whats the difference between spanish and portuguese?
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Spanish and Portuguese are both what are called Romance languages, for the reason that they both have their roots in the Romans who spoke Latin. \n\nWhen the Romans occupied the Iberian penninsula (Portugal,Spain) the natives of those areas began to learn Latin.  However, the Latin spoken by the Roman soldiers varied.  For example, English is the language of the U.S but there are many different types of English accents.  In the same way, the Romans all spoke Latin but without a doubt spoke with different accents depending on the area they came from.  These different varieties of spoken Latin mixed with the languages spoken by the natives of the Iberian Penninsula to form all the Romance languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Catalan, Gallego, Romanian, etc)\n\nAlthough all of these languages all have their roots in Latin, and thus are in some cases mutually understable by their speakers (for example, a Portuguese speaker will understand a Spanish speaker, a Spanish speaker will probably understand slow Italian or Portuguese, etc) the languages have very different pronunciations, many different words, and slightly different grammars. \n\nTherefore, Spanish and Portuguese, although extremely similar, are two different languages.  Although when compared to the other Romance languages, Spanish and Portuguese are the most similar of all the Romance languages. \n\nA few examples:\n\nSPA:  Yo quiero ir a comer con mi mama.\nPOR:  Eu quero ir comer com minha mae.\n\nSPA:  El otro dia tu fuiste a la tienda para comprar ropa.\nPOR: O outro dia tu foste a loja para comprar roupa.\n\nSPA:  El espanol es muy parecido al portugues.\nPOR: O espanhol e muito parecido com o portugues.\n\nAn interesting fact is that Portuguese speakers will generally not have too much difficulty understanding a Spanish speaker while a Spanish speaker will very likely not understand anything a Portuguese speaker says if it is spoken at a normal speed.
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Greek i think would be fun but Spanish would be alot more useful i would think cuz there are alot more ppl in the US that speek Spanish rather than Greek.
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italian although you will also see german and other languages from europe (mostly italian though)
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I know portuguese and english very well! im brazilian, ask away!
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Spanish is the official (or an official) language of Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Equatorial Guinea, and of the US territory of Puerto Rico.\n\nIt is also the first language of most of the citizens of Gibraltar, although it has no official status there.
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The term "Latino" comes from the Spanish "Latino Americano",\nmeaning, obviously, Latin American. It is not, as some people  likely believe, a synonym for "Latin." Not all Hispanics are Latinos and not all Latinos are Hispanic. People from Spain are Hispanic but not Latino. People from Brazil speak Portuguese and are, therefore, not Hispanic but they are Latino. Anybody of Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese & Romanian background is Latin, however. The term "Latin America", by the way, originated with the French in Louisiana!
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Spanish.  Linguistic studies show that French deviates most from the other Romance languages.  Plus, Italian pronunciation is a lot easier.\n\nSo Spanish, Italian, and then French.\n\nAs for German, it's a bit trickier to learn than Romance languages (for native English speakers that is).  You have to deal with irregular plurals and declensions.  Not fun.... but no big headaches with the subjunctive at least!
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HEY LINGUIST, PORTUGUESE IS ALIVE AND WELL IN GOA! I have friends who speak it on a daily basis at home. The practice has reduced greatly in recent times. Old timers who were educated before 1961 had it as a subject in school.
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Mexican spanish or Spain spanish?
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He speaks Molish.  That's short for Mostly English.  Even though he has a very strong accent, people who speak English are pretty much able to understand Molish the way speakers of Spanish may understand some Portuguese.
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Spanish - a huge percentage of the world's population speaks Spanish.  Then French.
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the oficial language is spanish but many people are bilingual(english).\nalso, there are other languages spoken as: chinese, hindue, hebrew, muslem.
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Spanish is not difficult to learn. Neither was French. Italian is much like Spanish. They are all derived from Latin, but French seems to have drifted the furthest.
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english and somewhat spanish
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A lot depends on where you live. If, for instance, you live in Canada especially in Quebec you need to learn French. It is a required subject in all schools in Canada because we have two national languages, English and French.\n\nIf you live in the Southwest or West of the United States, Spanish is a very predominant language and very useful.\n\nActually many of the words in both Spanish and French are the same or close to the same so learning one will help learn the other. Also for Spanish, there are many different dialects of Spanish spoken in the SW USA and even in different areas of Mexico and are almost totally different than the Spanish spoken in Spain. The same for French as Creole French in Louisiana is different from Quebec in Canada and different again from that in France. It does get confusing don't it!  Have fun learning either or both...and choose the one that will be most useful for your situation.
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portuguese,spanish,and english
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what is the difference between the two