Nationalities

Have you ever wondered what a person of a specific country is called ?In English ,while some general rules regarding the names of countries and their respective adjectives are available, this by no means implies that all nationalities could be asserted by the aforementioned guideline. As a result I have provided a list of all countries with their demonyms for you to review:

• Note : Each country has a direct link to its geographical fact book and assorted information for further reading .  

Country(red)  and  Nationality(green)

 

Afghanistan Afghan/ Albania Albanian/ Algeria Algerian/ Andorra Andorran/ Angola Angolan/ Antigua and Barbuda Antiguans, Barbudans/ Argentina Argentine/ Armenia Armenian / Australia Australian/ Austria Austrian/ Azerbaijan Azerbaijani/ The Bahamas Bahamian/ Bahrain Bahraini/ Bangladesh Bangladeshi/ Barbados Barbadian /Belarus Belarusian/ Belgium Belgian/ Belize Belizean/ Benin Beninese/ BhutanBolivia Bolivian/ Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Herzegovinian/ Botswana Motswana , Batswana (plural)/ Brazil Brazilian/ Brunei Bruneian/ Bulgaria Bulgarian/ Burkina Faso Burkinabe/ BurundiCambodia Cambodian/ Cameroon Cameroonian/ Canada Canadian/ Cape Verde Cape Verdian or Cape Verdean/ Central African Republic Central African/ Chad Chadian/ Chile Chilean/ China Chinese/ Colombia Colombian/ Comoros Comoran/ Congo, Republic of the Congolese/ Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congolese/ Costa Rica Costa Rican/ Cote d'Ivoire Ivorian/ Croatia Croat/ Cuba Cuban/ Cyprus Cypriot/ Czech Republic Czech/ Denmark Dane/ Djibouti Djibouti/ Dominica Dominican/ Dominican Republic Dominican/ East Timor East Timorese/ Ecuador Ecuadorean/ Egypt Egyptian/ El Salvador Salvadoran/ England English /; UK Demonyms Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean/ Eritrea Eritrean/ Estonia Estonian/ Ethiopia Ethiopian/ Fiji Fijian/ Finland Finn/ France French/ Gabon Gabonese/ The Gambia Gambian/ GeorgiaGermany German/ Ghana Ghanaian/ Greece Greek/ Grenada Grenadian/ GuatemalaGuinea Guinean/ Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissauan/ Guyana Guyanese/ Haiti Haitian/ HondurasHungary Hungarian/ Iceland Icelander/ India Indian/ Indonesia Indonesian/ Iran Iranian/ Iraq Iraqi/ Ireland  Irish/ Israel Israeli/ Italy Italian/ Jamaica Jamaican/ Japan Japanese/ JordanKazakhstan Kazakhstani/ Kenya Kenyan/ Kiribati I-Kiribati/ Korea, North North Korean/ Korea, South South Korean/ Kuwait Kuwaiti/ Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyz or Kirghiz/ Laos Lao or Laotian/ Latvia Latvian/ Lebanon Lebanese/ Lesotho Mosotho/ Liberia Liberian/ Libya Libyan/ LiechtensteinLithuania Lithuanian/ Luxembourg Luxembourger/ Macedonia Macedonian/ MadagascarMalawi Malawian/ Malaysia Malaysian/ Maldives Maldivan/ Mali Malian/ Malta Maltese/ Marshall Islands Marshallese/ Mauritania Mauritanian/ Mauritius Mauritian/ Mexico Mexican/ Federated States of Micronesia Micronesian/ Moldova Moldovan/ Monaco Monegasque or Monacan/ Mongolia Mongolian/ Morocco Moroccan/ Mozambique Mozambican/ Myanmar (Burma) Burmese or Myanmarese/ NamibiaNauru Nauruan/ Nepal Nepalese/ Netherlands Netherlander or Dutch/ New Zealand New Zealander or Kiwi/ Nicaragua Nicaraguan/ Niger Nigerien/ Nigeria Nigerian/ Norway Norwegian/ Oman Omani/ PakistanPalau Palauan/ Panama Panamanian/ Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean/ Paraguay Paraguayan/ Peru Peruvian/ Philippines Filipino/ Poland Pole/ Portugal Portuguese/ Qatar Qatari/ Romania Romanian/ RussiaRwanda Rwandan/ Saint Kitts and Nevis Kittian and Nevisian/ Saint Lucia Saint Lucian/ SamoaSan Marino Sammarinese or San Marinese/ Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tomean/ Saudi ArabiaScotland Scottish (NOT Scotch)/  UK Demonyms Senegal Senegalese/ Serbia and Montenegro Serbian or Montenegrin/ Seychelles Seychellois/ Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean/ SingaporeSlovakia Slovak/ Slovenia Slovene / Solomon Islands Solomon Islander/ Somalia Somali/ South Africa South African/ Spain Spaniard/ Sri Lanka Sri Lankan / Sudan Sudanese /Suriname Surinamer/ SwazilandSweden Swede/ Switzerland Swiss/ Syria Syrian/ Taiwan Taiwanese/ Tajikistan Tajik or Tadzhik/ Tanzania Tanzanian/ Thailand Thai/ Togo Togolese/ Tonga Tongan/ Trinidad and Tobago Trinidadian or Tobagonian/ Tunisia Tunisian/ Turkey Turk/ Turkmenistan Turkmen(s) / Tuvalu Tuvaluan / Uganda Ugandan / Ukraine Ukrainian/ United Arab Emirates Emirati/ United Kingdom British, Britons, (Brits)/ United StatesUSA American/ Demonyms Uruguay Uruguayan/ Uzbekistan Uzbek or Uzbekistani/ VanuatuVatican City (Holy See) Citizen of the Holy See /Venezuela Ven0ezuelan/ Vietnam Vietnamese /Wales Welsh /; UK Demonyms Yemen Yemeni or Yemenite/ Zambia Zambian/ Zimbabwe Zimbabwean...

Journal Entry: Encarta Premium 2009

Learning English has become easier and faster over the years thanks to the advancements in technologies and specifically computer softwares. Having access to reading, writing, listening and pretty much anything else is now one click away.

 

One of the latest and greatest softwares for not only English learners but also professionals would be Encarta Premium 2009, a complete package that provides almost everything that an English learner might need.

This powerful package features three distinct softwares : Encarta Dictionaries , Encarta Kids 2009 and Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2009 DVD .

• Encarta Dictionaries

The dictionary contains:
1-Comprehansive Dictionary
2-Thesaurus that features synonyms and antonyms of all terms (extremely useful)
3- Translation: a real time translation in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.
4-Verb Conjugation: This part is indeed one of the most beneficial aspects of the dictionary that provides all grammatical forms of each selected word with various examples.(useful for writing speeches, essays and anything that requires precise attention to grammar.
5- You also have the option to look up the words in the Encyclopedia.

• Encarta Kids 2009

This multi-media package features hundreds of interactive and graphical articles about everything from people in history and social studies to science and sports. These articles can be both heard and read which could be used to improve the knowledge regarding reading and listening in the most entertaining manner possible.
     

• Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2009 DVD

This software features Math tools, Foreign Language tools, search tools, papers and reports, presentation , charts and graphs, college and career in which you can accomplish various tasks such as writing professional essays or college application letters , reading online articles about assorted things, solve your math problems , present reports and files and last but perhaps most importantly a comprehensive Encyclopedia with a gigantic database of information that satisfies the need of novices and experts alike.


How to install Encarta Premium 2009 (This part is solely for those users who are not familiar with installation process). Follow these instructions in order to install the program:

Insert the disk inside the DVD-Drive and open the disk.

Double Click on the" Dictionary" and you will have three softwares to deal with.

Double-click on 'Encarta 2009' and then run 'Setup.EXE'.

The installation will begin,

Click on Next>choose the option "I accept the license term" and click on Next > wait until the required system components are installed >click on Next > without changing the default setting click on Next > choose "Create Desktop Shortcuts" for convenient access and click on Next > you can change the location of the program if you so desired and then click on Next > click on Next > wait unlit the installation process is over > finally click on Exit Setup.

When you run Encarta Dictionaries it is recommended that you choose "I do not want it right now" and click on OK.

Journal Entry: Things To Keep

In our contemporary world filled with negativity, we seldom find ourselves appreciating and cherishing the little things and opportunities given to us, and lack of attention to those little things result in small negativity, which as time goes by, accumulates into one gigantic mountain of pessimism.

Contemplating about run-of-the-mill albeit wise statements is something we all need every now and then.

I saw a poster the other day regarding the things we need to keep in order to reach our destiny in the best and most positive manner:

Things to keep

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become 
your words.
Keep your words positive because your words become 
your actions.
Keep your actions positive because your actions become 
your habits.
Keep your habits positive because your habits become 
your life style.
Keep your lifestyle positive because your life style becomes 
your destiny.

