Japanese Vocabulary – Nationalities

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Japanese Vocabulary – Nationalities – Review Notes

Today we learned how to say some nationalities in Japanese! In these review notes, we will go over all the Japanese vocabulary that was in the video and we will see a list of more nationalities in Japanese!

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last lesson

 Last time we learned how to say country names in Japanese.

 Today we will learn how to say nationalities in Japanese.

 To say nationalities in Japanese, all you have to do is add 人 (じん – jin) to the country name.

todays lesson

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Japan

 Japan in Japanese is 日本 which can be read as にほん (nihon) or にっぽん (nippon).

Nihon

 Japanese person is 日本人which can be read as にほんじん (nihonjin) or, less commonly, as にっぽんじん (nipponjin).

nihonjin

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china

 The Japanese word for China is 中国 (ちゅうごく – Chuugoku).

Chuugoku

 The Japanese word for Chinese person is 中国人 (ちゅうごくじん – Chuugokujin).

chuugokujin

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Philippines

 The Philippines in Japanese is フィリピン (firipin).

firipin

 Filipino in Japanese is フィリピン人 (firipinjin).

firipinjin

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USA

 The Japanese word for The U.S.A. is アメリカ (Amerika)

amerika

 The Japanese word for American is アメリカ人 (Amerikajin)

amerikajin

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Canada

 Canada in Japanese is カナダ (Kanada).

Kanada

 Canadian in Japanese is カナダ人 (Kanadajin).

kanadajin

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Australia

 Australia in Japanese is オーストラリア (Ōsutoraria)

Ōsutoraria

 Australian in Japanese is オーストラリア人 (Ōsutorariajin)

australian

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New Zealand

 New Zealand in Japanese is ニュージーランド (Nyūjīrando)

Nyūjīrando

 New Zealander in Japanese is ニュージーランド人 (Nyūjīrandojin)

new zealander

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France

 France in Japanese is フランス (Furansu).

Furansu

 French person in Japanese is フランス人 (Furansujin).

furansujin

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Italy

 Italy in Japanese is イタリア (Itaria).

Itaria

 Italian person in Japanese is イタリア人 (Itariajin).

itariajin

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Mexico

 Mexico in Japanese is メキシコ (Mekishiko).

Mekishiko

 Mexican person in Japanese is メキシコ人 (Mekishikojin).

mekishikojin

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Brazil

 Brazil in Japanese is ブラジル (Burajiru).

Burajiru

 Brazilian in Japanese is ブラジル人 (Burajirujin).

burajirujin

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Additional Nationalities:

韓国人      Kankokujin    South Korean

台湾人      Taiwanjin     Taiwanese

タイ人      Taijin        Thai

ベトナム人    Betonamujin     Vietnamese

シンガポール人  Shingapōrujin   Singaporian

マレーシア人   Marēshiajin     Malaysian

インドネシア人  Indoneshiajin    Indonesian

インド人     Indojin       Indian

エジプト人    Ejiputojin      Egyptian

イラク人     Irakujin       Iraqian

サウジアラビア人 Saujiarabiajin   Saudi Arabian

トルコ人     Torukojin      Turkish

ロシア人     Roshiajin       Russian

ドイツ人     Doitsujin      German

アイルランド人  Airurandojin   Irish

ポーランド人   Pōrandojin     Polish

フィンランド人  Finrandojin     Finnish

オランダ人    Orandajin      Dutch

ノルウェー人   Noruwējin      Norwegian

スウェーデン人  Swēdenjin      Swedish

ベルギー人    Berugījin      Belgian

スペイン人    Spainjin       Spanish

ポルトガル人   Porutogarujin   Portuguese

イギリス人    Igirisujin      British

ギリシャ人    Girishajin      Greek

エクアドル人   Ekuadorujin   Ecuadorian

キューバ人    Kyūbajin     Cuban

コスタリカ人   Kosutarikajin   Costa Rican

ニカラグア人   Nikaraguajin   Nicaraguan

パナマ人     Panamajin     Panamanian

ペルー人     Perujin       Perusian

グアテマラ人   Guatemarajin   Guatemalan

ジャマイカ人   Jamaikajin     Jamaican

ケニア人     Keniajin      Kenyan

リビア人     Ribiajin      Libya

ナイジェリア人  Naijeriajin     Nigerian

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Additional Information:

 Do you know how to say languages in Japanese? Instead of adding 人 (jin) add 語 (go) to the end of the country name!

 For example, Japanese language is 日本語 (nihongo).

 English is a little different. It is not イギリス語 (igirisugo), but 英語 (eigo). This is because the old Japanese name for England is 英国 (eikoku).

 Also, in Japanese, just like in English, there are some countries that speak languages that are not native to their country. For example, in Brazil, they speak ポルトガル語 (porutogarugo – Portuguese) not ブラジル語 (burajirugo – Brazilian).

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Conclusion:

We learned a lot of nationalities in Japanese today! What nationality are you? Let us know in Japanese in the comment section below!

Also, if you want to know the Japanese word for a nationality that we have not listed, please leave a comment!

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4 comments

  1. ロシア人 (^w^)/

    Comment by Kari on 11/03/2013 at 10:42 am
  2. Hi I wonder about one thing, I hope you haven’t answered this yet.

    So anyways I’ve just learned hiragana and I’m going to start with katakana soon, but i wonder, that little tsu “っ” In Nippon “にっぽんじん” Is that for double consonants?

    Comment by Sakura on 11/04/2013 at 12:38 pm
  3. Yes! You are right. The small tsu is for double consonants! \(◕ω<)/♥ Good luck learning Katakana! In case you didn't know, you can get our free hiragana, katakana, and kanji ebooks here: http://www.punipunijapan.com/free-stuff/

    Comment by PuniPuni on 11/06/2013 at 5:55 am
  4. ありがとう ございます!

    This is super helpful!^-^

    Comment by Sakura on 11/06/2013 at 11:41 am

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