In this lesson, you will find a table with the most important adjectives of nationality in Italian.
When you use an Italian adjective in a sentence, make sure its form matches the number and gender of the noun! Adjectives can be masculine, feminine, singular or plural.
Also keep in mind that adjectives are not capitalized in the Italian language.
| Masculine | Feminine | |
| Singular | Italiano | Italiana |
| Plural | Italiani | Italiane |
Nationalities in Italian that end in -e, like inglese, have only two forms: singular (inglese) and plural (inglesi).
Each English country is also given. Let’s go!
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Nationalities in Italian
Pronounciation of the adjectives of nationality in Italian
| Country / Continent | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Africa | africano |
| America | americano |
| Argentina | argentino |
| Asia | asiatico |
| Australia | australiano |
| Brazil | brasiliano |
| Canada | canadese |
| Cina | cinese |
| Croatia | croato |
| Denmark | danese |
| Finland | finlandese |
| France | francese |
| Germany | tedesco |
| Greece | greco |
| Egypt | egiziano |
| England | inglese |
| Europe | europeo |
| Iceland | islandese |
| Italy | italiano |
| Ireland | irlandese |
| India | indiano |
| Japan | giapponese |
| Korea (North) | nordcoreano |
| Korea (South) | sudcoreano |
| Mexico | messicano |
| Morocco | marocchino |
| Norway | norvegese |
| Paesi Bassi / Olanda | olandese |
| Poland | polacco |
| Portugal | portoghese |
| Romania | rumeno |
| Russia | russo |
| Spain | spagnolo |
| Stati Uniti | statunitense |
| Sweden | svedese |
| Switzerland | svizzero |
| Tunisia | tunisino |
| Turkey | turco |
| Ukraine | ucraino |
For example, you could say…
Einar è svedese.
Einar is Swedish.
Mia zia è polacca.
My aunt is Polish.
Conosco una ragazza cinese.
I know a Chinese girl.
Ti piace lo yogurt greco?
Do you like Greek yogurt?
Si dice che i tedeschi lavorino molto velocemente.
Germans are said to work very fast.
Che differenza c’è tra un elefante indiano e uno africano?
What is the difference between an Indian elephant and an African elephant?
What next?
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