Talking About Countries & Nationalities In English!

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Resumen

TLDRThis lesson focuses on proper ways to talk about countries and nationalities in English. Important points include using the correct structure when stating where you're from, avoiding common mistakes like saying 'I am come from.' You can say 'I am from [country],' 'I come from [country],' or use a nationality adjective, e.g., 'I am Italian.' Additionally, adjectives can describe belonging, such as 'American companies' or 'Italian food.' To talk about an entire nation's people, use 'the' plus the adjective for those ending in -sh, -ch, -ese (the English); others add 's' (the Italians). Certain irregular nationalities exist, like the Swiss (Switzerland) or the Finns (Finland).

Para llevar

  • 🇮🇹 Use 'I am from [country]' or 'I come from [country]' when stating origin.
  • 🚫 Avoid saying 'I am come from' or 'Where are you come from?'
  • 🇺🇸 National adjectives like American, Italian describe origin or belonging.
  • 🥘 Use adjectives to discuss cultural items, e.g., Italian food, French wine.
  • 👥 To talk about people from countries, use 'the' + adjective for specific endings like -sh/-ch/-ese.
  • 🔄 For other nationalities, add 's' to the adjective (Italians, Americans) to talk about the population.
  • 📜 Some nationalities are irregular, like Swiss from Switzerland.
  • 🇫🇮 Finnish people are referred to as the Finns, Poles for Polish.
  • 🇺🇳 Knowing nationality syntax avoids common grammar pitfalls.
  • 🌐 Share your origin using the correct structures in comments.

Cronología

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    The video discusses common mistakes people make when talking about where they're from in English. It explains that you can say "I am from" or "I come from" followed by the country name, but not "I am come from." Also, the video introduces the use of nationality adjectives to describe people or things associated with countries, such as saying "I'm Italian" or "Italian food." It emphasizes using the correct structure and nationality adjectives to talk about someone's origin or things related to a country.

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    The latter part of the video explains how to refer to the entire population of a country using nationality adjectives in English. It covers specific rules, like using "the" before adjectives ending in "sh," "ch," or "ese," such as "the English" or "the Japanese," without needing a plural noun. For other nationalities, forming a plural by adding "s," like "the Italians." It also talks about irregular nationalities, like "the Swiss." Finally, it offers a summary list of these rules on the speaker's website for free.

Mapa mental

Mind Map

Preguntas frecuentes

  • How do you correctly say where you're from in English?

    You say 'I am from [country]' or 'I come from [country]'.

  • What are some common mistakes with nationality sentences?

    Common mistakes include mixing sentence structures like saying 'I am come from' or 'Where are you come from?'.

  • How do you use adjectives for nationalities?

    Use adjectives such as American, Italian, or French to describe people or things from those countries.

  • How can you avoid repeatedly saying 'people' when describing a nationality?

    For nationalities ending in -sh, -ch, or -ese, remove 'people' and use 'the' before the adjective, e.g., 'the English'.

  • What is the rule for pluralizing nationality adjectives for groups not ending in -sh, -ch, or -ese?

    Add an 's' to the adjective and use 'the' before it, like 'the Italians' or 'the Americans'.

