to name each country has the same effect.

If you are interested in involving yourself more in different cultures, learning about the countries and nationalities in Spanish can benefit you greatly.

You can feel closer to the people of the countries you visit and even engage in great conversations with the locals. After all, exchanging information about your nationalities can be a great icebreaker!

Also, a fascinating fact about people from Spanish-speaking countries is that you can rarely tell where they are from just by looking at them. You’ll have to listen to their accent to get an idea, or even ask to be sure.

So, in this article, we will cover the Spanish translation of the countries categorized by continent and their respective nationalities.

Get to the end for some essential phrases and examples of conversations you might have with Spanish-speaking people during your future travels.

Let’s begin!

 

Basic Information You Should Know

Before getting into the main vocabulary of this article, you should learn some basic rules while talking about nationalities in Spanish.

Capitalized Words

Unlike English, in Spanish it is not necessary to capitalize nationalities when writing.

Singular And Plural

In Spanish, you must use the correct singular or plural form depending on the subject you are talking about.

For example, if you are on tour in Spain and the people you are with are all from Ecuador, you can say: ‘Todos son Ecuatorianos’ (All of them are Ecuadorean).

That term is the masculine plural form to refer to the Ecuadorean nationality.

Gender

An important thing to remember when using nationalities in Spanish sentences is what gender you should use. 

You use the masculine form if the majority of people are male. When referring to a woman or a group of women, you use the feminine form. 

Let’s see some examples:

Examples:

Japanese

• Japonés (Male) 
• Japonesa (Female)

Korean

• Coreano (Male)
• Coreana (Female)

Dutch

• Holandés (Male)
• Holandesa (Female)

How To Say The Words ‘Countries’ And ‘Nationalities’ In Spanish?

First things first. How do you say the words ‘countries’ and ‘nationalities’ in Spanish? Easy!

Country: País (Singular form)

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Countries: Países (Plural form)

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The word ‘país’ comes from the latin ‘pagus’, which means town or land. 

Let’s see some basic phrases involving this word. It will be the one that you will often hear in casual conversations.

• Sentence examples:
  • ¿De qué país eres? (Where do you come from?/Literal translation: From which country are you from?) Play
  • ¿A cuáles países has viajado? (To which countries have you traveled?) Play

The following term will sound easier as it’s pretty similar to English.

Nationality: Nacionalidad (Singular form)

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Nationalities: Nacionalidades (Plural form)

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The term ‘nacionalidad’ comes from the noun ‘nation’ (Nation) which in turn comes from the Latin “natio,” meaning ‘birth.’

• Sentence examples:
  • ¿Cuál es tu nacionalidad? (What is your nationality?) Play
  • Tengo varias nacionalidades. (I have many nationalities.) Play

 

List Of Countries And Nationalities In Spanish

So, what are the countries and nationalities and Spanish? Let’s start with America!

America

Country (English)	Nationality (English)	Country (Spanish)	Nationality (Spanish)
Argentina	Argentinian	Argentina	argentino
Bolivia	Bolivian	Bolivia	boliviano
Brazil	Brazilian	Brasil	brasileño
Belize	Belizean	Belice	beliceño
Chile	Chilean	Chile	chileno
Colombia	Colombian	Colombia	colombiano
Canada	Canadian	Canadá	canadiense
Costa Rica	Costa Rican	Costa Rica	tico/costarricense
Cuba	Cuban	Cuba	cubano/cubana
Dominican Republic	Dominican	República Dominicana	dominicano
Ecuador	Ecuadorean	Ecuador	ecuatoriano
Guatemala	Guatemalan	Guatemala	guatemalteco
Honduras	Honduran	Honduras	hondureño/hondureña
Mexico	Mexican	México	mexicano/mexicana
Nicaragua	Nicaraguan	Nicaraguan	nicaragüense
Panama	Panamanian	Panamá	panameño/panameña
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rican	Puerto Rico	puertorriqueño
Salvador	Salvadoran	Salvadoran	salvadoreño
Paraguay	Paraguayan	Paraguay	paraguayo
Peru	Peruvian	Perú	peruano
United States	American	Estados Unidos	estadounidense
Venezuela	Venezuelan	Venezuela	venezolano

Interested in learning about the languages spoken in some of these countries? Learn what goes beyond the Spanish language in the article about the spoken languages in Latin America!

