Those who learned Spanish, and native speakers, how much of European Portuguese can you understand?

[kkk77]

This song is very sloooow:



Spanish translation:
Pase lo que pase
yo estoy aquí
pase lo que pase
espero por ti
Vuelve en el viento
Oh mi amor
vuelve deprisa
por favor
Hace cuanto tiempo me he olvidado
porque no estuve a tu lado
Cada momento es peor
vuelve en el viento
por favor

Lo sé, lo sé
quién eres para mí
pase lo que pase
vuelve a mí.

Original Portuguese lyric:
Haja o que houver
Eu estou aqui
Haja o que houver
Espero por ti
Volta no vento
O meu amor
Volta depressa
Por favor
Ha quanto tempo
Ja esqueci
Porque fiquei
Longe de ti
Cada momento
E pior
Volta no vento
Por favor

Eu sei, eu sei
Quem es para mim
Haja o que houver
Espero por ti

[Iẓeḍwan n Nanna-Tuda]

I learnt Spanish a few years ago. I'm now very fluent and to me, Portuguese is really the easiest language. It's true that I've made some efforts to perfect my Portuguese but when you're Spanish-speaker, it's extremely simple. You just have to master some rules : on = ão, oy = ou, e = ei...

[Demon Revival]

Are you a native Spanish speaker? Do you find it easier to understand the Portuguese accent or the Brazilian one?

Portuguese. Lack of r's throws me off far more than all your weird vowel combinations stacked together. Same issue with French.

Brazilians seem like they're speaking some African language with a Italian accent and Haitian slang. Sometimes it is truly impossible to understand them. Sometimes I even believe they can't even understand themselves. Portuguese has lots of short vowels but at least they can say every consonant right and use less retarded slangs.

[Damião de Góis]

I learnt Spanish a few years ago. I'm now very fluent and to me, Portuguese is really the easiest language. It's true that I've made some efforts to perfect my Portuguese but when you're Spanish-speaker, it's extremely simple. You just have to master some rules : on = ão, oy = ou, e = ei...

Are you talking spoken or written? I agree that written is very easy once you learn spanish, but spoken is another story.

[Kamal900]

Portugese sounds...um, kinda like Slavic. European Spanish sounds somewhat like a mix between Greek and Italian together.

[Cristiano viejo]

The boyfriend of one of my relatives is Portuguese (she was expelled of the family for this) and when I talk with him the very motherfucker speaks a kind of Portuñol that I dont understand a shit about what he says and I always have to ask him again what the fuck he said.

[amoora]

I'm not a native Spanish speaker (I didn't learn until I was around 14 years old) and for me it's easier to understand written Portuguese rather than spoken. I probably understand a little over half of what's said, but I understand most of what's written, minus a few words.

[Iẓeḍwan n Nanna-Tuda]

Are you talking spoken or written? I agree that written is very easy once you learn spanish, but spoken is another story.

Written, of course, and once you get used to the Portuguese pronunciation/accent, it becomes quite easy.

[Alexandro]

Brazilian dialect is faaaar easier for me to understand, I have to focus extra hard when a Portuguese fellow speaks to me in their language.

FWIW I've had Latinos tell me they didn't understand when I spoke Spanish and had to slow down (also guess hearing speaking with distinción can be jarring if you're not used to it), lmao so it goes both ways.