I meant to post a list of coolest nationalities in Chinese language but realized that I actually posted a list of nations. However, figuring out how to say the nationalities once you know the nations is not that difficult. You just need to add 人 (rén) at the end and a nation will become a nationality. For example:
巴西 (Bāxī): Brazil
人(rén): people
巴西人 (Bāxī rén): Brazilian
That was easy, wasn’t it? Here are few more:
牙买加人 (Yámǎijiā rén): Jamaican
美国人 (Měiguó rén): American
日本人 (Rìběn rén): Japanese
中国人 (Zhōngguó rén): Chinese
尼泊尔人 (Níbóěr rén): Nepalese
土耳其人 (Tǔěrqí rén): Turk
While it is easy to figure out how to say different nationalities, figuring out someone’s nationality is a completely different story. Yes I am talking about the Asians. Two friends of mine, a Japanese and a Korean, and I took this AllLookSame Exam #1: Faces together and we managed to score only 7 out of 18. Please post how you end up doing.
[Note: Some of you were complaining that you have to register before you can take the test. So I have a username and password for you. Username: looktest, Password: 1234]
It was tough, but I honestly got 8 out of 18.
ReplyDeleteSorry to have to beat you at one more thing!
YEAHHH I got 9 out of 18!!! I am better than you Roy! I knew it! ;D
ReplyDeleteAll right, I only got 5 out of 18. It was too bad. I think it will be easier for me to recognize which nationality he or she will be when I see them in person. Anyway, it is still hard.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if all white people look the same?
ReplyDeletehaha interesting comment Spearing
ReplyDeleteI got 5 out of 18! Too bad! I used to think I was good at figuring our nationalities....I guess there is room for improvement...!
ReplyDeleteWe spent three weeks in deepest China. At first all the Chinese looked the same, then you thought "hey, he looks just like the guy in the hostel" or "she is the spitting image of my first Chinese teacher". At the end of it we ended up pointing at the Westerners when we got back to Hong Kong (and thought they all looked the same).
ReplyDeleteIt seemed that the longer we stayed there, the more differences we could see. I'd love to know the brain science of this.
11 out of 18!
ReplyDeleteYou make a very good point Patrick. I guess that applies no matter what country you go to.
ReplyDelete9 out 18. not bad.=))
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