Originally Posted by TaviraTrog

Originally Posted by PubChampion

Or pursuade the Portuguese goverment to adopt English instead of Brasilian Portuguese. Might prove easier than learning Portuguese, especially when you don't even know which of them you need to learn.

Originally Posted by PubChampion

Or pursuade the Portuguese goverment to adopt English instead of Brasilian Portuguese. Might prove easier than learning Portuguese, especially when you don't even know which of them you need to learn.

Originally Posted by whitehorse

Thanks guys

Really enjoyed the help and the amusing stories.

I am horrified that Portugal is giving up it's national language to Brazilian Portuguese. Surely the Portuguese took the language to South America, so yours is the original. I guess economics and numbers of population are at the core of this odd decision. Bit like the UK adopting Australian English

Thanks for all the comments on losing the 'o's and the is it or isn't it 'Faz'

How do the Portuguese say 'Cherio' rather than the more formal 'Good-bye'

I have as candidates - 'Adeus' - {I understand only for close friends} or 'Até breve' or or Até logo' or até a próxima or 'Tchau' { but that may be Brazilian}. Which are in common usage? Your feedback would be appreciated.

regards

Ray

Originally Posted by cavalierhome

There is a very big difference between conversational Portuguese (the real stuff) and what books and schools say.

Don't anybody hold your breath about Brazilian becoming the language in PT... That will never actually happen in terms of how we speak.

It's a matter of expression that makes how we speak different from how we are supposed to speak.

For example... "I understand" ... "Eu comprendo".... well not really most times we simply say "Claro” meaning clear or transparent... But it also means I understand when used at the right moment.

Originally Posted by gazz

..... found a brazilian lad off the internet.........

Originally Posted by derbyflan

Bet you did

Originally Posted by cavalierhome

There is a very big difference between conversational Portuguese (the real stuff) and what books and schools say.

Don't anybody hold your breath about Brazilian becoming the language in PT... That will never actually happen in terms of how we speak.

It's a matter of expression that makes how we speak different from how we are supposed to speak.

For example... "I understand" ... "Eu comprendo".... well not really most times we simply say "Claro” meaning clear or transparent... But it also means I understand when used at the right moment.

Originally Posted by derbyflan

I also noticed a wide use of the word 'tambem' which means 'also' when agreeing with someone. This was on the Silver Coast though.

Originally Posted by derbyflan

Bet you did

Originally Posted by local

Oh, no, we won't have brazilian accent 'era só mais o que faltava! Cavalierhome, is there any English expression to ilustrate the one above in English?
What we are about to have as the same as in Brazilian is the written...which for me makes no sense to say the word FACT as 'fato' without the 'c' that's the same as suit!

Facto - fact
Fato - suit

They want to keep the word FATO for suit and for fact. (without the 'c' )

Originally Posted by derbyflan

Whereas in English 'Fatto' means my ex-wife.

With a capital 'C'