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    uh where are you from
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    me i am come from italy
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    no wait
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    i'm come from you either say i am from
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    or i come from you don't say i am come
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    from no
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    but you know what
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    let's talk about countries and
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    nationalities
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    hello my name is maddie from poc english
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    if you want to talk about a country a
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    nation or a region
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    you need to know three things
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    the first thing you need to know is very
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    simple the name of that country for
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    example america italy france spain
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    these are the names of different
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    countries the name of the country is
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    very useful if you want to say where you
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    are from for example if someone asks you
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    where are you from you can say
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    i'm from
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    and then the name of your country i'm
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    from italy i'm from france
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    there is also another question that
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    somebody might ask you
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    where do you come from where do you come
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    from and then you can say i come from
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    plus the name of your country i come
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    from italy i come from france i come
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    from spain so if somebody asks where are
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    you from you say i am from
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    if somebody says where do you come from
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    you say i come from now pay attention a
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    very common mistake sometimes students
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    mix the two structures together like
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    i am come from no no no no no you don't
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    say i am come from you say i am from or
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    i come from or maybe even in the
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    question form some people might say
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    where are you come from
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    no my friend you should say where are
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    you from or where do you come from so be
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    very careful where are you from i'm from
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    italy where do you come from i come from
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    italy all right what is the second thing
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    you need to know to talk about a region
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    a nation or a country well that is the
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    nationality adjective for that country
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    for example america is the name of the
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    country
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    and the adjective is american
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    italy
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    italian france
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    french
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    spain
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    spanish these are the adjectives if
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    someone says where are you from you can
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    use this structure and say i'm
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    plus the adjective of your country for
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    example
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    where are you from
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    i'm italian
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    i'm spanish
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    i'm french i'm american okay hold on a
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    second there are three options you have
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    to respond to where are you from you can
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    say i am from plus the name of the
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    country i'm from italy you can say i
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    come from plus the name of your country
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    i come from italy or you can say i am
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    plus the adjective of the country i am
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    italian
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    so don't say i am from italian i come
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    from italian or i'm italy i'm italy you
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    can also use the adjective of a country
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    the nationality adjective to talk about
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    the things which belong to that country
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    for example you can say american
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    companies the companies that belong to
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    the us
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    you can say italian food the food that
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    belongs to italy you can say french wine
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    the wine that comes from france that is
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    made in france or you can say spanish
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    culture
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    the culture that belongs to spain
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    another use of the nationality adjective
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    is to talk about the people of a country
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    so you can say an american man
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    an italian girl
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    a french actor
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    a spanish chef
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    so you can use the adjective the
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    nationality adjective plus a noun to say
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    where something or someone come from
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    american companies companies from
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    america a spanish chef a chef from spain
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    when i was in america an american man
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    helped me with my luggage
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    when i was in america name of the
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    country
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    an american man
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    a man from america helped me with my
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    luggage
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    look at this sentence is it correct
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    italian are very sociable people
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    what do you think
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    no this is wrong why because italian is
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    an adjective right
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    and after the adjective we need a noun
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    italian what are sociable
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    italian people are very sociable or look
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    at this one
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    french are really talented
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    is it correct
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    french is an adjective french what are
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    very talented french people we need a
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    noun after the adjective so if you want
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    to talk about the people of a country
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    you should say american people british
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    people italian people portuguese people
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    brazilian people
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    but it's like people people people
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    people people people is there a way not
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    to say people actually that is the third
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    thing you need to know if you want to
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    talk about a country a nation or a
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    region
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    how to talk about the entire population
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    of a country how to talk about all the
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    people of a country as i said before you
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    can use the adjective plus the word
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    people and say english people english
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    people are very talented but if you
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    don't want to use the noun after the
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    adjective you can do one thing
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    remove the noun and put it that before
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    the adjective so instead of saying
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    english people are very talented you can
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    say
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    the english are very talented
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    very interesting right but pay attention
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    you cannot use this formula for all the
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    nationalities you can use it for
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    nationalities that end in sh like
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    english or spanish
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    those ending in ch like dutch or french
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    and those ending in ese like chinese
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    japanese for example you can say spanish
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    people are very hardworking
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    or
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    the spanish are very hardworking
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    dutch people are very punctual or
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    the dutch are very punctual
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    english people love drinking tea
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    the english love drinking tea japanese
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    people have a very healthy lifestyle or
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    the japanese have a very healthy
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    lifestyle so you either use the
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    adjective plus the noun or you remove
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    the noun and use the at the beginning
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    however you can only use it for the
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    nationality adjectives ending in sh ch
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    or ese but what about the rest of them
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    for other countries you can use the plus
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    plural noun so you should basically add
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    one s to the adjective to make a plural
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    noun for example
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    italian people
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    or
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    the italians
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    german people or
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    the germans
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    american people or
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    the americans
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    pay attention if you don't use that s
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    it's wrong you cannot say the italian no
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    you say the italians
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    for example italian people love eating
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    the italians
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    love eating you cannot say the italian
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    the italians love eating american people
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    love camping
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    the americans love camping
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    now to sum up look at this table
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    the first column is the name of the
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    country
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    the second column is the adjective and
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    the third column is how you can talk
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    about the entire population or all the
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    people from one country now the first
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    group
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    spain adjective is spanish
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    england
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    english
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    britain
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    british
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    wales
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    welsh
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    okay
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    france
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    french
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    the netherlands
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    dutch
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    the name entirely changes
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    china
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    chinese
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    japan
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    japanese and portugal
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    portuguese
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    portugal portuguese pay attention to the
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    pronunciation as well now all of them
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    belong to the first group and if you
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    notice they all end in sh
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    ch or ese
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    so if you want to talk about the entire
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    population of a country of this list you
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    can either say adjective plus noun
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    english people or remove the noun and
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    use the at the beginning of the
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    adjective with no noun like the english
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    the dutch the chinese the japanese the
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    portuguese the british now
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    look at group number two
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    italy
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    italian
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    brazil
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    brazilian
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    america american
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    belgium belgian
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    norway
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    norwegian
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    if you want to talk about the entire
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    population all the people of these
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    countries you either use the adjective
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    plus noun nor vegan people italian
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    people brazilian people or you remove
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    the noun and use their in the beginning
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    plus s to make a plural noun the
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    italians the brazilians the belgians the
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    nerve agents the americans
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    and group number three
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    these are
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    irregular nationalities and countries
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    number one
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    thailand
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    the adjective is
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    thai
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    and if you want to talk about the people
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    of this country you say
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    the thighs
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    the second one is switzerland
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    the adjective is swiss
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    and to talk about the people you say the
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    swiss
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    number three finland the adjective is
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    finnish
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    and if you want to talk about
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    the people of this country you say the
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    finns
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    poland the adjective is polish
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    and to refer to people you say the poles
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    scotland
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    scottish
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    the scots
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    sweden
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    swedish
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    the swedes
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    turkey
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    turkish
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    the turks
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    if you want to have the list of these
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    countries and nationalities the summary
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    of this lesson and every other lessons
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    that i post on youtube for free
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    what you need to do is to give me your
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    email address but how
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    go to my website pocenglish.com
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    the link is in the description of this
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    video click on the link go to my website
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    type in your email address and click
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    subscribe
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    free and that's it guys i hope you've
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    enjoyed this lesson and as a challenge
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    let me know where you are from and tell
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    me a little bit about your country in
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