Portuguese and Spanish
Very often don’t knowing Spanish or Portugal language enough well then one can confuse them because they sound almost equally. Another example is Russian and Ukrainian languages that are also very similar and one could hardly to identify each of them correctly as well. Regarding Portuguese and Spanish, they are among the most widely spoken languages in the world today and despite the two ones are very closely related, they have very significant differences.
Spanish Rosana
On the one hand with this similar sounding and great number of words spelled the same, very often it’s pronounced differently and on the other hand there are other words, which are pronounced almost the same but spelled differently.
Beautiful Portuguese
Besides that, while the Spanish language has kept most of the Mozarabic vocabulary of Arabic origin, the Portuguese language do not have this Mozarabic substratum but replaced it with with Latin roots. In Portuguese language, one can see the influence of French while in Spanish language, there is a great influence of the autonomous and Mediterranean-oriented.
The two languages are very much different in grammar too. They have difference in their tenses, prepositions, cardinal numbers, reflexive pronouns and a lot more.
Portuguese is the official and first language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe. It is also one of the official languages of East Timor (with Tetum), Macau (with Chinese) and the gabonese-equatoguinean city of Cocobeach (with French and Spanish).
The list of countries and territories with Spanish as an official language includes Argentina Bolivia Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba
Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Guatemala
Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Spain Uruguay Venezuela
Other countries where Spanish is important are Andorra Belize and Philippines.
Italian Lessons: 1
Italian Phrases
English Greetings – Italian Greetings:
Hi! – Ciao!
Good morning! – Buongiorno!
Good evening! – Buona sera!
Welcome! (to greet someone) – Benvenuto!/ Benvenuta! (female)
How are you? – Come stai?/ Come state (polite)?
I’m fine, thanks! – Bene, grazie!
And you? – e tu? e lei? (polite)
Good/ So-So. – Bene/ così e così.
Thank you (very much)! Grazie (molto)!
You’re welcome! (for “thank you”) Prego!
Hey! Friend! Ciao! Amico!
I missed you so much! Mi sei mancato molto!
What’s new? che c’è di nuovo?
Nothing much Non molto
Good night! Buona notte!
See you later! A dopo
Good bye! Arrivederci!
Asking for Help and Directions
I’m lost Mi sono perso/ persa (feminine)
Can I help you? Posso aiutarti?/ posso aiutarla (polite)?
Can you help me? Potresti aiutarmi?/ potrebbe aiutarmi? (polite)
Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? Dove posso trovare (il bagno/ la farmacia?)
Go straight! then turn left/ right! Vada dritto! e poi giri a destra/ sinistra!
I’m looking for john. Sto cercando John.
One moment please! Un momento prego!
Hold on please! (phone) Attenda prego!
How much is this? Quanto costa questo?
Excuse me …! (to ask for something) Scusami!/ Mi scusi! (polite)
Excuse me! ( to pass by) Permesso
Come with me! Vieni con me!/ Venga con me! (polite)
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How to Introduce Yourself
Do you speak (English/ Italian)? Parli (inglese/italiano)?/ Parla (inglese/italiano)? (polite)
Just a little. Solo un po’.
What’s your name? Quale è il suo nome?
My name is … Mi chiamo …
Mr…/ Mrs.…/ Miss… Signor …/ Signora …(usually for both Mrs. & Ms)
Nice to meet you! è un piacere conoscerti!/ è un piacere conoscerla (polite)
You’re very kind! Sei molto gentile!/ lei è molto gentile (polite)
Where are you from? Di dove sei?/ Di dove è? (polite)
I’m from (the U.S/ Italy) Sono (statunitense, italiano).
I’m (American) Sono americano.
Where do you live? Dove vivi?/ Dove vive? (polite)
I live in (the U.S/ Italy) Vivo (negli stati uniti / in Italia)
Did you like it here? ti piace qui?
Italy is a wonderful country L’italia è un paese meraviglioso.
What do you do for a living? cosa fai per vivere?
I work as a (translator/ businessman) Lavoro come (traduttore/ uomo d’affari)
I like Italian Mi piace l’italiano.
I’ve been learning Italian for 1 month imparo l’italiano da un mese.
Oh! That’s good! Grande!
How old are you? Quanti anni hai?
I’m (twenty, thirty…) years old. Ho (venti, trenta …) anni.
I have to go Devo andare
I will be right back! Torno subito!
Wish Someone Something
Good luck! Buona fortuna!
Happy birthday! Buon compleanno!
Happy new year! Felice anno nuovo!
Merry Christmas! Buon natale!
