nacionalidad española
/naθjonalidad espaɲola/from spelling rules
The English phrase "spanish nationality" is translated into Spanish as nacionalidad española.
nacionalidad española refers to the legal status of being a citizen of Spain. In colloquial speech, you might encounter the phrase Español(a) de pura cepa to describe a "true" Spanish person.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In certain regions, people may prefer to identify themselves using other terms rather than español/a. In Catalonia, people might refer to themselves as catalán/a, in the Basque Country as vasco/a and in Andalusia as andaluz/a.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase nacionalidad española, the adjective española must follow the noun nacionalidad and must agree with it in the feminine gender. To form the plural, nacionalidades españolas, both the noun and the adjective take the plural feminine endings, resulting in -es for the noun and -as for the adjective.
How do you pronounce it?
/naθjonalidad espaɲola/
Did you know?
- Spain offers a significantly accelerated path to nacionalidad española for citizens of the Philippines and former Spanish colonies in the Americas.
- Because Spanish law considers the 'right of blood' over the 'right of soil', obtaining nacionalidad española by birth is often based on parentage rather than where a person is born.
- While nacionalidad española is a legal status, a person describing themselves as español de pura cepa is using a metaphor from winemaking to claim they are 'pure stock'.
Examples in context
- Él es españolHe is Spanish
- Ella es españolaShe is Spanish
- Es un nacional de EspañaHe is a Spanish national
- Es una nacional de EspañaShe is a Spanish national
- Es un español de pura cepaHe is a true Spanish person
- Es una española de pura cepaShe is a true Spanish person
- Él es español de nacimientoHe is Spanish by birth
- Ella es española de nacimientoShe is Spanish by birth
- Él es catalánHe is Catalan
- Ella es catalanaShe is Catalan
- Él es vascoHe is Basque
- Ella es vascaShe is Basque
- Él es andaluzHe is Andalusian
- Ella es andaluzaShe is Andalusian
- Ella solicitó la nacionalidad española el mes pasado.She applied for Spanish nationality last month.
- Tener la nacionalidad española tiene muchas ventajas.Having Spanish nationality has many advantages.
- El proceso para obtener la nacionalidad española es largo.The process to obtain Spanish nationality is long.
Example conversation
Javier and María are talking about their passports.
- JavierMaría, ¿tienes la nacionalidad española?María, do you have Spanish nationality?
- MaríaNo, pero estoy tramitando la nacionalidad española.No, but I am processing my Spanish nationality.
- JavierEs un proceso muy largo.It is a very long process.
- MaríaSí, pero vale la pena.Yes, but it is worth it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
