Practice countries and nationalities with A1 English exercises, quizzes, and easy ESL vocabulary activities for beginner learners.
Countries and Nationalities Explanation
In this A1 Elementary Vocabulary Lesson you will learn the names of 20 common countries in English, the adjectives used to describe the people from each country and the language spoken in each country. Look at the table below and read the example sentences. See the table below and read example sentences.

Example Sentences
- People from Australia are called Australian, and English is the main language spoken there.
- A person from Brazil is known as Brazilian, and the official language of the country is Portuguese.
- Someone who comes from Canada is Canadian, and both English and French are widely spoken there.
- People born in China are called Chinese, and they speak Chinese.
- A person from Egypt is Egyptian, and Arabic is the national language.
- Someone from France is described as French, and French is spoken throughout the country.
- People living in Germany are called German, and they use the German language.
- A person from Greece is Greek, and Greek is the language commonly spoken there.
- Someone from India is Indian, and Hindi is one of the main languages used in the country.
- People from Ireland are known as Irish, and English is commonly spoken there.
- A person from Italy is called Italian, and Italian is the official language.
- Someone born in Japan is Japanese, and Japanese is spoken across the country.
- A person from Mexico is Mexican, and Spanish is the main language there.
- People from Nigeria are called Nigerian, and English is one of the languages spoken in the country.
- Someone from Russia is Russian, and the people there speak Russian.
- A person from South Korea is South Korean, and Korean is the official language.
- People from Spain are known as Spanish, and they speak Spanish.
- Someone from Sweden is Swedish, and Swedish is the language used there.
- A person from the United Kingdom is British, and English is spoken throughout the country.
- Someone from the United States is American, and English is the primary language spoken there.
Capital Letters
In English, the names of countries, nationalities, and languages are always written with a capital letter. The first letter must be written with a capital letter.
- Do you speak english?
- Do you speak English?
- I like my french teacher.
- I like my French teacher.

