{"id":26492,"date":"2021-03-08T16:37:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T21:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pimsleur.com\/?p=26492"},"modified":"2025-11-21T15:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:46:21","slug":"learn-portuguese-with-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pimsleur.com\/blog\/learn-portuguese-with-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pick Up Portuguese Using Your Spanish Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that Spanish and Portuguese are the closest two of the Romance languages, sharing 89% of the same vocabulary?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most language-lovers realize that Spanish is\u202f<em>muy<\/em>\u202f<em>similar<\/em>\u202fto Portuguese \u2013 some linguists would even argue they are dialects of the same language. But how can you actually leverage this in your favor?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below we share the top language hacks on\u202fhow to use your Spanish skills to quickly pick up Portuguese!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But first, let\u2019s address the elephant in the chat room&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-portuguese-more-difficult-than-spanish-nbsp\"><strong>Is Portuguese More Difficult Than Spanish?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer:\u202f<strong>It<\/strong>\u202f<strong>depends<\/strong>. We have to take the following into account:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most speakers of both languages claim to know more Spanish vocabulary but think Portuguese is easier to pronounce.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlike Spanish, grammatical rules are not strictly upheld in everyday Brazilian <strong><em>fala<\/em><\/strong> (&#8220;speak&#8221;), making speaking a breeze but writing a bit more complicated.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brazilians are very forgiving when it comes to new language learners. They will likely encourage you with phrases like \u201cYou sound just like a Brazilian!\u201d or \u201cYou speak Portuguese better than me!\u201d even if you just say <em>Oi,&nbsp;tudo&nbsp;bem?<\/em> (&#8220;Hey, how are you?&#8221;). This cultural attribute makes for a very conducive learning environment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-you-can-use-your-spanish-skills-to-learn-portuguese-nbsp\"><strong>How You Can Use Your Spanish Skills to Learn Portuguese&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this section, we will go over some tricks to help you transfer your grammar, pronunciation, and conjugation skills over from Spanish to Portuguese.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vocabulary-in-spanish-and-portuguese-can-you-spot-the-differences-nbsp\"><strong>Vocabulary in\u202fSpanish and Portuguese: Can You Spot the Differences?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The vocabulary is the easiest part for Spanish speakers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are the top vocabulary hacks to remember:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-ion-nbsp-ao-nbsp\"><strong>1.  -i\u00f3n<em>&nbsp;\u2192 -\u00e3o&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Words ending in<em> -i\u00f3n<\/em>&nbsp;in Spanish end in <em>-\u00e3o<\/em>&nbsp;in Portuguese\u202f(i.e.&nbsp;&#8220;administraci\u00f3n&#8221;&nbsp;\u2192<em>\u202f\u202fadministra\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em>)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-z-c-nbsp\"><strong>2. <em> <\/em>z<em> \u2192 \u00e7:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u202f<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/the-cedilla-c-in-portuguese\/\" target=\"_blank\">cedilla<\/a>\u202f(\u00e7), or squiggly c, oftentimes replaces the soft c or z in Spanish Examples include\u202f<em>abra\u00e7o<\/em>\u202f(&#8220;abrazo&#8221;),<em>\u202fta\u00e7a\u202f<\/em>(&#8220;taza&#8221;), and<em>\u202fdan\u00e7a<\/em>\u202f(&#8220;danza&#8221;.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-io-a-o-a-nbsp\"><strong>3.  -io\/a\u202f\u2192 -o\/<em>a:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The common Spanish\u202f<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learningportuguese.co.uk\/guide\/pronunciation\/diphthongs\" target=\"_blank\">diphthong<\/a> \u202f\u201cio\/a\u201d is uncommon in Portuguese, and is replaced with o\/a. Examples include&nbsp;<em>espa\u00e7o<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8220;espacio&#8221;),&nbsp;<em>justi\u00e7a<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8220;justicia&#8221;), and&nbsp;<em>pre\u00e7o<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8220;precio&#8221;).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-ano-an-ao-nbsp\"><strong>4.  -ano\/an<em>\u202f\u2192 -\u00e3o:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though Portuguese does have words that end in -ano\/an, it is much more likely that words ending in -ano\/an in Spanish will take an -\u00e3o&nbsp;suffix. Common examples include&nbsp;<em>m\u00e3o<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8220;mano&#8221;) and&nbsp;<em>p\u00e3o<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8220;pan&#8221;).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-ito-ita-nbsp-inho-inha-nbsp\"><strong>5.  -ito\/ita&nbsp;<em>\u2192 -inho\/inha:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u202f<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/augmentative-e-diminutive-in-portuguese\/&amp;sa=D&amp;ust=1550604331060000\" target=\"_blank\">diminutive<\/a>\u202fchanges only slightly in Portuguese (i.e.&nbsp;&#8220;cafecito&#8221;&nbsp;\u2192 <em>\u202fcafezinho<\/em>,&nbsp;&#8220;gatita&#8221;&nbsp;\u2192 <em>\u202fgatinha<\/em>.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-por-el-la-pelo-pela-nbsp\"><strong>6.  por+ el\/la\u202f<em>\u2192 pelo\/pela:<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Not&nbsp;to be&nbsp;confused&nbsp;with\u202f<em>pelo<\/em>\u202f(hair)&nbsp;or\u202f<em>pela<\/em>\u202f(to&nbsp;peel) in&nbsp;Spanish,&nbsp;the&nbsp;words<em>&nbsp;<\/em>&#8220;por + el&#8221; and &#8220;por + la&#8221;&nbsp;transform&nbsp;into&nbsp;<em>pelo<\/em> and <em>pela<\/em> (i.e. &#8220;Voy a pasar por la casa.&#8221; \u2192 \u202f<em>Vou&nbsp;passar&nbsp;pela casa<\/em>.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-h-f-nbsp\"><strong>7.  h \u2192 <em>f<\/em>:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In Spanish, the Latin \u201cf\u201d often becomes an \u201ch\u201d (i.e. <em>farina\u202f<\/em><strong>\u2192\u202f<\/strong>&#8220;harina&#8221;), whereas the Portuguese (<em>farinha<\/em>), French (<em>farine<\/em>), and Italian (<em>farina<\/em>) stay true to the original. Other examples include&nbsp;<em>formiga<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8220;hormiga&#8221;) and&nbsp;<em>forno<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8220;horno&#8221;).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-ales-amp-eles-ais-nbsp-amp-eis-nbsp\"><strong>8.  <em>-ales &amp; -eles\u202f\u2192 -ais&nbsp;&amp; -\u00e9is:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u202f<\/strong>Be on the lookout for different plural forms in Portuguese. The singular form of a word could be the same in both Spanish and Portuguese, like\u202f<em>coral<\/em>\u202for <em>hotel<\/em>, but it changes in the plural form (i.e.&nbsp;&#8220;corales&#8221;\u202f<strong>\u2192<\/strong><em><strong>\u202f<\/strong>corais<\/em>,&nbsp;&#8220;hoteles&#8221;\u202f<strong>\u2192<\/strong><em><strong>\u202f<\/strong>hot\u00e9is<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-9-muy-amp-mucho-a-nbsp-muito-a-nbsp\"><strong>9.  muy &amp; mucho\/a<em> \u2192&nbsp;muito\/a:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u202f<\/strong>Lucky for us, there is no difference in Portuguese between the Spanish words\u202f&#8221;muy&#8221;\u202fand\u202f&#8221;mucho.&#8221; In Portuguese, they are both&nbsp;<em>muito<\/em>, and follow the same gender and plural agreements as Spanish (i.e.&nbsp;&#8220;Muchas&nbsp;personas son&nbsp;muy&nbsp;bonitas.