How odd. I can speak a bit of Spanish. I used to be able to hold casual conversations (after a few drinks) but was nowhere near fluent. I was able to understand just a bit of Portuguese such that I was able to watch some Brazilian shows on Netflix and get the gist of about every third sentence.
I’ve been told that Portuguese speakers can understand Spanish pretty well, but that the reverse isn’t always true, and that both can muddle by in Italian with short phrases. French, on the other hand, is a whole different animal for me.
How odd. I can speak a bit of Spanish. I used to be able to hold casual conversations (after a few drinks) but was nowhere near fluent. I was able to understand just a bit of Portuguese such that I was able to watch some Brazilian shows on Netflix and get the gist of about every third sentence.
I’ve been told that Portuguese speakers can understand Spanish pretty well, but that the reverse isn’t always true, and that both can muddle by in Italian with short phrases. French, on the other hand, is a whole different animal for me.