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1. Les 5 regles de formation
Les nationalites en anglais se forment principalement avec cinq suffixes. Maitriser ces familles permet de memoriser plus de 150 adjectifs sans effort.
- -ian / -an : Italian, Canadian, Brazilian, Russian, German, Mexican, Egyptian, Australian, Indian, Norwegian.
- -ese : Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Lebanese, Sudanese, Senegalese, Taiwanese.
- -ish : English, Spanish, Polish, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Irish, Scottish, Turkish.
- -i : Iraqi, Israeli, Pakistani, Yemeni, Kuwaiti, Bangladeshi, Saudi.
- Irreguliers : French, Dutch, Greek, Swiss, Thai, Filipino, Czech, Icelandic.
Astuce Cabinet Action : memorisez toujours en triple Country / Nationality / Language. Ex : France / French / French, Japan / Japanese / Japanese.
2. Regles d'usage obligatoires
- Majuscule obligatoire : French, Italian, Japanese meme au milieu d'une phrase.
- Pas de distinction masculin / feminin : a French man, a French woman.
- Apres "from" on met le pays : I am from France. Apres "to be" seul on met l'adjectif : I am French.
- Jamais "I am a French" : l'adjectif ne prend pas d'article.
3. Top 30 nationalites les plus frequentes
| Country | Nationality | Language |
|---|
| France | French | French |
| United Kingdom | British | English |
| England | English | English |
| Germany | German | German |
| Italy | Italian | Italian |
| Spain | Spanish | Spanish |
| Portugal | Portuguese | Portuguese |
| Netherlands | Dutch | Dutch |
| Belgium | Belgian | French / Dutch |
| Switzerland | Swiss | German / French / Italian |
| Poland | Polish | Polish |
| Sweden | Swedish | Swedish |
| Greece | Greek | Greek |
| Russia | Russian | Russian |
| Turkey | Turkish | Turkish |
| USA | American | English |
| Canada | Canadian | English / French |
| Mexico | Mexican | Spanish |
| Brazil | Brazilian | Portuguese |
| Argentina | Argentinian | Spanish |
| China | Chinese | Mandarin |
| Japan | Japanese | Japanese |
| South Korea | Korean | Korean |
| India | Indian | Hindi / English |
| Vietnam | Vietnamese | Vietnamese |
| Thailand | Thai | Thai |
| Australia | Australian | English |
| Egypt | Egyptian | Arabic |
| Morocco | Moroccan | Arabic |
| South Africa | South African | English / Afrikaans |
4. Exercices rapides
Completez :
- A person from Spain is ______ (Spanish).
- A person from Japan is ______ (Japanese).
- A person from the Netherlands is ______ (Dutch).
- A person from Greece is ______ (Greek).
- A person from Iraq is ______ (Iraqi).
- A person from Canada is ______ (Canadian).
- A person from Switzerland is ______ (Swiss).
- A person from Portugal is ______ (Portuguese).