Europe 

A-F

Country (English)	Nationality (English)	Country (Spanish)	Nationality (Spanish)
Albania	Albanian	Albania	albanés
Austria	Austrian	Austria	austriaco
Belgium	Belgian	Bélgica	belga
Belarus	Belarusian	Bielorrusia	bielorruso
Bulgaria	Bulgarian	Bulgaria	búlgaro
Czech Republic	Czechs	República Checa	checo
Croatia	Croatian	Croacia	croato
Denmark	Danish	Dinamarca	danés
Estonia	Estonian	Estonia	estonio
England	British	Inglaterra	inglés
Finland	Finnish	Finlandia	finlandés
France	French	Francia	francés

G-N

Greece	Greek	Grecia	griego
Germany	German	Alemania	alemán
Holand	Hollanders/Dutch	Holanda	holandés
Hungary	Hungarian	Hungría	húngaro
Italy	Italian	Italia	italiano
Island	Islander	Islandia	islandés
Ireland	Irish	Irlanda	irlandés
Latvia	Latvian	Letonia	letón
Lithuania	Lithuanian	Lituania	lituano
Macedonia	Macedonian	Macedonia	macedónio
Malta	Maltese	Malta	maltés
Montenegro	Montenegrins	Montenegro	montenegrino
Moldova	Moldovan	Moldavia	moldoviano
Norway	Norwegian	Noruega	noruego

P-U

Poland	Polish	Polonia	polaco
Portugal	Portuguese	Potugal	portugués
Romania	Romanian	Rumania	rumano
Russia	Russian	Rusia	ruso
Serbia	Serbian	Serbia	serbio
Sweden	Swedish	Suecia	sueco
Switzerland	Suiza	Swiss	suizo
Scotland	Scottish	Escosia	escosés
Slovakia	Slovaks	Eslovaquia	eslovaco
Slovenia	Slovenian	Eslovenia	esloveno
Spain	Spanish	España	español
United Kingdom	British	Reino Unido	británico
Ukraine	Ukrainian	Ucrania	ucranio

Africa

A-L

Country (English)	Nationality (English)	Country (Spanish)	Nationality (Spanish)
Angola	Angolan	Angola	angolano
Algeria	Algerians	Argelia	argelino
Botswana	Motswana	Botsuana	botsuano
Burkina Faso	Burkinabé	Burkina Faso	burkinés
Burundi	Burundian	Burundi	burundés
Cape Verde	Cabo Verdeans	Cabo Verde	caboverdiano
Cameroon	Cameroons	Camerún	camerunés
Chad	Chadian	Chad	chadiano
Central African Republic	Central African	República centroafricana	centroafricano
Comoros	Comorian	Comoras	comorense
Egypt	Egyptians	Egipto	egipcio
Eritrea	Tigray	Eritrea	eritreo
Ethiopia	Ethiopians	Etiopía	etíope
Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinean	Guinea Ecuatorial	ecuatoguineano
Gabon	Gabonese	Gabón	gabonés
Gambia	Gambians	Gambia	gambiano
Ghana	Ghanaians	Ghana	ghanés
Guinea	Guinean	Guinea	guineano
Kenya	Kenyan	Kenia	keniata
Liberia	Liberian	Liberia	liberiano
Libya	Libyan	Libia	libio

M-Z

Country (English)	Nationality (English)	Country (Spanish)	Nationality (Spanish)
Madagascar	Madagascan	Madagascar	malgache
Malawi	Malawian	Malaui	malauí
Mali	Malian	Mali	maliense
Morocco	Moroccan	Marruecos	marroquí
Mauritius	Mauritians	Mauricio	mauriciano
Mauritania	Mauritanian	Mauritania	mauritano
Mozambique	Mozambican	Mozambique	mozambiqueño
Namibia	Namibians	Namibia	namibio
Niger	Nigerien	Niger	nigeriano
Republic of Congo	Congolese	República del Congo	congoleño
Rwanda	Rwandan	Ruanda	ruandés
Senegal	Senegalese	Senegal	senegalés
Seychelles	Seychelles	Seychelles	seychelense
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leonean	Sierra Leona	sierraleonés
Somalia	Somali	Somalia	somalí
Swaziland	Emaswati	Suazilandia	suazi
South Africa	South African	Sudáfrica	sudafricano
Sudan	Sudanese	Sudán	sudanés
Tanzania	Tanzanian	Tanzania	tanzano
Togo	Togolese	Togo	togolés
Tunisia	Tunisian	Túnez	tunecino
Uganda	Ugandan	Uganda	ugandés
Zambia	Zambian	Zambi	zambiano
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwean	Zimbabue	zimbabuense

