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# 🌎Nationalities in Spanish: learn the Spanish-speaking world the easy way 🎉

[Elena](https://blog.soyguiri.com/author/elena)  November 5 2025

Learning how to talk about your nationality in Spanish is a game-changer 🎯 Whether you're travelling through Spanish speaking countries, chatting with locals at a bar, or meeting Spanish speakers online 🌎, it’s one of the first conversations you’ll have.

Good news 🙂 Nationalities in Spanish follow patterns — once you see them, it all clicks. Ready? Vamos 💪✨

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🗣️ How to ask 'Where are you from?' in Spanish

Meeting someone new? Here are the most natural ways to ask:

Informal situations (with friends, classmates, someone your age):

*🇪🇸 ¿De dónde eres?* → **Where are you from?**

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Formal contexts (hotel, job interview, older person, etc.):

*🇪🇸 ¿De dónde es usted?* → **Where are you from?**

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Another way of **asking and reply** directly about nationality:

***🇪🇸 ¿Cuál es tu nacionalidad?*** → **What is your nationality?**

***🇪🇸 Soy británico / Soy británica* →  I am British**

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 🤓 In Spain, you'll very often hear:

*🇪🇸 Soy de Inglaterra* →  I’m from England

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*Súper útil, ¿verdad?* 😎

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**👫 Masculine & feminine nationalities**

📌 Tiny Spanish hack: Nationalities don’t take capital letters (unless it’s at the start) ✍️. And yes — they change depending on whether you’re talking about a man or a woman 🚻, but trust me, it’s easier than it sounds and you’ll pick it up super fast 💥:

1\. If it ends in  ***-**an / -ano* →  *-ana* for feminine:

I'm German  → *soy alemán* 👨🏻 / *soy alemana* 👩🏻

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I'm Italian →  *soy italiano* 👨🏻 */  soy italiana* 👩🏻

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2\. If it ends in *-és → -esa* for feminine:

I'm French →  *soy francés* 👨🏻 */  soy francesa* 👩🏻

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I'm Japanese →  *soy japonés* 👨🏻 */  soy japonesa* 👩🏻

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3\. If it ends in *-ino* *→  -ina* for feminine:

**I'm Argentine →  *soy argentino* 👨🏻/ *soy argentina* 👩🏻**

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**I'm chinese → *soy chino*👨🏻/ *soy china* 👩🏻**

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4\. If it ends in *-í*, it stays the same:

**I'm Moroccan → *soy marroquí* 👨🏻👩🏻**

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**I'm Pakistani →  *soy pakistaní* 👨🏻👩🏻**

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5\. If it ends in *-ense*, it stays the same:

I'm Canadian **→  *soy canadiense*** 👨🏻👩🏻

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I'm American **→  *soy estadounidense* 👨🏻👩🏻**

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**💡 Extra grammar help?** Nationalities follow the same gender patterns as most Spanish nouns and adjectives. If you want a super clear breakdown of masculine vs feminine words in Spanish (with examples + tips ✅), check out our full guide in our blog 👉🏻[Words gender in Spanish: How to tell masculine, feminine or common words](https://blog.soyguiri.com/words-gender-spanish)

🤓🇪🇸 Nationalities across the Spanish-speaking world

Spanish is spoken in 21 countries 🤯 Let’s look at the nationality words you’ll hear the most:

| **Country** | **Nationality** | **Country** | **Nationality** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| España 🇪🇸 | español / española | México 🇲🇽 | mexicano / mexicana |
| Argentina 🇦🇷 | argentino / argentina | Colombia 🇨🇴 | colombiano / colombiana |
| Chile 🇨🇱 | chileno / chilena | Perú 🇵🇪 | peruano / peruana |
| Ecuador 🇪🇨 | ecuatoriano / ecuatoriana | Bolivia 🇧🇴 | boliviano / boliviana |
| Uruguay 🇺🇾 | uruguayo / uruguaya | Paraguay 🇵🇾 | paraguayo / paraguaya |
| Venezuela 🇻🇪 | venezolano / venezolana | Costa Rica 🇨🇷 | cotarricense |
| Panamá 🇵🇦 | panameño / panameña | Cuba 🇨🇺 | cubano / cubana |
| República Dominicana 🇩🇴 | dominicano / dominicana | Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 | puertorriqueño / puertorriqueña |
| Guinea Ecuatorial 🇬🇶 | ecuatoguineano / ecuatoguineana | Honduras 🇭🇳 | hondureño / hondureña |
| El Salvador 🇸🇻 | salvadoreño / salvadoreña | Nicaragua 🇳🇮 | nicaragüense |
| Guatemala 🇬🇹 | guatemalteco / guatemalteca |  |  |

 

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🏰 Spanish regions & their people

In Spain, people don’t just say *soy español/a*. They love identifying with their region too ❤️ Cultura, comida, acento… *¡todo cambia!* Here are the ones travellers hear the most 👇

**Madrid** 🏙️ **→** *soy madrileño / soy madrileña*

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**Cataluña / Catalunya 🏖️ →**  *soy catalán / soy catalana*

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**Andalucía** ☀️**→**  *soy andaluz / soy andaluza*

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**Galicia** 🌊**→**  *soy gallego / soy gallega*

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**País Vasco / Euskadi** ⛰️🍤**→  *soy*** *vasco / soy vasca*

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👇Mini-conversation

🇪🇸  
A: *¿De dónde eres?*  
B: *Soy andaluza, de Málaga. ¿Y tú?*  
A: *Soy británico, pero vivo en Madrid.*

🇬🇧  
A: Where are you from?  
B: I'm Andalusian, from Málaga. And you?  
A: I'm British, but I live in Madrid.

¡Enhorabuena! 🎊  
Now you know how to talk about where you're from in Spanish 🇪🇸, change nationalities for masculine and feminine forms 💫, and even recognise regional Spanish identities like *andaluz*, *catalana*, or *madrileño* 🇪🇸. Every time you say *Soy…* you're starting a conversation, opening a door and connecting with a new culture 🌍❤️

## 🎯 Test yourself! Interactive Spanish nationality quiz

**Instructions:** Choose the correct option. Good luck! 😊🍀

1\. Mis amigas son de Chile y hablan muy rápido. Son…

chilenas 🇨🇱

chilenos 🇨🇱

chilena 🇨🇱

2\. Yo nací en Tokio, pero vivo en Madrid. Soy…

japonés 🇯🇵

japonésa 🇯🇵

japonéses 🇯🇵

3\. Samuel y Laura son de Colombia. Ellos son…

colombianos 🇨🇴

colombianas 🇨🇴

colombiano 🇨🇴

4\. Mi profesora viene de Marruecos. Ella es…

marroquí 🇲🇦

marroquía 🇲🇦

marroquinas 🇲🇦

5\. Nosotros somos de Alemania, pero vivimos en Sevilla. Somos…

alemanes 🇩🇪

alemánes 🇩🇪

alemanos 🇩🇪

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Ahora cuéntame 👇

💬 ¿De dónde eres?  
Tell me in the comments — where are you from?

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