Hi @camgog, I keep hearing different opinions about whether the Portuguese speaking Brazilians can understand the Spanish spoken elsewhere in South America. I was wondering if it is like the difference between Chinese and Cantonese being different dialects or Japanese and Korean having similar grammar but very different languages?
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Hey! We can understand Spanish if they speak slow. But the other way around isn't true. For some reason, Latin Americans that speak Spanish have a hard time understanding Portuguese. But the languages are different and in order for us Brazilians to be fluent in Spanish it takes a while - but it is waaay easier than learning another language such as English or German. Too confusing? haha. Where u from?
No, not confusing at all if you can understand why. I have a Japanese Brazilian friend and most people are surprised to know that many Brazilian speak Japanese. But look a little bit further into the history and you'll see that many Japanese were relocated (won't go into the story here) and have since settled there (as you probably know). I forgot that I changed my profile information so where I am from is not obvious :p I am in Australia at the moment but I hope to find a place where art & science are not seen as different things so the search is still ongoing.
Please write more posts as I am using Steemit to learn more about different languages and cultures :)