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[mjolnir]

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In Portuguese, all nouns have a grammatical gender (masculine or feminine), which is mostly arbitrary.
For example, o livro (the book, masculine) and a mesa (the table, feminine).
This gender affects articles and adjectives: a mesa bonita, o livro novo.
Portuguese and Russian have grammars that are sometimes difficult even for locals.

 

[amor.dor]

Generally, if a noun ends in A it's feminine, and in O or E it's masculine ..I suppose
482

 

[Xi-Xi]

I doubt you ever look up your own language on Duolingo, but do you know what dialect they teach?

481

 

[mjolnir]

482
It's probably the Brazilian dialect.

 

[Xi-Xi]

Yeah, but which Brazilian dialect? I know there are several.

481

 

[amor.dor]

480
Probably a more neutral dialect or the paulistano dialect from the capital.
SP São Paulo, I suppose

 

[mjolnir]

481
The differences are minimal, generally mostly in pronunciation, but I would say it's the São Paulo dialect, since it's the country's main metropolis.

 

[Xi-Xi]

Anything else I should know about?

480

 

[mjolnir]

481
Exposure to the language in real-life situations can help, as can films, Brazilian music, and the culture in general.
But you can bring your grammar questions to us whenever you have them, and we'll be happy to help.

 

[OnceTheHappiestMan]

Unha cousa que quero probar é se, cando falo en galego (agora estou falando galego, non portugués), vos podedes entenderme.

482

 

[mjolnir]

483
You can try it, I always find it interesting to hear other languages.
Eu entendi tudo o que você falou, mesmo sem falar espanhol, você também consegue me entender?

 

[amor.dor]

Sí lo compreendo ,se supone que lo portugues se origino del gallego

482

 

[mjolnir]

483
Is there a language you would like to be fluent in or simply find interesting?
I find French very beautiful, and the Russian language.

 

[OnceTheHappiestMan]

Ben, pois o galego é unha lingua do norte da Península Ibérica. Antigamente, nesa rexión falábase unha lingua, o galaico-portugués, da que proveñen o galego e o portugués actuais (de feito, Portugal significa, mais ou menos, "porto de Galicia"). Co paso do tempo, e a independenza de Portugal, os idiomas separáronse e, como podedes ver, o galego ten moitas influencias do español

Is that easily understood for brazilians?

484

 

[mjolnir]

Is that easily understood for brazilians?

485
It's almost as if you were speaking in Portuguese; I believe anyone would understand.

 

[OnceTheHappiestMan]

483
Is there a language you would like to be fluent in or simply find interesting?
I find French very beautiful, and the Russian language.

I tried a bit of Russian when younger, but never went farther than learning cyrilic (that I have mostly forgotten). I always had a regret of not learning German

486

 

[mjolnir]

487
I regret not speaking Spanish; practically all neighboring countries speak the language.

 

[Xi-Xi]

Ah, temos un historiador aquí.

487

Ben, pois o galego é unha lingua do norte da Península Ibérica. Antigamente, nesa rexión falábase unha lingua, o galaico-portugués, da que proveñen o galego e o portugués actuais (de feito, Portugal significa, mais ou menos, "porto de Galicia"). Co paso do tempo, e a independenza de Portugal, os idiomas separáronse e, como podedes ver, o galego ten moitas influencias do español

Is that easily understood for brazilians?

484

487
I regret not speaking Spanish; practically all neighboring countries speak the language.

How many Brazilians can speak Spanish?

 

[mjolnir]

How many Brazilians can speak Spanish?

Most people don't speak anything other than Portuguese.
488

 

[OnceTheHappiestMan]

Ah, temos un historiador aquí.

487


How many Brazilians can speak Spanish?

well in my experience, except a few, all that learn Spanish, actually speak "portuñol" that is the mix between both languages as far as they can be understood. But that said, Portuguese speakers understand Spanish much better than we understand Portuguese (at least in Spain we are very bad at listening other languages)

489

 

[mjolnir]

488
Você parece entender muito bem o português

 

[OnceTheHappiestMan]

well, life has thanked me with a lot of Brazilian friends

489

 

[mjolnir]

490
Brazilians love teaching swear words to foreigners, I hope they've already done it.

 

[OnceTheHappiestMan]

Porra, claro que sim!

491

 

[mjolnir]

Caralho, so you're already a legitimate Brazilian.

 

[U. A.]

493

l leave a few hours and return to a portuguese counting game.

 

[LittleSunshine]

Brazilians love teaching swear words to foreigners, I hope they've already done it.

The Dutch invented swear words! Including all kinds of swear words based on diseases. We have a complete dictionary with swear words... *feeling a misplaced sense of pride.* lol

494

 

[mjolnir]

Os holandeses inventaram palavrões! Inclusive todo tipo de palavrão relacionado a doenças. Temos um dicionário completo de palavrões... *sentindo um orgulho deslocado*. rsrs

495
I want to learn swear words in Dutch.

 

[OnceTheHappiestMan]

The Dutch invented swear words! Including all kinds of swear words based on diseases. We have a complete dictionary with swear words... *feeling a misplaced sense of pride.* lol

494

yeah, "things you are proud about your country but you shouldn't" is another game that could exist here

496

 

[mjolnir]

497
I love how swear words can be used in a positive way; in a way, it brings people closer together.