How to talk about nationalities in Albanian language?

Talking about nationalities in Albanian involves using adjectives to describe where someone is from. Here is a guide on how to do it:

Basic Structure

In Albanian, nationality adjectives usually follow a pattern where you add the suffix “-an,-en -ez,” for male and “-e” for females. For example:

• American: amerikan (male), amerikane (female)
• Moroccan: maroken (male), marokene (female)
• English: anglez (male), angleze (female)

Examples

• He is Brazilian. Ai është brazilian.
• She is Italian. Ajo është italiane.
• I am Japanese. Unë jam japonez/ japoneze.

Exceptions

Some nationalities do not follow this pattern. For example:

• Albanian: shqiptar (male), shqiptare (female)
• Greek: grek (male), greke (female)
• Turkish: turk (male), turke (female)
• Belgian: belg (male), belge (female)
• Spanish: spanjoll (male), spanjolle (female)
• Croatian: kroat (male), kroate (female)
• Polish: polak (male), polake (female)
• Turkish in plural can be said: “turk” or “turq”, depending on the context.

Plural Form

To make nationalities plural, you add the suffix “ë” for both genders. For example:

• Germans - gjermanë
• Dutch - holandezë
• Montenegrins - malazezë

Usage of Capital Letters

In Albanian, nationalities are not capitalized, unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.