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It is not exactly yes or no as everyone is different but most portuguese can actually
understand Spanish.
Not that they understand every word but most get the meaning but some
people especially children have a bit of difficult understanding Spanish as
the Spanish accent is different and Spanish is usually quicker.
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What percentage is Portuguese to spanish?
Portuguese and Spanish are both Romance languages with similar grammar and vocabulary. They share about 89% lexical similarity, meaning that 89% of the words in Portuguese have a similar counterpart in Spanish.
Will people uderstand your spanish in Lisbon Portugal?
Portuguese is similar to Spanish in many ways (89% similarity) so with enough patience, you could reach understanding. Some people understand written Spanish/Portuguese easier than spoken Spanish/Portuguese. It also depends on what your dialect/accent is!
Are Portuguese and Spanish interchangeable?
No. A person who learned Spanish won't be able to understand Portuguese (unless he learned Portuguese separately), and vice versa. Spanish and Portuguese sound quite similar, and many of their words are the same or very similar; you can notice that they have a common origin. But there are enough differences to cause this situation (that people can't understand one another).
What language is the site Kibeloco in?
The language used in the site Kibe Loco is Portuguese. Brazil´_s national language is Portuguese but Spanish people can also understand Portuguese. This site offers funny images or photos and short videos. Loco in Spanish and Portuguese means crazy.
Do brazilians speak spanish as well?
No, we don't speak Spanish. Brazil official language is Portuguese. All people talk Portuguese except for indigenous people. Spanish for us is a foreign language that we have to learn like people in the U.S do but in the U.S there are a lot that people whose first language is Spanish, here is not like that. On the other hand most people that speak Portuguese can understand Spanish easily and vice versa. So usually we don't learn Spanish as our second language. We study English instead.
Can argentinean speak Portuguese?
Brazilians understood spanish better than argentineans understood portuguese. But, due to the high amount of Brazilian travelers in Buenos Aires, argentineans usually understand 'portunhol' (portuguese + spanish).
What does Eu não te entendo mean in Spanish?
It's not Spanish, it's Portuguese for "I do not understand you." (The Spanish equivalent is "Yo no te entiendo.")
People who were involved in slavery?
The Portuguese and the Spanish
Do Spain and Portugal speak a similar language?
They are related, they belong to the Latin language family.
How old is the spanish Portuguese civilization?
spanish have their age, portuguese have their age too. There is no "spanish portuguese" civilization.
What language is most similar to spanish?
Portuguese is the language that is most similar to Spanish. Both languages are Romance languages with similar vocabulary and grammar, making it easier for Spanish speakers to understand and learn Portuguese compared to other languages.
Do spanish people know how to speak portuguese?
Only if they learn it in school as a second language. Although Portuguese is very close to Spanish, the spoken form is not understandable to Spanish speakers.
