LIFE004 · Where Are You From? Countries and Nationalities

🌍 Where Are You From? Countries & Nationalities

Level: A2  |  Time: 5 min  |  Focus: Vocabulary + Verb to be

📖 From Sourov’s world: I was born in Bangladesh. I lived in Australia for over a decade. Now I live on Réunion — a French island. When someone asks me “Where are you from?”, I need at least three sentences to answer properly. Your nationality is one word. Your identity is a story.

🔑 Countries & Nationalities

Country	Nationality / Language
Bangladesh	Bangladeshi / Bengali
Australia	Australian / English
France / Réunion	French / French
Japan	Japanese / Japanese
Brazil	Brazilian / Portuguese
Spain	Spanish / Spanish

📐 Grammar: to be + from

“I am from Bangladesh.”  →  “I am Bangladeshi.”
“She is from France.”  →  “She is French.”
“They are from Brazil.”  →  “They are Brazilian.”

❓ Question: “Where are you from?”   Answer: “I’m from ___.”

✏️ Quick Activity

Complete the sentences:

1. She is from Japan. She is _______.
2. They are from Brazil. They speak _______.
3. He _______ from Australia. He is Australian.
4. Where _______ you from?

👀 Show Answers

1. Japanese   2. Portuguese   3. is   4. are

⭐ Takeaway: Nationality adjectives always start with a capital letter in English. I am Bangleshi. She is French. This is different from French, where they don’t capitalise them!