&#8221;<em> <strong>\u2192\u202f<\/strong> Muitas&nbsp;pessoas&nbsp;s\u00e3o&nbsp;muito&nbsp;bonitas<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pronunciation-can-you-hear-it-nbsp\"><strong>Pronunciation: Can You Hear It?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All you need to learn Portuguese is to tune your ears!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pronunciation (or phonetics) of Portuguese is the kryptonite of Spanish speakers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many times the words are exactly the same in Spanish, letter for letter, and Spanish speakers miss out on a golden opportunity to understand a new language.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the best pronunciation hacks to use your Spanish knowledge to understand Portuguese.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-rr-h-nbsp\"><strong>1.  <em>rr\u202f\u2192 \/h\/:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The double \u201cr\u201d in Portuguese is not rolled, but sounds like an English \u201ch\u201d or Spanish \u201cj\u201d. Even though the word for car is\u202f<em>carro<\/em>\u202fin both Spanish and Portuguese, Spanish speakers don\u2019t catch that the double \u201cr\u201d sounds like an \/h\/.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-ao-nbsp-nasal-ow-nbsp\"><strong>2.  <em>-\u00e3o&nbsp;\u2192 nasal \/ow\/:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u202f<\/strong>The\u202f<em>-\u00e3o<\/em>&nbsp;in Portuguese sounds like a very nasal \u201cow\u201d in English. Now, remember that\u202f -i\u00f3n&nbsp;\u2192<em> -\u00e3<\/em>o\u202fand -ano\/an \u2192 <em>-\u00e3o<\/em>\u202ffrom the vocabulary section? Don&#8217;t misunderstand these words because they end in a&nbsp;nasally&nbsp;\u201cow\u201d. For example,&nbsp;educa\u00e7\u00e3o&nbsp;sounds like \/eh-du-ca-sow\/.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-al-amp-el-a\u028a-nbsp\"><strong>3. <em>-al &amp; -el\u2192 \/a\u028a\/:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In Spanish, words ending in -al and -el have a hard \u201cl\u201d sound, whereas in Portuguese they have a long \u201cu\u201d sound, like in the words \u201ch<strong>ou<\/strong>se\u201d and \u201c<strong>ou<\/strong>t\u201d. So that the word\u202f<em>global\u202f<\/em> sounds like \/glow-baw\/.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-easy-nbsp-es-nbsp-facil-nbsp-e-nbsp-facil-nbsp\"><strong>It\u2019s easy! \u2192&nbsp;\u00a1Es&nbsp;f\u00e1cil!&nbsp;\u2192 \u00c9&nbsp;f\u00e1cil!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>See? You can start to understand Portuguese right away using the Spanish skills you\u2019ve already acquired.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t let your hard work and effort go to waste- use these easy hacks to pick up a new language today!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in learning more Portuguese? Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pimsleur.com\/2020\/11\/13\/brazilian-food-idioms-slang\/\">Brazilian Slang<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pimsleur.com\/2021\/01\/25\/what-to-wear-brazil\/\">Brazilian Street Style<\/a> posts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our tested\u00a0Pimsleur\u00a0Method to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pimsleur.com\/learn-portuguese-brazilian\/subscription-all-access\/\">learn Portuguese<\/a> on-the-go.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/d3brn974kg3172.cloudfront.net\/2020\/12\/Portuguese-Brazilian_montage_premium-2020.png\" alt=\"learn brazilian portuguese lessons\" class=\"wp-image-23044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3brn974kg3172.cloudfront.net\/2020\/12\/Portuguese-Brazilian_montage_premium-2020.png 700w, https:\/\/d3brn974kg3172.cloudfront.net\/2020\/12\/Portuguese-Brazilian_montage_premium-2020-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that Spanish and Portuguese are the closest two of the Romance languages, sharing 89% of the same vocabulary?&nbsp; Most language-lovers realize that Spanish is\u202fmuy\u202fsimilar\u202fto Portuguese \u2013 some linguists would even argue they are dialects of the same language. 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