Is Portuguese a derivative of Spanish?
Regarding Portuguese and Spanish, I''m not well read in the matter of their early linguistic developments, but as a student who first studied Portuguese and am now learning
Pronunciation of "ei" in European Portuguese
I have always read on websites about the Portuguese language that Brazilians pronounce the diphthong "ei" /eɪ/ (as in br ai d) and Portuguese (Portugal) pronounce it /aɪ/
Portuguese and Italian
Olá pessoal There are already many threads about mutual intelligibility of Portuguese with its "brother" (or we could say cousin xD) Castelhano language, but another
Pejorative/Slang for Portuguese People
Hello. I am portuguese and I have a question if I move out/visit USA. I would like to know about what to watch out when people refer to me. I have a good knowledge of the
Difference in pronunciation between: a, á, ã, â and à
Could I get a few people to explain the difference in pronunciation between a, á, ã, â and à in Portuguese using English comparisons (if possible)? I can''t seem to find a thread or
Rules for pronunciation of final ''S'' in European Portuguese
Hello All, I have been eagerly learning Portuguese for the past few months (both the European and Brazilian varieties), and have some confusion with regards to the
Portuguese Happy Birthday lyrics
This should have been posted in the Portuguese-English section. Here it is: Parabéns a você, Nesta data querida. Muitas felicidades, Muitos anos de vida. Hoje é dia de
How difficult is it to learn Portuguese as an English speaker?
Is Portuguese grammatically any harder than Spanish? All I know is that European Portuguese is generally considered to be harder to pronounce than Spanish. I primarily want
Português (Portuguese)
Questions about Portuguese, or translations between Portuguese and any other language, except for Spanish.
In English, why does a Portuguese accent sound Slavic?
I''ve noticed that folks from Portugal and some from Brasil tend to sound as if they have a Slavic accent when they speak English, you don''t see this with speakers of closely