Show Notes
How do you say the names of countries and nationalities in American English? Is it Swiss or Switzerlanders? Spaniard or Spanish? Dutch or Netherlanders?
In this episode, we'll practice the pronunciation of 48 World Cup countries that qualified this year, and along the way, you'll discover fun facts about each one.
After every country, you'll be tested: What are the people who live there called?
If you have an interesting fun fact about your country, tell me about it! :) I'd love to hear from you.
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