Say it Right in English: Talking about Nationalities

Say it Right in English: Talking about Nationalities

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850 Video Views·May 26, 2026

This video gives the patterns for words describing countries, nationalities, identities, cultures, and languages (in English) for various places around the world.

Now you can learn English quickly by yourself at home for free step by step! This video gives you a topic for conversation, something to speak about, as well as some words and phrases to use. Great for teachers and students of English as a second language (ESL) both in the classroom and as self-study.

See patterns:
00:11 introduction
00:49 -ia, -ian, -ians patterns
02:30 variations on -ia, -ian, -ians patterns
05:43 more variations on -ia, -ian, -ians patterns
08:08 -n, -an endings
12:08 -ese endings
13:58 -ish endings
15:54 -i endings
17:10 reductive
18:51 unusual endings