Asia

A-I

Country (English)	Nationality (English)	Country (Spanish)	Nationality (Spanish)
Afghanistan	Afghan	Afganistán	afgano
Armenia	Armenians	Armenia	armenio
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani	Azerbaiyán	azerbaiyano
Bangladesh	Bangladeshis	Bangladés	bangladesí
Baréin	Baharna	Baréin	bareiní
Brunei	Bruneian	Brunéi	bruneano
Cambodia	Cambodian	Camboya	camboyano
China	Chinese	China	chino
East Timor	Timorese	Timor Oriental	timorense
Georgia	Georgian	Georgia	georgiano
India	Indian	India	indio
Indonesia	Indonesian	Indonesia	indonesio
Iraq	Iraqis	Irak	iraquí
Iran	Iranian	Irán	iraní
Israel	Israeli	Israel	israelí

J-P

Japan	Japón	Japón	japonés
Jordan	Jordan	Jordania	jordano
Kazakhstan	Kazakhs	Kazajistán	kazajo
Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyz	Kirguistán	kirguís
Malaysia	Malaysian	Malasia	malayo
Maldives	Maldivians	Maldivas	maldivo
Mongolia	Mongolian	Mongolia	mongól
North Korea	North Korean/Korean	Corea del Norte	norcoreano
Oman	Omani	Omán	omanés
Philippines	Filipinos	Filipinas	filipino/Filipina
Palestina	Palestinian	Palestina	palestino
Pakistan	Pakistanis	Pakistán	pakistaní
Russia	Russian	Rusia	ruso

S- Y

Singapore	Singaporean	Singapur	singapurense
South Korea	South Korean/Korean	Corea del Sur	surcoreano/coreano
Syria	Syrians	Siria	sirio
Thailand	Thai	Tailandia	tailandés
Taiwan	Taiwanese	Taiwán	taiwanés
Turkey	Turkish	Turquía	turco
Uzbekistan	Uzbeks	Uzbekistán	uzbeco
Vietnam	Vietnamese	Vietnam	vietnamita
Yemen	Yemeni	Yemen	yemení

Australia/Oceania

Country (English)	Nationality (English)	Country (Spanish)	Nationality (Spanish)
Australia	Australian	Australian	australiano
Papua New Guinea	Papuans	Papúa Nueva Guinea	papú neoguineanos/papuanos
New Zealand	New Zealanders	Nueva Zelanda	Neozelandés
Fiji	Fijians	Fiji	Fiyiano/Fiyiana

 

Sentences And Exercises To Practice!

• ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?) Play
• Soy de El Salvador. (I am from El Salvador.) Play
• Mi Profesor de Español es costarricense. (My Spanish teacher is Costa Rican.) Play
• Mi made es de brasil. (My mother is from Brazil.) Play
• Mi made es brasilera. (My mother is Brazilian.) Play
• Vengo de Países Bajos. (I come from the Netherlands.) Play
• Soy neerlandés. (I’m Dutch) Play
• Fui de vacaciones a Nigeria y probé comida Nigeriana. (I went on vacation to Nigeria and tried Nigerian food.) Play
• Mis amigas son danesas. (My friends are Danish.) Play
• Los colombianos son muy amables. (Colombians are very friendly.) Play
• Conocí una persona de palestina. (I met a Palestinian person.) Play
• Soy Argentina, de Sudamérica. (I am Argentinian. I’m from South America.) Play

 

Ready To Have Conversations With The Locals?

After learning all these countries and nationalities in Spanish (and what a massive list it was), you can start practicing next time you travel abroad and meet people.

You can use this vocabulary with locals in Spanish-speaking countries and people from other nationalities.

Perhaps you want to exchange information on how to say different countries and nationalities in diverse languages, or show off a few of your Spanish skills. Either way, you are beginning your journey to master this beautiful language.

So, do you remember how to say your country and nationality in Spanish? If not, you can save this article to come back later!

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