How is my Portuguese? - Petros Agapetos

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

I advise you to learn European Portuguese, Brazilian one has some consonant sound shifts, for example:

"Bom dia" sounds like "Bom gia"
"Boa noite" sounds like "Boa noichi"

E sounds like I, and T at the end become tch.

I have no idea where this come from.
It's just an advise, I think it would be easier for you

Many foreigners learning Portuguese find the Brazilian version to be easier to pick up than the European one, primarily because Brazilians tend to enunciate much more than Portuguese, who often speak with their mouths partially closed, which makes it pretty hard to understand anything for a foreigner.

Also worth noting that European Portuguese is seen as the more formal of the two, closer to the "traditional" form of the language, which could be easier/harder depending on what you're already used to.

[Petros Agapetos]

Is it fair to say that European Portuguese is closer to European Spanish than Brazilian Portuguese? That's the impression that I am getting.

[Petros Agapetos]

What do you think of my signing voice, by the way?

[Tobi]

Is it fair to say that European Portuguese is closer to European Spanish than Brazilian Portuguese? That's the impression that I am getting.

Not really. A brazilian and a portuguese can fully understand each other. The stardard accent from Lisbon and the one from São Paulo don't even sounds so different.

[Petros Agapetos]

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[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Is it fair to say that European Portuguese is closer to European Spanish than Brazilian Portuguese? That's the impression that I am getting.

No, of course not. They are the same language, unlike Spanish.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

What do you think of my signing voice, by the way?

It is completely understandable which is astonishing if you never learned Portuguese before. How can you spell the words that well? Do you use phonetic transcription?

[Petros Agapetos]

It is completely understandable which is astonishing if you never learned Portuguese before. How can you spell the words that well? Do you use phonetic transcription?

No, I was reading the lyrics in Portuguese. The rules are very regular and easy to grasp. It is an awesome language.
I like Brazilian telenovelas, like "O Clone" and "Da Cor Do Pecado". I was introduced to bossa nova through these tv shows, then I fell in love with the songs and the language.

[Petros Agapetos]

No, of course not. They are the same language, unlike Spanish.

I meant phonetically, not grammatically. The sound of European Portuguese is more pure. Brazilian Portuguese has sound shifts. ('d' is pronounced 'j', 't' is pronounced 'tsh', etc.)

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

No, I was reading the lyrics in Portuguese. The rules are very regular and easy to grasp. It is an awesome language.
I like Brazilian telenovelas, like "O Clone" and "Da Cor Do Pecado". I was introduced to bossa nova through these tv shows, then I fell in love with the songs and the language.

Nice, do you like Caetano Veloso?



Or Adriana Calcanhoto: