Falo um pouco de português
Dear Diary, Perhaps, "I speak a little Portuguese" is over-stating my abilities, but I am trying! It's certainly totally different from Deutsch. Mein Vati is learning Portuguese at the same time so we practice together. He finds it easier because he speaks Italian and he can definitely see a direct correlation between the two Romance languages. He is having a problem, however. When he is saying a sentence in Portuguese and he can't remember the correct Portuguese word, his brain automatically substitutes the Italian word and he doesn't even realise it's happened. Fortunately, his tutor speaks some Italian so he can point out the error. Here's an example of how Portuguese sounds and what we're up against: Vati thinks that Portuguese sounds better than Spanish but not as lovely as Italian. Speaking it is not a walk in the park because of the nasal sounds, (probably inherited from a French influence?). We both struggle with those nas...