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In this video, we\u2019ll study names of nationalities in Portuguese.
\nThe most common way to ask someone’s nationality: <\/p>\n
De onde voc\u00ea \u00e9? (Where are you from?)<\/p>\n
You can answer this question in two ways.<\/p>\n
For example:
\nEu sou do Brasil (I’m from Brazil).
\nEu sou brasileira (I’m Brazilian).<\/p>\n
The names of nationalities vary in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural).<\/p>\n
Let’s take a look at some examples:<\/p>\n
Eu sou brasileira (I’m Brazilian).
\nEle \u00e9 brasileiro (He is Brazilian).
\nElas s\u00e3o brasileiras (They [fem.] are Brazilian).
\nEles s\u00e3o brasileiros (They [masc.] are Brazilian).<\/p>\n
As a rule, nationalities ending in a are feminine and those ending in o are masculine, but there are some variations. For example, many nationalities end with the letter s in the masculine form and sa in the feminine form.<\/p>\n
For example:
\nEla \u00e9 francesa (She is French).
\nEle \u00e9 franc\u00eas (He is French).
\nElas s\u00e3o francesas (They [fem.] are French).
\nEles s\u00e3o franceses (They [masc.] are French).<\/p>\n
Usually, to form the plural of nouns, we simply add the letter s to the end. But when the noun ends in s, as the word franc\u00eas (French), we add the letters es: franceses.<\/p>\n
Let’s take a look at other examples of nationalities:
\nAmericana \/Americano (American)
\nMexicana \/ Mexicano (Mexican)
\nInglesa \/ Ingl\u00eas (English)
\nJaponesa \/ Japon\u00eas (Japanese)<\/p>\n
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