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?/ من أين انت؟ . Basically, an Arab is asking you, “Where are you from?”
You can answer this simply with the country you’re from: ana min britania (I’m from Britain). But you can also answer by using the nationality form: ana britani (I’m British).
Today we’ll be going over the names of European countries and their nationalities in Arabic.
Countries in Arabic
| English Name | Arabic Name | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Albania in Arabic | ألبانيا | Albania |
| Britain in Arabic | بريطانيا | Britania |
| Austria in Arabic | النمسا | Al-namsa |
| Belgium in Arabic | بلجيكا | Baljika |
| France in Arabic | فرنسا | Fransa |
| Bulgaria in Arabic | بلغاريا | Belgharia |
| Croatia in Arabic | كرواتيا | Kerwatya |
| Cyprus in Arabic | قبرص | Kobros |
| Denmark in Arabic | الدنمارك | Danimark |
| Germany in Arabic | ألمانيا | Almania |
| Greece in Arabic | يونان | Yunan |
| Hungary in Arabic | هنغاريا | Hengaria |
| Iceland in Arabic | أيسلندا | Iceland |
| Ireland in Arabic | أيرلندا | Irlanda |
| Italy in Arabic | إيطاليا | Italia |
| Netherlands in Arabic | هولندا | Holanda |
| Norway in Arabic | النرويج | Al-narooj |
| Poland in Arabic | بولندا | Bolanda |
| Portugal in Arabic | البرتغال | Al-bortugal |
| Romania in Arabic | رومانيا | Romania |
| Russia in Arabic | روسيا | Rusiya |
| Serbia in Arabic | صربيا | Serbia |
| Spain in Arabic | إسبانيا | Espania |
| Sweden in Arabic | السويد | Al-suwaid |
| Switzerland in Arabic | سويسرا | Sweesra |
| Ukraine in Arabic | أوكرانيا | Okrania |
Nationalities in Arabic
| Nationality English name | Arabic name | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian in Arabic | ألباني | Albani |
| British in Arabic | بريطاني | Britani |
| Austrian in Arabic | نمساوي | Namsawe |
| Belgian in Arabic | بلجيكي | Baljiki |
| French in Arabic | فرنسي | Faransi |
| Bulgarian in Arabic | بلغاري | Bulghari |
| Croatian in Arabic | كرواتي | Karwati |
| Cypriot in Arabic | قبرصي | Kubrusi |
| Dane in Arabic | دنماركي | Dinmarki |
| German in Arabic | الماني | Almani |
| Greek in Arabic | يوناني | Yonani |
| Hungarian in Arabic | هنغاري | Hanghari |
| Icelander in Arabic | أيسلندي | Ayslandi |
| Irish in Arabic | ايرلندي | Erlandi |
| Italian in Arabic | ايطالي | Etali |
| Dutch in Arabic | هولندي | Holandi |
| Norwegian in Arabic | نرويجي | Narweji |
| Polish in Arabic | بولندي | Bulandi |
| Portuguese in Arabic | برتغالي | Burtughali |
| Romanian in Arabic | روماني | Rumani |
| Russian in Arabic | روسي | Rusi |
| Serbian in Arabic | صربي | Sirbi |
| Spanish in Arabic | اسباني | Esbani |
| Swedish in Arabic | سويدي | Swedi |
| Swiss in Arabic | سويسري | Swesri |
| Ukrainian in Arabic | اوكراني | Okrani |
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 | Transliteration | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| I speak Italian | ana atakalam alitalia | أنا أتكلم الإيطالية |
| My mother tongue is German | lughati al um hiya alalmania | لغتي الأم هي الألمانية |
| I want to go to Germany | ureed an athaba ila almania | أريد أن أذهب إلى ألمانيا |
| I don’t speak Korean | ana la atakalam alkuria | أنا لا أتكلم الكورية |
| Spanish is easy to learn | alespania hiya sahlat ata’alum | الإسبانية هي سهلة التعلم |
| I have an American car | ladaya sayara amrekia | لديه سيارة أمريكية |
| I love French cheese | ana uheb aljubn alfaransi | أنا أحب الجبن الفرنسي |
| I’m Italian | ana itali | أنا ايطالي |
| My father is Greek | walidi yunaany | والدي يوناني |
| Long time no see | lam araka mundu mudda | لم أراك منذ مدة |
| I missed you | eshtaktu lak | اشتقت لك |
| Make yourself at home! | albeyt beytuk | البيت بيتك |
| I came from Spain | je’tu men espania | جئت من إسبانيا |
| Have a good trip | rehla muwafaka | رحلة موفقة |
| I was born in Italy | lakad wuledtu fi italia | لقد ولدت في إيطاليا |
| I want to learn Spanish | ana ureed ta’alum alespania | أنا أريد تعلم الاسبانية |
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