Which sounds more "Latin"/"Italian" like -- Portuguese or Romanian?

[La Misse]

Romanian sounds like= Latin + Slavic
Portugese " " " = Latin + German

[Foxy]

I disagree that Romanian sounds slavic, it sounds a bit slavic influenced but if you daily hear a slavic language and compare it with Romanian, you see that slavic is different. Take Ukrainian as example (and ofc a romance understands nothing of it):



Ukrainian (or Russian) sounds way harsher. There is almost the same difference that is between Italian and german.

[Mens-Sarda]

I agree, Romanians are lost Italians. It's incredible how a language that splitted from Latin 2000 years ago and that had no contact with Italy still sounds so similar.
That is because Romanians are Italian in the heart.

in ancient times there was a Latin language continuum which connected Italy, Balcanic peninsula and Romania, until the Balcanic peninsula was invaded and settled by Slavic peoples, and the Latin speakers disappeared almost everywhere in the Balkans, only isolated groups of Aromanians survive in certain areas, they speak a language similar to Romanian, but more archaic, it's like an ancient Romanian but with fewer Slavic words

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Romance_languages

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromanian_language

[Panormus]

Romanian

[Dombra]

Most Romanian I have heard sounds more Slavic than the weather girl but I will still vote for them

[kkk77]

This is a question I can't answer. Most people say Portuguese is similar to other romance languages in the written form:

In the Portuguese video I can't understand almost nothing, just few words, instead the written language is easier to understand

But then they say its pronunciation as nothing to do with spelling. Well, my brain is wired in a way that to me the pronunciation as everything to do with spelling (and it is not like English where there are a lot of incongruent rules).

So to me, Portuguese sounds as romance as it's spelling.

Here's a transcription of part of the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVJ9QiF909w):
Faltam quase vinte e quatro (24) horas para o esperado concerto.
O pavilhão atlântico ainda parece uma verdadeira desarrumação como pode ver.
Lá em baixo estão cento e cinquenta (150) homens a montar, aquilo que será amanhã o espectáculo.
A pôr projectores, luzes, som, muitas toneladas de material trazidas propositadamente para aqui.

Still, I understand that Romanian sounds more like Italian, witch people associate with Romance for obvious reasons. Surprisingly I can understand a lot of words, just like in Italian (Spanish I understand a lot more). The context may have something to do with it, since it's a weather forecast it may be easier to understand.

A Portuguese weather forecast:

Do you find it easier too?

[Mens-Sarda]

This is a question I can't answer. Most people say Portuguese is similar to other romance languages in the written form:



But then they say its pronunciation as nothing to do with spelling. Well, my brain is wired in a way that to me the pronunciation as everything to do with spelling (and it is not like English where there are a lot of incongruent rules).

So to me, Portuguese sounds as romance as it's spelling.

Here's a transcription of part of the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVJ9QiF909w):
Faltam quase vinte e quatro (24) horas para o esperado concerto.
O pavilhão atlântico ainda parece uma verdadeira desarrumação como pode ver.
Lá em baixo estão cento e cinquenta (150) homens a montar, aquilo que será amanhã o espectáculo.
A pôr projectores, luzes, som, muitas toneladas de material trazidas propositadamente para aqui.

Still, I understand that Romanian sounds more like Italian, witch people associate with Romance for obvious reasons. Surprisingly I can understand a lot of words, just like in Italian (Spanish I understand a lot more). The context may have something to do with it, since it's a weather forecast it may be easier to understand.

A Portuguese weather forecast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8FaAEIm0m0
Do you find it easier too?

I can understand a lot reading it

in Italian

?????? quasi ventiquattro ore per l'atteso? concerto
Faltam quase vinte e quatro (24) horas para o esperado concerto.

Il padiglione atlantico dentro? sembra una vera ???????? come puoi vedere
O pavilhão atlântico ainda parece uma verdadeira desarrumação como pode ver.

La in basso stanno centocinquanta uomini a montare, quello che sarà di mattina?? lo spettacolo
Lá em baixo estão cento e cinquenta (150) homens a montar, aquilo que será amanhã o espectáculo.

A posare?? proiettori, luci, suono, molte tonnellate di materiale, trasportate? appositamente qui
A pôr projectores, luzes, som, muitas toneladas de material trazidas propositadamente para aqui.

[Comte Arnau]

This is a question I can't answer. Most people say Portuguese is similar to other romance languages in the written form:

But then they say its pronunciation as nothing to do with spelling. Well, my brain is wired in a way that to me the pronunciation as everything to do with spelling (and it is not like English where there are a lot of incongruent rules).

So to me, Portuguese sounds as romance as it's spelling.

Well, when a word like queremos is seen as a one-syllable word by the Portuguese, you notice that it has definitely drifted apart from her sisters. Only the French managed to get even weirder.

[Damião de Góis]

Well, when a word like queremos is seen as a one-syllable word by the Portuguese, you notice that it has definitely drifted apart from her sisters. Only the French managed to get even weirder.

One? Two at best (cre-mos).

[Comte Arnau]

One? Two at best (cre-mos).

I've heard many Portuguese say "kremsh".