COUNTRIES, NATIONALITIES AND LANGUAGES - UNAM

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COUNTRIES, NATIONALITIES AND LANGUAGESThe word 'Nationality' is not often used in spoken English. It is a formal andofficial word and it appears more frequently in written English. You will find theword 'Nationality' is used a lot in the travel industry and for immigration.We almost never say: What is your nationality?We usually say: Where are you from? OR Where do you come from?To tell someone your nationality you DON'T say: My nationality is Chilean.You say: I'm ChileanRememberI am from MexicoTo Be from countryI am MexicanTo Be NationalityBelow is a list of countries with the appropriate nationality. The Language thatappears is the main language that is spoken in the country. We have notincluded all the languages that they may speak in that ne / mBelgianFrench / ish / iaColombianSpanishCosta RicaCosta RicanSpanish69

CubaCubanSpanishDenmarkDanish (Dane)DanishDominican yptEgyptianArabicEl tiHaitianFrench / CreoleHondurasHonduranSpanishIrelandIrishIrish / ishNetherlandsDutchDutchNew ZealandNew ZealanderEnglish / ish70

guesePortuguesePuerto RicoPuerto RicanSpanishRussiaRussianRussianSaudi hailandThaiThaiTurkeyTurkishTurkishUnited StatesAmerican SpanishVietnamVietnameseVietnameseWalesWelshWelsh / English*You will notice that people from United States have the nationality 'American'.Some people from other parts of the American continent (especially Centraland South America) tend not to like the word American for people from theUnited States. You will find that they will call them North ies.htmFecha de consulta: 29 de octubre de 201071

FALSE COGNATESA false cognate is a Spanish word that looks or sounds similar to an English word but has atotally different meaning. Some examples are shown otecacacerolacedercompasiónconocidoconcursodarse rassedto assistbanklibrarypanto compromisesympathyfamiliarcontestto tto eto answerto azadaasistir a un lugarbanco de tarrealizarsucesotejido and oryparientespolicíaactualéxitofábrica72

CHART NUMBERSYou can find some videos about numbers pronunciation 5thirteen fourteen fifteen6six7seven8eight9nine10ten1617181920sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty21222324252627twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty- twentyonetwothreefourfivesixseven282930twenty- twenty- 4fortyfour45fortyfive4647forty-six one fiftytwo53fiftythree54fiftyfour555657fifty-five fifty-six ix sixtyseven71727374757677seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventyonetwothreefourfivesixseven787980seventy- seventy- eightyeight89eightynine90ninety919293ninety- ninety- ninetyonetwothree94ninetyfour959697ninety- ninety- undred73

CHART PRONOUNS1 personst2 personnd3rd person (m)3 person (f)rd3 person (n)rd1 person (pl.)st2 person (pl.)nd3 person herhersherselfititits(not selvestheythemtheirtheirsthemselves74

JOBS AND structormonitorastronautastronautamonkmonjeair iremanbomberolabourerobrerowaiter/waitress camarero/aofficeworkeroficinistalorry apsychologist eptionistrecepcionistashop assistant dependiente75

mpleadoreporterreporterobank clerkempleado uimecanográfaplumberfontanerotaxi olex.com/joben.htm fecha de consulta: 29 de octubre de 201076

FAMILY anietotataranietatíotíatío abuelotía abuelaPrimo, trahttp://spanish.about.com/od/wordlists/a/family relative.htmFecha de consulta: 29 de octubre de 201077

72 FALSE COGNATES A false cognate is a Spanish word that looks or sounds similar to an English word but has a totally different meaning. Some examples are shown below. SPANISH WORD ENGLISH TRANSLATION CONFUSED WITH SPANISH TRANSLATION actual current act