How to Say ‘I am American’ in Traditional Chinese
我是美國人
wǒ shì měi guó rén
[wǒ shì Měiguó rén]
💬 Usage Tip: To give a nationality, add 人 "person" to the country name. Swap in 英國 "Britain" to get 我是英國人.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
I
A pronoun referring to oneself.
我是老師。
I am a teacher.
是
shì
[shì]
to be
Used to describe the identity or attributes of something or someone.
預訂的名字是張先生。
The reservation is under Mr. Zhang's name.
美國人
měi guó rén
[Měiguó rén]
American (person)
A person from the United States; 美國 means America and 人 means person.
他是美國人。
He is American.
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