Congratulations! Congratulazioni!
Enjoy! (for meals…) Buon appetite!
I’d like to visit Italy one day Mi piacerebbe visitare l’Italia un giorno di questi!
Say hi to John for me Saluta John da parte mia!
Bless you (when sneezing) Salute!
Good night and sweet dreams! Buona notte e sogni d’oro!
Solving a Misunderstanding
I’m Sorry! (if you don’t hear something) Sono spiacente!
Sorry (for a mistake) Scusami!/ Mi scusi! (polite)
No Problem! Non c’è problema!
Can You Say It Again? Potresti ripetere per favore?/ Potrebbe ripetere per favore? (polite)
Can You Speak Slowly? Puoi parlare lentamente? Potrebbe parlare lentamente? (polite)
Write It Down Please! Scrivilo per favore!/ Lo scriva per favore (polite)
I Don’t Understand! Non capisco!
I Don’t Know! Non lo so!
I Have No Idea. Non ne ho idea!
What’s That Called In Italian? Come si chiama quella cosa in italiano?
What Does “gato” Mean In English? Cosa significa “scusami” in inglese?
How Do You Say “Please” In Italian? Come dite “please” in italiano?
What Is This? Cos’è questa cosa?
My Italian is bad. il mio italiano è orribile.
I need to practice my Italian ho bisogno di fare pratica con il mio italiano
Don’t worry! non ti preoccupare !
Italian Expressions and Words
Good/ Bad/ So-So. Buono/ Cattico/ Così e così
Big/ Small Grosso/ Piccolo
Today/ Now Oggi/ Adesso
Tomorrow/ Yesterday Domani/ ieri
Yes/ No Si/ No
Here you go! (when giving something) Eccolo!
Do you like it? Ti piace?
I really like it! Mi piace davvero.
I’m hungry/ thirsty. Sono Affamato/ Assetato.
In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night. Di mattina/ Di sera/ Di notte.
(also Stamattina/ Stasera = this ~)
This/ That. Here/There Questo/ Quello. Qui/ Li.
Me/ You. Him/ Her. io/ tu, voi (you polite). Lui/ Lei
Really! Davvero!
Look! Guarda!
Hurry up! Sbrigati!
What? Where? Cosa? Dove?
What time is it? Che ore sono?
It’s 10 o’clock. 07:30pm. Sono le dieci precise. le sette e trenta
Give me this! Dammi questo!
I love you! Ti amo!/ Ti voglio bene!
I feel sick. Mi sento male!
I need a doctor Ho bisogno di un dottore!
One, Two, Three Uno, Due, Tre.
Four, Five, Six Quattro, Cinque, Sei.
Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten Sette, Otto, Nove, Dieci.
Learn Italian Alphabet
Italian Alphabet has 21 letters
(plus the 5 letters used in foreign words)
A A Amore (love)
B Bi Bambino (boy)
C Ci Casa (house)
D Di Deserto (desert)
E E Essere (to be)
F Effe Forza (force / power)
G Gi Gruppo (group)
H Acca Hotel (hotel – ‘h’ is silent)
I I Italia (Italy)
J*
I lungo
Joystick (joystick)
Jupiter (the Roman god)
K*
Kappa
Kiwi (kiwi)
L Elle Limone (Lemon)
M Emme Macchina (car)
N Enne Notte (night)
O O Opera (opera)
P Pi Piazza (square)
Q Qu Questo (this)
R Erre Rosso (red)
S Esse Settimana (week) sounds like ’s’
Rosa (rose) sounds like ‘z’
T Ti Tutto (all)
U U Uscita (exit / escape)
V Vu Via (street)
W* Doppio vu
Walter (personal name)
X*
Ics
Xilografia (xylography)
Y*
Ipsilon
Yogurt (yoghurt)
Z Zeta Zucchero (sugar) sounds like ‘ts’
Zero (zero) sounds like ‘dz’
Combined letters:
Some letters can have a different pronunciation in Italian depending upon which vocal or consonant follow them.
Combination Sounds like Listen Example Listen
ca / co / cu ‘k’ Cucina (kitchen)
ce / ci ‘tsch’ Cinema (cinema)
che / chi ‘k’ Chiave (key)
ga / go / gu a hard ‘g’ Gomma (rubber / tyre)
ge / gi ‘dj’ Gelato (ice cream / icy)
ghe / ghi a hard ‘g’ Ghetto (ghetto)
GLI similar to American
Spanish ‘ll’ or Portuguese ‘lh’
Aglio (garlic)
GLA / GLE /
GLO / GLU
‘gl’ Gloria (glory)
gn Spanish ‘ñ’ Gnocchi (potato dumplings)
sca / sco / scu ’sk’ Scuola (school)
sce / scI ’sh’ Scienza (science)
SCHE / SCHI ’sk’ Schiuma (foam)
Actually the Italian alphabet does not normally include the letters J, K, W X and Y, but since there are some words derived from other languages that are normally used in Italy (as well as personal names).
