Nationality in Afrikaans
This is a list of some common nationalities in Afrikaans. It is a nice addition to our other 2 pages: Languages and Countries.
British: Brits
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Moroccan: Marokkaans
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Chinese: Chinees
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Brazilian: Brasiliaans
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American: Amerikaans
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French: Frans
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German: Duits
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Greek: Grieks
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Israeli: Israelies
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Indian: Indies
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Irish: Iers
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Italian: Italiaans
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Japanese: Japans
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Korean: Koreaans
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Iranian: Irannees
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Portuguese: Portugees
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| Russian: Russies |
| Spanish: Spaans |
| Swedish: Sweeds |
| Pakistani: Pakistaans |
Now we will put some of the words above into a sentence which you might use in a regular conversation about citizenship. All you need is to swap the nationality but keep the same sentence structure.
I'm Italian: Ek is Italiaans
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My wife is Korean: My vrou is Koreaans
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My father is Greek: My pa is Grieks
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I have an American car: Ek het 'n Amerikaanse motor
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| I love French cheese: Ek is lief vir Franse kaas OR more colloquial: Ek is mal oor Franse kaas |
| He has a Moroccan rug: Hy het 'n Marokkaanse tapyt |
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