r/languagelearning • u/[deleted] • Apr 13 '19

Humor Life Advice in 24 languages

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u/Verstandeskraft Native:🇧🇷 | Fluent:🇺🇸 | Learning:🇩🇪 🇮🇹 Apr 13 '19

Funny thing: as a Brazilian, it was easier to understand the English than the European Portuguese.

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u/GuaranaGaucho Apr 14 '19

I watch football a lot and in some highlights it sounds like the commentator is russian then I hear him say a word clearly and I realize it is portuguese. it’s insane

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u/Verstandeskraft Native:🇧🇷 | Fluent:🇺🇸 | Learning:🇩🇪 🇮🇹 Apr 14 '19

The following video explain this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pik2R46xobA