La nazionalità

Nationality
One difference to keep in mind is capitalization. In Italian, unlike in English, nationality adjectives and the names of languages are written with a lowercase letter.
And here we are: it’s time to talk about masculine and feminine!

In Italian, nationality adjectives change their endings to match the gender and number of the person they describe. If you are a man, you say italiano, but if you are a woman, it becomes italiana.

For groups, these shift to italiani (masculine/mixed) or italiane (feminine).

Some nationalities like inglese are even simpler because they end in -e for both genders in the singular, only changing to -i in the plural. It’s all about watching that final vowel to see exactly who you are talking about!
Below you will find a list of countries and their corresponding nationality adjectives in both masculine and feminine forms — perfect for practicing those vowel shifts we just discussed.
ESERCIZIO
Below you can find a very long list of nations and adjectives of almost all the nationalities. You don't have to learn them all, just the ones you need when you want to chat in Italian!