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Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Sign up now for my Free mini-course in pronunciation at www.speakingbrazilian.com In this episode, we’ll study names of nationalities in Portuguese. The most common way to ask someone's nationality is: De onde você é? (Where are you from?) You can answer this question in two ways: Eu sou do Brasil (I'm from Brazil). Eu sou brasileira (I'm Brazilian). The names of nationalities vary in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). Let's take a look at some examples: Eu sou brasileira (I'm Brazilian). Ele é brasileiro (He is Brazilian). Elas são brasileiras (They [fem.] are Brazilian). Eles são brasileiros (They [masc.] are Brazilian). As a rule, nationalities ending in a are feminine and those ending in o are masculine, but there are some variations. For example, many nationalities end with the letter s in the masculine form and sa in the feminine form. For example: Ela é francesa (She is French). Ele é francês (He is French). Elas são francesas (They [fem.] are French). Eles são franceses (They [masc.] are French). Usually, to form the plural of nouns, we simply add the letter s to the end. But when the noun ends in s, as the word francês (French), we add the letters es: franceses. Let's take a look at other examples of nationalities: Americana /Americano (American) Mexicana / Mexicano (Mexican) Inglesa / Inglês (English) Japonesa / Japonês (Japanese) Listen to this episode at least three times to assimilate the content. Leave a comment with your questions or suggestions for new videos. Remember to subscribe to my channel! Every week I post a new video with tips on grammar, expressions and pronunciation of Brazilian Portuguese. Até a próxima! Tchau, tchau!