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If you already speak or study Spanish, you have probably noticed by now that it can sometimes be very similar to Portuguese (and vice versa!). People like to joke that Portuguese kind of sounds like drunken Spanish or the other way around (although there is something we Brazilians call <\/span>portunhol<\/span><\/i>, a combination of Portuguese and Spanish we often use when we interact with natives or speak Spanish if we don\u2019t know it very well).<\/span><\/p>\n Broadly speaking, Portuguese and Spanish can be considered cognate languages, meaning they descend from a common language and share the same roots. This means that they also shares many correspondences with French and Italian because these are Romance languages, that is, they come from Latin.<\/span><\/p>\n In fact, these languages have many related words, comparable spelling and grammar structures. Of course, there is also a number of false cognates. So they are connected, but also diverge in many ways. The biggest distinction would be pronunciation, which varies greatly even though some words may look almost identical. <\/span><\/p>\n Today\u2019s post will guide you through a quick look at these two language, showing some of its main differences.<\/span><\/p>\n Here they are. Look closely and compare:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nouns that end in <\/span>\u00e3o<\/span><\/i> in Portuguese generally appear as <\/span>\u00f3n <\/span><\/i>in Spanish. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This structure is called the diminutive, used as a way to indicate that something is small. In english, it can be expressed by the word \u201clittle\u201d. So: <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The main difference between these two common word endings is that, in Portuguese, they usually refer to the feminine gender, while in Spanish they are masculine<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n They both sound the same, and are meant to express a nasal sound. But theyr are written differently in each language.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This combination of vowels in Spanish, called diphtongs, becomes a single vowel in Portuguese. Take a look:<\/span><\/p>\n False cognates:<\/span><\/p>\n roxo<\/b> – purple \/ <\/span>rojo<\/b> – red<\/span><\/p>\n cadeira <\/b>– chair \/ <\/span>cadera <\/b>– hip<\/span><\/p>\n servi\u00e7o<\/b> – service \/ <\/span>servicio<\/b> – toilet<\/span><\/p>\n firma<\/b> – office \/<\/span> firma<\/b> – signature<\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019ll talk more about the Portuguese languague later on. Stay tuned!<\/span><\/p>\n Tenham uma boa semana! \u00a1Tengan una buena semana! Have a great week!<\/span><\/p>\n Adeus! Adi\u00f3s! Bye!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Portugu\u00eas e Espanhol s\u00e3o idiomas muito parecidos? Ol\u00e1! \u00a1Hola! Hello! If you already speak or study Spanish, you have probably noticed by now that it can sometimes be very similar to Portuguese (and vice versa!). People like to joke that Portuguese kind of sounds like drunken Spanish or the other way around (although there is…<\/p>\n\n
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