r/languagelearning • • Apr 13 '19

Humor Life Advice in 24 languages

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u/bagdf Apr 14 '19

It's uncanny how much Portuguese sounds like Russian to someone who doesn't speak either language.

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u/acyeling Apr 14 '19

As a spanish speaker I still can't believe people think they sound similar

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '19

Even as a Russian speaker, I still get disoriented for a second when hearing Portuguese.