Nationality in Dutch
This is a list of some common nationalities in Dutch. It is a nice addition to our other 2 pages: Languages and Countries.
British: Brit
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Moroccan: Marokkaan
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Chinese: Chinees
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Brazilian: Braziliaan
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American: Amerikaan
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French: Fransman
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German: Duitser
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Greek: Griek
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Israeli: Israeliet
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Indian: Indiër
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Irish: Ier
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Italian: Italiaan
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Japanese: Japanees
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Korean: Koreaan
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Iranian: Iranees
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Portuguese: Portugees
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Russian: Rus |
Spanish: Spanjaard |
Swedish: Zweed |
Pakistani: Pakistaan |
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: Ik ben Italiaan
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My wife is Korean: Mijn vrouw is Koreaanse
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My father is Greek: Mijn vader is Griek
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I have an American car: Ik heb een Amerikaanse wagen
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I love French cheese: Ik hou van Franse kaas |
He has a Moroccan rug: Hij heeft een Marokkaanse tapijt |
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