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Originally Posted by K'bick  (strange as it may sound) we have a difficult time with European Portuguese. Theres enough of a difference in vocabulary that we can't pick out whats being said most of the time. Ironically, we understand Spanish better than European Portuguese.  |
Yes it is really strange how many dialects there are in the same language.
US, UK and OZ English are not so different but English in India, Pakistan, Africa and Caribbean can be almost unrecgnisable when spoken. Spanish and US Spanish seem to be very much the same but Portuguese and S American Portuguese are a nightmare.
I speak a number of languages but I still have trouble with Greek and Cypriot Greek and they are only 250 miles apart. Portuguese has therefore got no hope.
