Why is Portuguese so weird?
Why is Portuguese so weird?
As Portugal is isolated geographically from the Mediterranean it makes sense that linguistic memetic flow continued more readily among the other proto-Romance speaking countries during the Renaissance, leaving Portuguese to evolve more-or-less on its own. Thus, it sounds different from the other Romance languages.
Why is Portuguese so hard?
Portuguese is guttural with 'd' and 't' distinctly pronounced, which is why the Portuguese find it hard not to over stress the 'ed' endings of many English words. Then there's the pronunciation problems of some Portuguese words beginning with 'es' where the 'es' is pronounced as sch, such as in Estoril (schtoril).
Is Portuguese worth learning?
I recommend learning Portuguese simply because it is very easy if you are already fluent in Spanish. Roughly 99 to 95 percent of the vocabulary is the same or similar. [1] You will most likely have difficulty separating your Portuguese and Spanish at first but with a little practice it's not too bad.
What do Portuguese people look like?
Yes, portuguese people are usually dark-haired and dark-eyed, but the skin there is very light (only during summer, there are some light tan), whereas in south america, namely Mexico, people tend to have larger noses and darker skin. Depends what language you are using when you say “latino”.
What race are the Portuguese?
Portuguese people are people from Portugal, regardless of race. The vast majority of the people in Portugal are what you call “Caucasian" in the USA. Some Americans could feel tempted to label Portuguese as Latinos, but Latinos are people from Latin America and Portugal is in Europe.
Why do Brazilians speak Portuguese instead of Spanish?
People speak Portuguese in Brazil because Brazil was a Portuguese colony. Though this fact is well-known in some circles (loyal blog readers and Portuguese language learners, for example), one may be surprised how many well-educated people either don't know that Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, or don't know why!
Which is older Spanish or Portuguese?
The Portuguese language is older than Portugal itself, just like Spanish is older (much older) than Spain.
Is there a big difference between Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese?
Brazilians speak vowels longer and wider, while Portuguese pronounce the words with a more closed mouth, without pronouncing the vowels as much. In Brazilian Portuguese, an S at the end of a word is pronounced as SS; in Portugal, it is pronounced as SH.
Can Portuguese speakers understand Spanish?
Well, Portuguese is not the same as Spanish, but most Portuguese will understand Spanish, whereas not all Spanish people can understand Portuguese. They vary: many Brazillians do understand Spanish and some of those who do can also speak reasonable Spanish too.
How is Brazilian Portuguese different from Portugal?
Why is Brazilian Portuguese so different?
Differences in the pronunciation between the Portuguese varieties. Perhaps pronunciation is the main difference between the languages spoken in both countries. While Brazilians speak sounding the vowels longer and wider, Portuguese pronounce the words with a more closed mouth and not pronouncing the vowels so much.
What race does Portuguese fall under?
Should I learn Brazilian Portuguese or European?
However, we recommend you start with Brazilian Portuguese first since many language-learners say its easier to learn than European Portuguese. Then, after you have mastered Brazilian Portuguese, you will only have to make slight vocabulary and grammar changes to speak European Portuguese.
Why do Brazilians speak Portuguese?
Is there a Brazilian language?