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
👫 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 💥:
💡 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
🤓🇪🇸 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 | ||
🏰 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 👇
A: ¿De dónde eres?
B: Soy andaluza, de Málaga. ¿Y tú?
A: Soy británico, pero vivo en Madrid.
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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! 😊🍀
Ahora cuéntame 👇
💬 ¿De dónde eres?
Tell me in the comments — where are you from?
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