Countries and Nationalities
In this blog we are going to help build up your vocabulary on countries and nationalities. The tables below are divided into countries and continents, nationalities and some important nouns.
Before going through this section you might want to watch the video that teaches these vocab with an interesting story. In addition, all plural forms of nouns are shown with the exception of words which have no plural form.
You can now learn even more words and phrases on this topic with audio playback and quizzes. Simply check out our Countries and Nationalities Lesson in level A1. Learn and enjoy the German language with Jabbalab!
Countries and Continents
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Afrika | Africa |
| Amerika | America |
| Asien | Asia |
| Australien | Australia |
| Brasilien | Brazil |
| China | China |
| Deutschland | Germany |
| England | England |
| Europa | Europe |
| Frankreich | France |
| Großbritannien | Great Britain |
| Indien | India |
| Irland | Ireland |
| Italien | Italy |
| Japan | Japan |
| Kanada | Canada |
| Österreich | Austria |
| Portugal | Portugal |
| Russland | Russia |
| die Schweiz | Switzerland |
| Spanien | Spain |
| die USA | USA |
Nationalities:
| German | English |
|---|---|
| der Afrikaner / die Afrikanerin, -nen | African (man) / African (woman) |
| der Amerikaner / die Amerikanerin, -nen | American (man) / American (woman) |
| der Asiat, -en / die Asiatin, -nen | Asian (man) / Asian (woman) |
| der Australier / die Australierin, -nen | Australian (man) / Australian (woman) |
| der Brasilianer / die Brasilianerin, -nen | Brazilian (man) / Brazilian (woman) |
| der Brite, -n / die Britin, -nen | Briton (man) / Briton (woman) |
| der Chinese, -n / die Chinesin, -nen | Chinese (man) / Chinese (woman) |
| der Deutsche, -n / die Deutsche, -n | German (man) / German (woman) |
| der Engländer / die Engländerin, -nen | Englishman / Englishwoman |
| der Europäer / die Europäerin, -nen | European (man) / European (woman) |
| der Franzose, -n / die Französin, -nen | Frenchman / Frenchwoman |
| der Inder / die Inderin, -nen | Indian (man) / Indian (woman) |
| der Ire, -n / die Irin, -nen | Irishman / Irishwoman |
| der Italiener / die Italienerin, -nen | Italian (man) / Italian (woman) |
| der Japaner / die Japanerin, -nen | Japanese (man) / Japanese (woman) |
| der Kanadier / die Kanadierin, -nen | Canadian (man) / Canadian (woman) |
| der Österreicher / die Österreicherin, -nen | Austrian (man) / Austrian (woman) |
| der Portugiese, -n / die Portugiesin, -nen | Portuguese (man) / Portuguese (woman) |
| der Russe, -n / die Russin, -nen | Russian (man) / Russian (woman) |
| der Schweizer / die Schweizerin, -nen | Swiss (man) / Swiss (woman) |
| der Spanier / die Spanierin, -nen | Spaniard (man) / Spaniard (woman) |
Useful Words:
| German | English |
|---|---|
| der Geburtsort, -e | birth place |
| die Hauptstadt, -städte | capital (city) |
| der Kontinent, -e | continent |
| das Land, Länder | country |
| die Nationalität, -en | nationality |
| die Region, -en | region |
| die Stadt, Städte | city |
| die Welt, -en | world |