Oi! Tudo bom? In this lesson, you'll learn how to answer that all important question that you'll be asked frequently – De onde você é – Where are you from?
No matter how good your Portuguese is, most people in Portuguese-speaking countries will know you're not a native speaker. As such, this is one of the first questions someone new you meet will ask you. You can answer this simply with the country you're from – Sou da inglaterra – I'm from England. But you can also answer by using the nationality form Sou inglês – I'm English.
This time we'll be going over the second way of talking about where you're from in this lesson on nationalities in Portuguese.
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Brasileiro(a)
Brazilian
Australiano(a)
Australian
Canadense
Canadian
Chileno(a)
Chilean
Chinês / Chinesa
Chinese
Colombiano(a)
Colombian
Português/Portuguesa
Portuguese
Francês(a)
French
Alemão/Alemã
German
Norte-americano(a)
U.S.
Inglês(a)
English
Japonês(a)
Japanese
Galês(a)
Welsh
Irlandês(a)
Irish
Escocês(a)
Scottish
How'd you do? How do you feel answering this question now? Many of these words aren't that different from their English counterparts. But the spelling and pronunciation can be a bit tricky so don't forget to practice! Boa sorte!
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