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[Blaxman]

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On 2002-07-25 23:26, NickNack wrote:

....Portuguese is a language I've never heard or didn't recognize it if I did. Is it similar to Spanish or does it just sound like it might be?

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Nicky, I think portuguese sounds (something like) between french and spanish. It's a really hard language to learn, even to the natives!!

Some people believes that portuguese is an ancient "secret code". :lol:

Peace

P.S.
I'm still learning english...here in this forums. Thanx teachers!!

[Nano]

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On 2002-07-25 23:26, NickNack wrote:

On 2002-07-24 21:26, Nano wrote:

I'm curious. Are you interviewing people for jobs or what? I'm asking because the interview process is just nerve-wracking to begin with. I think it would be worse for everyone if there is a language barrier.

Well, I work here as a journalist so I'm doing press interviews a lot. A few of them were with USA artists, when they came here to play because of the "cheap dollar" in the 90's. It's easier by phone, because then you can draw your questions and translate them earlier, so you mostly read them aloud and later improvise if needed. Yes, you have to pay attention to many things: your speaking, what you're hearing, what questions might arise over that, and also how it's recording (sometimes I had to put the recorder next to my ear because the phone had no speaker!). But I can tell you that after a while speaking and hearing in another language, you start THINKING in it... and then it's kinda cool. Of course, later when you pass the tape 45 times to understand what the interwee said at a certain point, you can discover he was saying things different from what you thought! But it's fun and I think I make the best of it.
In person is another matter. I try to stick to a translator if there's one, at least for making the questions which is what puts me more nervous. If not, you just use your imagination... and some hand movements too!
About Portuguese, if you ever heard a samba or bossa nova record ("Garota do Ipanema", for example) then you heard the language. Same with fado or Cesaria Evora. It sounds very warm and fun.

[NickNack]

On 2002-07-27 14:25, Nano wrote:
Well, I work here as a journalist so I'm doing press interviews a lot. A few of them were with USA artists, when they came here to play because of the "cheap dollar" in the 90's. It's easier by phone, because then you can draw your questions and translate them earlier, so you mostly read them aloud and later improvise if needed. Yes, you have to pay attention to many things: your speaking, what you're hearing, what questions might arise over that, and also how it's recording (sometimes I had to put the recorder next to my ear because the phone had no speaker!). But I can tell you that after a while speaking and hearing in another language, you start THINKING in it... and then it's kinda cool. Of course, later when you pass the tape 45 times to understand what the interwee said at a certain point, you can discover he was saying things different from what you thought! But it's fun and I think I make the best of it.
In person is another matter. I try to stick to a translator if there's one, at least for making the questions which is what puts me more nervous. If not, you just use your imagination... and some hand movements too!

Sounds like an interesting gig. It is funny how you begin to 'think' in that other language after a time. Helps a lot. I laughed when you said you had to replay the tape 45 times! Gawd, I know that feeling. I would have my headsets pressed so tight to my head my ears would sweat.

About Portuguese, if you ever heard a samba or bossa nova record ("Garota do Ipanema", for example) then you heard the language. Same with fado or Cesaria Evora. It sounds very warm and fun.

So, does that mean my favorite "Viramundo" by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 is Portuguese? If it is, then, hell, I am truly dense. :lol:

Thanks, again.

[disco1999]

I think portuguese sounds (something like) between french and spanish. It's a really hard language to learn, even to the natives!!

Portuguese can't be harder to learn than french. French is weird, all objects have a sex, the word "table" is female, la table, the word "wall" is male: le mur. Why ? don't ask!

I have been raised in french in Montreal where most people speak french as their 1st language, about 25% of them know some english. I have learned my english in late 60's by watching Tom & Jerry every sunday 9:00am on CBS and many other kid stuff on tv. Later learned grammar at school which far easier than french grammar.

[Blaxman]

On 2002-08-01 15:09, disco1999 wrote:

French is weird, all objects have a sex, the word "table" is female, la table, the word "wall" is male: le mur. Why ? don't ask!

Disco1999,

In portuguese the objects have a "sex" too!!! It can be funny, and is it, sometimes this confuses me when I have to use english.

Peace

[Nano]

On 2002-08-02 08:09, Blaxman wrote:

Disco1999,

In portuguese the objects have a "sex" too!!! It can be funny, and is it, sometimes this confuses me when I have to use english.

Peace

Same with Spanish, pal. And Italian and all other Latin-derived languages...