Spanish Language
Spanish language is one of the most beautiful languages in the world and learning it opens the wide way into the fantastic reach culture. Spanish is the native language ofmore than 500 million people in the world. In addition to Spain, Spanish is the official language of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In addition, it is widely spoken in several other nations, including Canada, Morocco, the Philippines, and the United States. The history of the Spanish language and the origin of the dialects of Spain begin with the linguistic evolution of Vulgar Latin. It’s one of the Romance languages in the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European language family, then if you know French or Italian which are also belonging to Roman languages group you have all chances to learn speak Spanish perfectly.
Pronouncing in Spanish you do not need to be expressed since the verb itself will identify the subject, In Spanish, a pronoun is only needed when referring to a third person (singular or plural) for proper identification purposes since it can be a “she”, a “he” or even a formal second person singular. In the plural, the verb ending could be referring to a “they” (masculine or feminine) or to “ustedes”, a form of the second person plural used by everyone in all the Hispanic countries, except in Spain, where “vosotros” is preferred.
In Spanish, you can say who is speaking or whom somebody is speaking about by the form of the conjugated verb. This is different from English where most all the forms of most verbs are the same: I eat, you eat, we eat, they eat,etc. So in English we have to use the subject pronouns all of the time. But in Spanish, since each form is unique and reveals the subject, we don’t have to use the subject pronouns. you may use a subject pronoun or even a name so it is clear whom you are speaking about.
I yo
you (familiar) tъ
you (formal) usted
he йl
she ella
we nosotros (men and/or women)
you people (familiar) vosotros (men and/or women)
them (men and/or women) ellos
them (women) ellas
you people (formal) ustedes (men and/or women
Learn Spanish in Spain
The best way to learn any foreign language you are interested in is to stay in the country where the language is native not for a wile absorbing in culture, tradition, town and village life, people, and learning the language as well. Connecting with the native speakers of target language as real person the process of the learning helps you not only to perfect a pronounce and practices your spoken language but also gives so called genuine examples from real life.
In achieving high motivation, cultural aspect does have a great role because learners like culturally based activities such as singing, dancing, role playing, doing research on countries and peoples, etc. And living in an age of post-modernism, in an age of tolerance towards different ideologies, religions, sub-cultures and we should understand not only other language but also the other culture. No doubt such way of learning foreign language is much more interesting and effective.
CorrectMyText service
Not everyone can employ to himself a foreign teacher .What to do? The exit is – it is necessary to look closer at service CorrectMyText. This service is created specially for people who need to know a foreign language perfectly. Developers could collect a command of professionals from the different countries which help users of service quickly and without problems to familiarize with knowledge of English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian languages.
There are also experts who can train Russian, Chinese, Korean, or Japanese. Direct dialogue with native speakers will allow studying grammar, correct use of words and the word-combinations, the settled phrases and turns. To start work with a site it is necessary simply to be registered. After successful procedure the user will have an opportunity to download the texts sounded by native speakers, and also to place the variants of translation of these texts. It is remarkable that other visitors of the project can edit them, or simply specify in discrepancies or grammatical errors. Let us notice that the resource is equipped by interfaces in several main European and Asian languages. Among competitors it is necessary to note following social services for language studying: RapidSteps, English by Skype and Livemocha.
Star exam 1.2
Presumably, the best types of teachers are those who know how to use games in their work.
Star Exam 1.2 is the Game for improvement of knowledge of English language of
primary and intermediate school students. Game has been developed for schoolboys in New Zealand. Examination tests include check of a lexicon, a pronunciation in English language. Though examination has been developed for schoolboys at whom an English native language, it can use and for language studying. Therefore it can use and those who wishes to study language.
This computer program will let you play several tricky games and this way allow you to study new words and relations between them, and more complex questions like style and emotions seamlessly. The gaming scenario is common: you run through questions, see several answer choices and are to select the right answer (or several right answers) and obtain points.
Glance on the other hand
Nobody begins to deny the fact that the language is our world outlook, world vision, culture, mindset. Usual and familiar, soaked in other language culture allows looking at all on the other hand, changes stereotypes, updates vision.
Smoke on the Water Japanese version
