Pronunciation of "ei" in European Portuguese
I have always read on websites about the Portuguese language that Brazilians pronounce the diphthong "ei" /eɪ/ (as in br ai d) and Portuguese (Portugal) pronounce it /aɪ/ (as in n i
Portuguese and Greek coincidences
Hello. Unprompted, do you know of any similarities for Greek and Portuguese? Or elsewhere in Romance. Thank you! Gracias. I saw a mention of ''inflected'' infinitives in Romeyka
Why Spanish and Portuguese have two ''be'' verbs
Hi I was wondering why Spanish and Portuguese have two different ''be'' verbs (Spanish ser, from Latin sedere, to stand, and estar, from stare, to stand), whereas French and Italian only have
In English, why does a Portuguese accent sound Slavic?
I''ve noticed that folks from Portugal and some from Brasil tend to sound as if they have a Slavic accent when they speak English, you don''t see this with speakers of closely related Spanish.
Portuguese Happy Birthday lyrics
This should have been posted in the Portuguese-English section. Here it is: Parabéns a você, Nesta data querida. Muitas felicidades, Muitos anos de vida. Hoje é dia de festa, Cantam as
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People of Spain and People of Portugal
People of Spain and People of Portugal - very similar or very different?
Portuguese "nh" and Spanish "ñ" | WordReference Forums
In Portuguese (correct me if I am wrong) the word is written as "espanhol." Since the H is not pronounced in Portuguese, is the word pronounced "espanol?" The pronunciation of "nh" varies a
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Difference in pronunciation between: a, á, ã, â and à
Could I get a few people to explain the difference in pronunciation between a, á, ã, â and à in Portuguese using English comparisons (if possible)? I can''t seem to find a thread or other Web