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Well, it depends on what method you use. If you try learning Portuguese by reading it, you will die. Spanish in contrast, is easily pronounced when read.
"Como voce esta?" means "how are you?" in Portuguese. But it's pronounced as "como seta".
If you study Portuguese using an all-audio method, like Pimsleur Approach; then yes you will do much good in learning Portuguese. I learned how to say many useful Portuguese phrases, and I have not even looked at the spellings. And I don't want to. I'm beginning to learn Portuguese and I'm doing well with the completely audio courses I take.
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Which language is older Spanish or Portuguese?
Portuguese is considered older than Spanish. Portuguese can be traced back to the Latin language brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans, whereas Spanish developed later from Vulgar Latin in the northern regions of the peninsula.
Is Portuguese spoken more than spanish?
Spanish is spoken by more people worldwide than Portuguese. Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world, with around 460 million speakers, while Portuguese is spoken by around 220 million people.
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.
What is easier to learn Portuguese or spanish?
I think it'd be easier to learn Spanish but it'd more interesting to learn Portuguese. I want to learn stuff where it isn't the norm.If you are going to learn ONE language, you will find that Spanish is much more useful. It is also a bit easier to learn. However, if you want to learn BOTH, learn Portuguese first and then later learn Spanish. The good thing about Portuguese is that once you know it you can understand Spanish as well (not perfectly, but a good portion of it). This does not work in reverse, Spanish speakers can understand almost nothing of Portuguese.I am currently in Brazil learning Portuguese for the same reason: it is more out of the norm to know Portuguese than to know Spanish. I stand out and I like that. However, after learning Portuguese I know that it will be relatively easy for me to learn Spanish, so that will be my next goal.Portuguese is much more harder to understand depending on your origin. If you're american or english, I'm pretty sure Spanish is a lot easier, as HUNDREDS of english words originated from Spanish. On the other hand, if you're from eastern europe (Romanian, Ukrainian, etc.), Portuguese will be a walk in the park, since there's many alphabetical and phonetical similarities. Besides, phonologically and even in written terms, spanish is much more fluent and easy to grasp than portuguese anyway.
What does Portuguese sound like?
Depends on the portuguese you are talking about!,You got Brazilian portuguese AND European portuguese and I can say (as a native Brazilian who knows a bit of English) they sound VERY MUCH different (but are written pretty much the same), specially to a person who does not understand portuguese.To a person who doenst speak portuguese we could have, regarding SOUND not wording / phrase structure:BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE (190 milion speakers) -> say, the sum of the sounds of french and spanish, not particularly like any of those. Its melodic/open, can sound "sharper" than french and "softer" than spanish (not all dialects, as shown below) that's as close as I can verbally describe.EUROPEAN PORTUGUESE (11 milion speakers) -> Yes, even to me, a Brazilian, it can easily resemble Slavic (Russian) if one does not make effort to understand the words."Roughness" of Spanish? There are over 20 different dialects of Spanish, not all of them are rough! For example Argentine Spanish sounds more like Italian...why do Portuguese speakers always put down Spanish? And there are a lot of Spanish speakers that are good at learning Portuguese!^^^ - Theres truth in that, removed the reference to Roughness" of Spanish and allusion to relative easyness in pronunciation (even though it didnt actually mean portuguese was harder to learn (it isn't))
Is Spanish harder than Brazilian?
mmm I guess you mean Portuguese not Brazilian. And yeah, portuguese is a little bit harder to pronounce than spanish.
Do the Portuguese speak Spanish?
No, the Portuguese do not speak Spanish. They speak Portuguese, which is a distinct language from Spanish.
Which language is older Spanish or Portuguese?
Portuguese is considered older than Spanish. Portuguese can be traced back to the Latin language brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans, whereas Spanish developed later from Vulgar Latin in the northern regions of the peninsula.
How old is the spanish Portuguese civilization?
spanish have their age, portuguese have their age too. There is no "spanish portuguese" civilization.
Is Portuguese spoken more than spanish?
Spanish is spoken by more people worldwide than Portuguese. Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world, with around 460 million speakers, while Portuguese is spoken by around 220 million people.
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.
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).
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!
What is easier to learn Portuguese or spanish?
I think it'd be easier to learn Spanish but it'd more interesting to learn Portuguese. I want to learn stuff where it isn't the norm.If you are going to learn ONE language, you will find that Spanish is much more useful. It is also a bit easier to learn. However, if you want to learn BOTH, learn Portuguese first and then later learn Spanish. The good thing about Portuguese is that once you know it you can understand Spanish as well (not perfectly, but a good portion of it). This does not work in reverse, Spanish speakers can understand almost nothing of Portuguese.I am currently in Brazil learning Portuguese for the same reason: it is more out of the norm to know Portuguese than to know Spanish. I stand out and I like that. However, after learning Portuguese I know that it will be relatively easy for me to learn Spanish, so that will be my next goal.Portuguese is much more harder to understand depending on your origin. If you're american or english, I'm pretty sure Spanish is a lot easier, as HUNDREDS of english words originated from Spanish. On the other hand, if you're from eastern europe (Romanian, Ukrainian, etc.), Portuguese will be a walk in the park, since there's many alphabetical and phonetical similarities. Besides, phonologically and even in written terms, spanish is much more fluent and easy to grasp than portuguese anyway.
Which two languages are commonly spoken in South America?
Spanish and Portuguese. Native languages are also abundant in South America.Spanish and Portuguese.
How do you say Portuguese barbecue in Spanish?
A Portuguese barbecue in Spanish is: asado portugues.
What are some languages other than Spanish and Portuguese spoken in Latin America?
Latin America, by definition, consists only of countries that speak Romance languages, such as Spanish, Portuguese and French.
