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Brazilian Portuguese
January 22nd, 2012 by admin
There are differences between Portuguese spoken in Portugal (European Portuguese) and Brazilian Portuguese, especially the spoken one. If you have studied Spanish you already know a lot of Portuguese words, but spoken Brazilian Portuguese can really throw you off. This is why most Brazilians can understand Spanish, but Spanish speakers cannot readily understand Portuguese and sometimes even need a Spanish or Portuguese Translation Services to comprehend the meaning of a sentence or a phrase. Moreover, there are some differences in grammar, for example in Brazilian Portuguese second person verbal forms are seldom used and word order is more flexible. However, if you are good at Spanish and eager to learn, it is worth trying.