Vocabulary for Beginners - Basic Vocabulary
Country
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Plural
Its citizens
Afghanistan
Afghan
An Afghan,
two Afghans
The Afghans
Angola
Angolan
An Angolan,
two Angolans
The Angolans
Argentina / The Argentine
Argentinian, Argentine
An Argentinian,
An Argentine,
two Argentinians
two Argentines
The Argentinians / The Argentines
Armenia
Armenian
An Armenian,
two Armenians
The Armenians
Australia
Australian
An Australian,
two Australians
The Australians
Austria
Austrian
An Austrian,
two Austrians
The Austrians
The Basque Country
Basque
A Basque,
two Basques
The Basques
Belgium
Belgian
A Belgian,
two Belgians
The Belgians
Bolivia
Bolivian
A Bolivian,
two Bolivians
The Bolivians
Brazil
Brazilian
A Brazilian,
two Brazilians
The Brazilians
Canada
Canadian
A Canadian,
two Canadians
The Canadians
Catalonia
Catalan
A Catalan,
two Catalans
The Catalans
Chile
Chilean
A Chilean,
two Chileans
The Chileans
China
Chinese
A Chinese,
two Chinese
The Chinese
Colombia
Colombian
A Colombian,
two Colombians
The Colombians
Costa Rica
Costa Rican
A Costa Rican,
two Costa Ricans
The Costa Ricans
Croatia
Croatian
A Croatian,
two Croatians
The Croatians
Cuba
Cuban
A Cuban,
two Cubans
The Cubans
Czechoslovakia
Czech
A Czech,
two Czechs
The Czechs
Denmark
Danish
A Dane,
two Danes
The Danes
Ecuador
Ecuadorian
An Ecuadorian,
two Ecuadorians
The Ecuadorians
Egypt
Egyptian
An Egyptian,
two Egyptians
The Egyptians
England
English
An Englishman (male),
An Englishwoman (female),
two Englishmen
two Englishwomen
The English
Estonia
Estonian
An Estonian,
two Estonians
The Estonians
Findland
Finnish
A Finn,
two Finns
The Finns
France
French
A Frenchman (male),
A Frenchwoman (female),
two Frenchmen
two Frenchwomen
The French
Germany
German
A German,
two Germans
The Germans
Greece
Greek
A Greek,
two Greeks
The Greeks
Guatemala
Guatemalan
A Guatemalan,
two Guatemalans
The Guatemalans
Holland / The Netherlands
Dutch
A Dutchman (male),
A Dutchwoman (female),
two Dutchmen
two Dutchwomen
The Dutch
Honduras
Honduran
A Honduran,
two Hondurans
The Hondurans
Hungary
Hungarian
A Hungarian,
two Hungarians
The Hungarians
Iceland
Icelandic
An Icelander,
two Icelanders
The Icelanders
India
Indian
An Indian,
two Indians
The Indians
Iran
Iranian
An Iranian,
two Iranians
The Iranians
Iraq
Iraqi
An Iraqi,
two Iraqis
The Iraqis
Ireland
Irish
An Irishman (male),
An Irishwoman (female),
two Irishmen
two Irishwomen
The Irish
Israel
Israeli
An Israeli,
two Israelis
The Israelis
Italy
Italian
An Italian,
two Italians
The Italians
Japan
Japanese
A Japanese,
two Japanese
The Japanese
Laos
Loatian
A Loatian,
two Loatians
The Loatians
Lithuania
Lithuanian
A Lithuanian,
two Lithuanians
The Lithuanians
Mexico
Mexican
A Mexican,
two Mexicans
The Mexicans
Mongolia
Mongolian
A Mongolian,
A Mongol,
two Mongolians
two Mongols
The Mongolians / The Mongols
Morocco
Moroccan
A Moroccan,
two Moroccans
The Moroccans
Nepal
Nepalese / Nepali
A Nepalese,
A Nepali,
two Nepalese
two Nepalis
The Nepalese / The Nepalis
New Zealand
New Zealand
A New Zealander,
two New Zealanders
The New Zealanders
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan
A Nicaraguan,
two Nicaraguans
The Nicaraguans
Nigeria
Nigerian
A Nigerian,
two Nigerians
The Nigerians
Norway
Norwegian
A Norwegian,
two Norwegians
The Norwegians
Pakistan
Pakistani
A Pakistani,
two Pakistanis
The Pakistanis
Panama
Panamanian
A Panamanian,
two Panamanians
The Panamanians
Paraguay
Paraguayan
A Paraguayan,
two Paraguayans
The Paraguayans
Peru
Peruvian
A Peruvian,
two Peruvians
The Peruvians
The Philippines
Filipino
A Filipino,
two Filipinos
The Filipinos
Poland
Polish
A Pole,
two Poles
The Poles
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican
A Puerto Rican,
two Puerto Ricans
The Puerto Ricans
Russia
Russian
A Russian,
two Russians
The Russians
Portugal
Portuguese
A Portuguese,
two Portuguese
The Portuguese
Romania / Rumania / Roumania
Romanian
A Romanian,
two Romanians
The Romanians
Scotland
Scottish / Scotch
A Scot(sman) (male),
A Scot(swoman) (female),
two Scots(men)
two Scots(women)
The Scots
Spain / Castile
Spanish / Castilian*
A Spaniard / A Castilian,
two Spaniards / two Castilians
The Spanish / The Castilians
Sweden
Swedish
A Swede,
two Swedes
The Swedes
Switzerland
Swiss
A Swiss,
two Swiss
The Swiss
Thailand
Thai
A Thai,
two Thais
The Thais
Turkey
Turkish
A Turk,
two Turks
The Turks
Uruguay
Uruguayan
A Uruguayan,
two Uruguayans
The Uruguayans
Venezuela
Venezuelan
A Venezuelan,
two Venezuelans
The Venezuelans
Vietnam
Vietnamese
A Vietnamese,
two Vietnamese
The Vietnamese
Wales
Welsh
A Welshman (male),
A Welshwoman (female),
two Welshmen
two Welshwomen
The Welsh
Please note that nationality words are spelt with initial capital letters in English, but not in Catalan or Castilian: (The) Italians eat a lot of pasta.
As we have seen in the previous example, the definite article (the) may be omitted with plurals ending in s. Compare the following sentences:
I am going to study Catalan because I like the Catalans.
I am going to study Catalan because I like Catalans.
The Chinese grow a lot of rice. (The article the cannot be left out.)
The Swiss make very tasty chocolates. (The article the cannot be removed, as no s has been added to make the plural form.)
The sentences below mean the same:
(The) Germans are used to the cold. It freezes in Germany in the winter.
German people are used to the cold. It freezes in Germany in the winter.
More examples:
Japanese girls are beautiful.
(The) Canadians speak English and French.
We like Chinese food, so we ate at a Chinese restaurant.
A person who comes from Poland is Polish / A person who comes from Poland is a Pole.
Two people who come from Poland are Polish / Two people who come from Poland are Poles.
*Please note that the words Spain and Spanish are imperialist or colonialist. Castilian should be used to refer to the language of Castile:
He speaks Castilian.
However, if you are taking an examination, your teacher may prefer "Spanish". When in doubt, ask him or her.
You may like to receive a pdf file with the materials listed below to study offline.
1. Answer the following questions (beginners)
2. Make questions for the answers given (beginners)
3. Assorted exercises for beginners
4. Negative and interrogative sentences (intermediate level)
5. Some, any and every; some, any, every + -body / -one, -thing and -where (intermediate level)
6. Nationality Words
7. Useful sentences for restaurants in English and Catalan
8. Useful sentences for restaurants in English and Castilian
The key to the exercises
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