{"id":166,"date":"2008-03-06T15:17:22","date_gmt":"2008-03-06T19:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=166"},"modified":"2008-03-06T15:17:22","modified_gmt":"2008-03-06T19:17:22","slug":"part-i-transitioning-from-spanish-to-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/part-i-transitioning-from-spanish-to-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Part I: Transitioning from Spanish to Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learning Portuguese is considerably easier if you have a background in Spanish, since much of the grammar and even the vocabulary is similar. However, here are some of the pitfalls of transitioning from Spanish to Portuguese.<\/p>\n<p><u>SPANISH<\/u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <u>ENGLISH<\/u>&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;  <u>PORTUGUESE<\/u><\/p>\n<p><b>practicar<\/b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>practice&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; treinar<\/b>* <\/p>\n<p>Example: <\/p>\n<p>Tengo que practicar el ingl\u00e9s antes de que yo vaya para Inglaterra.<br \/>I have to practice English before I go to England.<\/p>\n<p>Tenho que treinar o ingl\u00eas antes de ir para Inglaterra.<\/p>\n<p>*praticar does exist, but it means to do something over and over again. It&#8217;s better to use treinar.<\/p>\n<p><b>cruzar* &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cross &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; atrevessar<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Example: <br \/>Vamos a cruzar la calle.<br \/>Let&#8217;s cross the street.<br \/>Vamos atrevessar a rua.<\/p>\n<p>*cruzar, in some contexts in Portuguese, means streets or lines that cross; in others, it means &#8220;to have relations with&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>acordarse<\/b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>&nbsp; to remember&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; lembrar-se<br \/><\/b><b>despertarse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to wake up&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; acordar<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n<p>Me acuerdo bien de mi ni\u00f1ez.<br \/>I remember my childhood well.<br \/>Me lembro bem da minha inf<span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial\">\u00e2<\/span>ncia.<\/p>\n<p>Me despierto a las siete todos los dias.<br \/>I get up at 7 every day.<br \/>Acordo<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial\"> \u00e0<\/span>s sete todo dia.<\/p>\n<p><b>apellido&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; last name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sobrenome<br \/>apodo&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nickname&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; apelido<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Example:<br \/>Nuestro apellido es S<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial\">\u00e1<\/span>nchez.<br \/>Our last name is S<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial\">\u00e1<\/span>nchez.<br \/>Nosso sobrenome <span style=\"font-family: Arial\">\u00e9<\/span><\/p>\n<p>S<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial\">\u00e1<\/span>nchez.<\/p>\n<p>No tengo apodo.<br \/>I don&#8217;t have a nickname.<br \/>N<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial\">\u00e3<\/span>o tenho apelido.<\/p>\n<p><b>exquisito&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; delicious&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; delicioso <br \/>extra<\/b><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><\/span><b>\u00f1<\/b><b>o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; weird&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; esquisito<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Example:<br \/>El pollo est<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial\">\u00e1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>exquisito.<br \/>The chicken is delicious.<br \/>O frango <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial\">\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><\/span> delicioso.<\/p>\n<p>Ese muchacho es un poco extra\u00f1o.<br \/>That boy is a little weird.<br \/>Esse garoto <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial\">\u00e9<\/span><\/p>\n<p>um pouco esquisito.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning Portuguese is considerably easier if you have a background in Spanish, since much of the grammar and even the vocabulary is similar. 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