İngilizce’de “Nationality” (milliyet, uyruk) kelimesi sözlü dilde pek kullanılmaz, daha çok yazılı dilde karşımıza çıkar. Bu kelimenin özellikle turizm sektörü ve göçmenlik ile alakalı konularda kullanıldığını görürüz.
Bir kişinin hangi milletten olduğu sormak için kullanılan en yaygın soru “Where are you from?” ya da
‘Where do you come from?’ şeklindedir. ”What nationality are you ?” sorusu genelde az kullanılır. Daha yaygını “What is your nationality?” (Milliyetin,uyruğun, tabiatın nedir ?)
Birisine hangi milletten olduğunuzu söylerken “My nationality is Turkish” şeklinde bir cümle kullanılmaz.
“I’m Turkish” doğru şeklidir.
Kısaca özetleyecek olursak:
To Be + from + country yani “I am from Turkey” ya da
To Be + Nationality yani “I am Turkish” olur.
Tekil | Çoğul |
---|---|
Country : Ülke | Countries : Ülkeler |
Nationality : Milliyet, Uyruk | Nationalities : Milliyetler, Uyruklar |
Öğrenciler tarafından genelde karıştırılan sorular ;
Where are you from ?
I am Turkish
Aşağıda sırasıyla
Ülke ismini = örneğin Avustralya, Australia (He is from Australia.) (Avustralya’dan geliyor)
Sıfat halini = Australian (He is Australian) (O Avustralyalı) (It is an Australian product.) (Bu Avustralya malı.)
O millete mensup kişilere verilen ismi = Australian (He is an Australian) (O bir Avustralyalı)
Ve o ülkenin resmi dilini bulabilirsiniz. = English (and he speaks English) (ve İngilizce konuşuyor.)
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Belgium Belgian A Belgian Dutch, French and German
Belize Belizean A Belizean English
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Bhutan Bhutanese A Bhutanese Dzongkha
Bolivia Bolivian A Bolivian Guarani
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Brazil Brazilian A Brazilian Portuguese
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Mexico Mexican A Mexican Spanish
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Monaco Monégasque or Monacan A Monégasque or a Monacan French
Mongolia Mongolian A Mongolian Mongolian
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Morocco Moroccan A Moroccan Arabic and Berber
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Namibia Namibian A Namibian English
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Peru Peruvian A Peruvian Spanish, Quechua and Aymara
the Philippines Philippine A Filipino Filipino and English
Poland Polish A Pole Polish
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Qatar Qatari A Qatari Arabic
Romania Romanian A Romanian Romanian
Russia Russian A Russian Russian
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Senegal Senegalese A Senegalese French
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Sierra Leone Sierra Leonian A Sierra Leonian English
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Solomon Islands – A Solomon Islander English
Somalia Somali A Somali Somali
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Spain Spanish A Spaniard Spanish
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Swaziland Swazi A Swazi Swati and English
Sweden Swedish A Swede Swedish
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Thailand Thai A Thai Thai
Togo Togolese A Togolese French
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidadian, Tobagan / Tobagonian A Trinidadian a Tobagan / Tobagonian English
Tunisia Tunisian A Tunisian Arabic
Turkey Turkish A Turk Turkish
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Vatican City – – Italian and Latin
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