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RE: São Paulo #go: Lunch and concert at an old music palace in downtown
Hi @camgog, I keep hearing different opinions about whether the Portuguese speaking Brazilians can understand the Spanish spoken elsewhere in South America. I was wondering if it is like the difference between Chinese and Cantonese being different dialects or Japanese and Korean having similar grammar but very different languages?
Hey! We can understand Spanish if they speak slow. But the other way around isn't true. For some reason, Latin Americans that speak Spanish have a hard time understanding Portuguese. But the languages are different and in order for us Brazilians to be fluent in Spanish it takes a while - but it is waaay easier than learning another language such as English or German. Too confusing? haha. Where u from?
No, not confusing at all if you can understand why. I have a Japanese Brazilian friend and most people are surprised to know that many Brazilian speak Japanese. But look a little bit further into the history and you'll see that many Japanese were relocated (won't go into the story here) and have since settled there (as you probably know). I forgot that I changed my profile information so where I am from is not obvious :p I am in Australia at the moment but I hope to find a place where art & science are not seen as different things so the search is still ongoing.
Please write more posts as I am using Steemit to learn more about different languages and cultures :)