I want to say, that Portuguese does sound like Russian.
If you do not listen, you may be confused. I am from Russia.
If you do not listen, you may be confused. I am from Russia.
Does Russian sounds like Portuguese?
I am refering to the Cape-Verdian accent of Portuguese, not to Cape-Verdian Creole.
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Therefore, I speak in ''brasileiro'' (as they call it there) to them, and they respond to me in Crioulo RS, it's easier to understand than CV Portuguese...
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Therefore, I speak in ''brasileiro'' (as they call it there) to them, and they respond to me in Crioulo RS, it's easier to understand than CV Portuguese...
I am refering to the Cape-Verdian accent of Portuguese, not to Cape-Verdian Creole.
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Therefore, I speak in ''brasileiro'' (as they call it there) to them, and they respond to me in Crioulo RS, it's easier to understand than CV Portuguese...
As I said before, Cape Verde Creole is a distinct language, with its own vocabulary, verbs and syntax.
Brazilian PT is not a distinctive language. It's just plain Portuguese with different accent and some different words.
You've never heard creole from Cape-Verde in your life. Get to know the language before posting wrong comments here, ok?
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Therefore, I speak in ''brasileiro'' (as they call it there) to them, and they respond to me in Crioulo RS, it's easier to understand than CV Portuguese...
As I said before, Cape Verde Creole is a distinct language, with its own vocabulary, verbs and syntax.
Brazilian PT is not a distinctive language. It's just plain Portuguese with different accent and some different words.
You've never heard creole from Cape-Verde in your life. Get to know the language before posting wrong comments here, ok?
I live in Rotterdam and it's the capital of Cape Verdeans in Europe
I can understand 100% of what Suzana sings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dVDilBiWAY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QN3xlBfBZ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACBy0CbknWY
I can understand 100% of what Suzana sings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dVDilBiWAY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QN3xlBfBZ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACBy0CbknWY
No way Portuguese sounds like Russian. I have been raised in region with many native Russian speakers, many of my dear childhood friends are of Russian/Ukrainian ethnicity, and I understand Russian quite well (I cannot speak it though). There is nothing in Portuguese that reminds me of Russian.
<<No way Portuguese sounds like Russian. I have been raised in region with many native Russian speakers, many of my dear childhood friends are of Russian/Ukrainian ethnicity, and I understand Russian quite well (I cannot speak it though). There is nothing in Portuguese that reminds me of Russian. >>
Obviously it only sounds Russian to those who don't know either of the languages. Doh!
Obviously it only sounds Russian to those who don't know either of the languages. Doh!
@XYY
"Obviously it only sounds Russian to those who don't know either of the languages. Doh! "
I was talking solely about the sound of the languages, the pronunciation, not the words. I can easily spot Slavic languages in general, and I also listen sometimes Portuguese music. I completely fail to see the similarity between them.
let's compare the languages in two similar R&B songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfFg_Ur-cAg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoRnPeEWXDc
let me know what you've found in common between the two
"Obviously it only sounds Russian to those who don't know either of the languages. Doh! "
I was talking solely about the sound of the languages, the pronunciation, not the words. I can easily spot Slavic languages in general, and I also listen sometimes Portuguese music. I completely fail to see the similarity between them.
let's compare the languages in two similar R&B songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfFg_Ur-cAg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoRnPeEWXDc
let me know what you've found in common between the two
The second music example is a Cabo Verdean song, which many who speak Portuguese is one of the softest of accents. Someone needs to find a video in the standard Lisbon accent to compare for a Slavic sound. Even Brazilians think that the Cabo Verdean accent is as soft or softer than most Brazilian accents.
@JGreco,
Alright, let's try news:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx-8xgPnLBE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVJ9QiF909w
In Russian it seems that every other vowel is an 'i', I don't hear that in Portuguese.
Alright, let's try news:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx-8xgPnLBE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVJ9QiF909w
In Russian it seems that every other vowel is an 'i', I don't hear that in Portuguese.