- Second Artifact: Document a learning task that you have completed.
This week we are working on common food items and what are the correct pronunciations of breakfast related words. First, Barbara and I worked on listing common food items that we ate and then I guessed how I thought it would be said based on my knowledge of Portuguese and Spanish. I actually got a lot correct! The words that I had trouble with we wrote notes on, and then Barbara told me she would be occasionally asking me about these words in the next few weeks to ensure that I knew what they were and how to pronounce them. I have written some of the words from the list we worked on today below for reference. We also worked on common responses to questions that I have written down below as well.
Cereal com leite
Banana
Manteiga de amendoim → peanut butter
Linhaça → flax seeds
Ovos → eggs
Pão (poah) → bread
Abacate → avocado
Tudo bem? How are you/All good?
Tudo. All good
Na verdade, não. Not good.
E você? And you?
Não == no and Sim == yes.
Comments
I think reading is definitely easier, but I think understanding and speaking Portuguese becomes a lot more complicated if you know Spanish! Its so easy to revert to speaking in a "Spanish" accent when talking Portuguese that it is almost confusing to know what you are saying yourself. It is also much more difficult to understand Portuguese speakers as the way things are pronounced are not necessarily the way it is spelled, as it is in Spanish. So Spanish doesn't really help in this aspect.
I have heard that Portuguese and Spanish are very similar in that it is easier for Spanish speakers to learn Portuguese than non-Spanish speakers. Based on what you wrote, it seems as though you know Spanish. Thus, I was wondering if you also think it is easier to pick up Portuguese as a Spanish speaker.