What does Talk Show 2.0 mean?

If you are wondering what the term Talk Show 2.0 means, you have come to the right place.
Talk Show 2.0 is a name derived from the illustrious term "Web 2.0" which refers to newly embraced style of the occupants of World Wide Web and their accompanying compounded link to the world through social-networking and blogging among other things .

The invoking motto of Web 2.0 can be shrunk in a few words: to be accessible wherever and whenever.
As you might know, Talk Show 2.0 is a blog that is aimed at yielding a spot on World Wide Web where my students could manage to associate with me and my teaching materials, and bestow me an honor with their comments, thoughts or plans to further heighten the quality and tone of my various classes.

Although, my main purpose behind updating this blog , is supplying my students with outside-of-the-class supplements since most of my learners approach me often and stress their desire for additional contents such as reading materials , literature , listening records and so forth . Well! all of those prospects and more are framed in one dynamic and interactive bundle called Talk Show 2.0.

Further Readings:

Web 2.0

Blog

Journal Entry: One long holiday

As a person who is not exactly fond of too many holidays, I found myself in the belly of a seemingly enchanting and enticing behemoth that did not want to let go of me.

Now you may be wondering what this gigantic and exceptional behemoth exactly is?

Allow me to present Nowruz !!! What? Is not Nowruz the most celebrated and widely esteemed holiday in Iran ? How could you so blindly compare it with a gigantic behemoth?

Well, I will explain if you allow me to do so, without further ado, I would jump right in and describe very briefly what Nowruz is .


Nowruz is an Iranian festival that marks the beginning of spring and takes the Iranian calendar to a whole new year. Iranian people await and celebrate this significant event sky-high by visiting their relatives, going on trips and so on.
So far everything resembles our own Christmas and New Year's Eve but the differences set out to become more apparent the moment you realize that this renowned holiday lasts for at least 14 days –I personally was off the hook for approximately 21 days!- and during this period ,especially the first week or so ,the majority of business and trade centers, governmental agencies, banks, educational institutions , colleges and pretty much every other organization that does not directly deal with trips, auto service and above all kebab and Deezee is out of the picture!
This is while the country has more than 20 other holidays for various reasons. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet is not it ?

In one of our Talk Show classes we discussed the issue of holiday and its abundance in Iran and some of my students actually were not satisfied with the sheer amount of holidays that certainly has enormous impact on the fundamentals of the Iranian society economically, educationally, politically and culturally.

However, we shall not overlook the beauty of Nowruz that is buried beneath the unsound statistics which articulates the vernal message of spring and its accompanying freshness and happiness.
Many of my wonderful friends sent me text messages and emails congratulating Nowruz ,and I will only post few of them for you in order to further understand the elegant atmosphere during these days:

"Dear Daniel
I hope the beauty of spring, joy and happiness into your life. Wish for you healthy and happy new year…….Ali"

"Merry Nowruz & Happy New Year! It's Nowruz! The time to make new beginnings, realize dreams and reach new goals. Spring has sprung! As the buds bloom, the birds fly back to their home and bumblebees buzz in with seasonal cheer…time to wish you a season that is bright with a harvest of smiles, happiness, hope and prosperity to last all year through………. Mack Moradi"

"Hi Daniel
Didn’t know u b4. Ok! Not a big deal!
But now that I know, I never wanna lose a guy like u.
This, v call it Norouz (I know u know it. I’m just pullin ur leg)
A tradition established by King Jamshid, who ruled the country around 2000 years ago. Who brought nothing to our nation but unity and prosperity.
Wish the year 1389 gives us something new as novelty.
Wish u and those who love you, ever luck.

Amin Vakili "

"Happy New Year my friend, I hope you be healthy & successful during in your life.

Mohammad Khabazi "

Again let me thank all of those who sent me their kind remarks and wish them a fantastic year ahead.



I myself managed to indulge myself during these days and put all the substantial spare time in some good use. Heck, I even began to like this format along with many other Iranian customs!

I wish all of my students, friends and colleagues in Iran cherished and enjoyed their holidays as much as I did.




Further Readings :

Nowruz
Iranian festivals
Public holidays in Iran

Nowruz - Persian New Year

Nowruz - Persian New Year

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Briefing

The journal section of this blog acts as a place where I will post my periodic experiences and observations regarding all matters, be it on-topic or off.