No matter how good your Arabic is, most people in Arabic speaking countries will know you’re not a native speaker, so if you’re a foreigner visiting or living in an Arab country, you might be frequently asked the following question: min ‘ayn ‘ant? . Basically, an Arab is asking you, “Where are you from?”.
You can answer this simply with the country you’re from: ana min britaniaa (I’m from Britain). But you can also answer by using the nationality form: ‘ana britanee (I’m British).
Today we’ll be going over country names In Arabic and their nationalities.
Countries in Arabic
| English Name | Arabic Name | Transliteration |
| Albania in Arabic | ألبانيا | ‘albaanyaa |
| Britain in Arabic | بريطانيا | britaanyaa |
| Austria in Arabic | النمسا | annamsaa |
| Belgium in Arabic | بلجيكا | baljeekaa |
| France in Arabic | فرنسا | faransaa |
| Bulgaria in Arabic | بلغاريا | bilghaaryaa |
| Croatia in Arabic | كرواتيا | kirwaatyaa |
| Cyprus in Arabic | قبرص | qubrus |
| Denmark in Arabic | الدنمارك | addinimaark |
| Germany in Arabic | ألمانيا | ‘almaanyaa |
| Greece in Arabic | يونان | yunaan |
| Hungary in Arabic | هنغاريا | hingaaryaa |
| Iceland in Arabic | أيسلندا | ‘ayslaandaa |
| Ireland in Arabic | أيرلندا | irlandaa |
| Italy in Arabic | إيطاليا | ‘itaalyaa |
| Netherlands in Arabic | هولندا | hulandaa |
| Norway in Arabic | النرويج | annarweej |
| Poland in Arabic | بولندا | bulandaa |
| Portugal in Arabic | البرتغال | alburtugaal |
| Romania in Arabic | رومانيا | rumaaniaa |
| Russia in Arabic | روسيا | roosyaa |
| Serbia in Arabic | صربيا | Sirbyaa |
| Spain in Arabic | إسبانيا | ‘espaanyaa |
| Sweden in Arabic | السويد | assuwaid |
| Switzerland in Arabic | سويسرا | sweesraa |
| Ukraine in Arabic | أوكرانيا | ‘ukraanyaa |
Nationalities in Arabic
| Nationality English name | Arabic name | Transliteration |
| Albanian in Arabic | ألباني | ‘albanee |
| British in Arabic | بريطاني | britanee |
| Austrian in Arabic | نمساوي | namsawee |
| Belgian in Arabic | بلجيكي | baljeekee |
| French in Arabic | فرنسا | faransee |
| Bulgarian in Arabic | بلغاري | bulghaaree |
| Croatian in Arabic | كرواتي | karwatee |
| Cypriot in Arabic | قبرصي | qubrusee |
| Dane in Arabic | دنماركي | dinmaarkee |
| German in Arabic | ألماني | ‘allmanee |
| Greek in Arabic | يوناني | yunaanee |
| Hungarian in Arabic | هنغاري | hanghaaree |
| Icelander in Arabic | أيسلندي | ‘ayslandee |
| Irish in Arabic | أيرلندي | ‘ayrlandee |
| Italian in Arabic | إيطالي | ‘etaalee |
| Dutch in Arabic | هولندي | hulandee |
| Norwegian in Arabic | نرويجي | narweejee |
| Polish in Arabic | بولندي | bulandee |
| Portuguese in Arabic | برتغالي | burtughalee |
| Romanian in Arabic | روماني | rumanee |
| Russian in Arabic | روسي | roosee |
| Serbian in Arabic | صربي | Sirbee |
| Spanish in Arabic | إسباني | ‘esbanee |
| Swedish in Arabic | سويدي | sweedee |
| Swiss in Arabic | سويسري | sweesree |
| Ukrainian in Arabic | أوكراني | ‘ukraanee |
Let’s see some examples
Finally, a list of sentences about languages, nationalities, and countries plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Arabic Phrases article. Enjoy!
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I live in America | أنا أعيش في أمريكا | ‘anaa ‘a’eesh fee ‘amreekaa |
| I want to learn Spanish | أنا أريد تعلم الإسبانية | ‘anaa ‘ureed ta’alum al’espaaniaa |
| My mother tongue is German | لغتي الأم هي الألمانية | lughatee al’um hiya al’almaaniyaa |
| Spanish is easy to learn | الإسبانية سهلة التعلم | al’espaanyaa sahlat ata’alum |
| I love French cheese | أنا أحب الجبن الفرنسي | ‘anaa ‘uhib aljubn alfaransee |
| I’m Italian | أنا إيطالي | ‘anaa ‘itaalee |
| My father is Greek | والدي يوناني | waalidee yunaanee |
| I want to go to Germany | أريد أن أذهب إلى ألمانيا | ‘ureed ‘an ‘athhaba ‘ilaa ‘almaaniaa |
| Long time no see | لم أراك منذ مدة | lam ‘araaka munthu muddah |
| I speak Italian | أنا أتكلم الإيطالية | ‘anaa ‘atakalam al’itaaliyaa |
| Make yourself at home! | البيت بيتك | albayt baytuk |
| I came from Spain | جئت من إسبانيا | je’tu min ‘espaaniaa |
| Have a good trip | رحلة موفقة | rihlah muwafaqah |
| I was born in Italy | لقد ولدت في إيطاليا | laqad wulidtu fee ‘itaalyaa |
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