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I somewhat disagree that Portuguese and Spanish are the same thing.

Posted by Reagen Apr 22 '13, 09:18

I had no real issues in my Spanish class, but Portuguese was like moon language to my ears. Yes, they're related, but so are Melissa McCarthy and Jenny McCarthy.

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this -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Apr 22, 09:58
Brazilian and Portuguese based upon co-workers conversations are also quite different even though they started off the same. - Walt_Disney Apr 22, 09:30
yeah, i've taken both & i would agree....nm - x Apr 22, 09:27 5
- I heard that on paper they are more similar, but when spoken Italian sounds closer. -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:31 4
  - When I first heard someone speaking it I thought it was Italian but I didn't recongnize any of the words. - Krusty Apr 22, 09:35 3
    - some spoken portuguese has a weird, almost russian sounding quality to it sometimes....nm - x Apr 22, 09:40
    - I can't trust any language that a four-syllable word for 'thanks' -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 09:37 1
      - *grumble* -- nm - Japan Apr 22, 09:38
They share the same alphabet and grammar. The vocabulary isn't exactly the same, but it's similar. Essentially, once you know one of them, the - Roger More Apr 22, 09:26 3
- sure, but you still have to learn the other -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:27 2
  - which takes a lot less effort now -- nm - Roger More Apr 22, 09:31 1
    - the answer is obvious - zork Apr 22, 09:32
I think Spanish and Italian are closer than Portugese and Spanish. - Krusty Apr 22, 09:23 5
- I'd agree. I can understand Italian, but I don't understand sh*t when someone speaks Portuguese. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 22, 09:46
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  - Yes. But to me Spanish and Italian people can understand each other while if a Portuguese person tried talking to them they'd likely have no clue - Krusty Apr 22, 09:33 2
    - As a non-fluent Spanish speaker, that's how it seems to me. - con_carne Apr 22, 09:43
    - I have been told by portuguese speakers that they can understand a good bit of spanish. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 09:39
are you serious about that last part? - prayformojo Apr 22, 09:22 5
- I know, right? -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 09:29
- Duh. They have the same last name. -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 09:24
- yes, they are cousins. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 22, 09:23 2
  - Twins 2 -- nm - con_carne Apr 22, 09:37
  - *inception blare* -- nm - prayformojo Apr 22, 09:24
yeah, there are other languages that are more similar, although you get into fighting over whether ones are separate languages or "just" dialects. -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:22
i just go by what i hear in bossa nova songs and it sounds nothing like spanish -- nm - charlie Apr 22, 09:20

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