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About igorrsobral
- Birthday 07/30/1995
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English and German
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Portuguese
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I don't use to dream often but I've only had dreams in Portuguese (my language) and English... and I can speak other languages too, not fluently but I can. Although there was one Anime-dream I had and it was in Japanese and I don't know a word of it.
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Well I'm Portuguese and the Portuguese language developed in the Western Iberian Peninsula from Latin brought there by Roman soldiers and colonists starting in the 3rd century BC. Old Portuguese, also known as Galician-Portuguese, began to diverge from other Romance languages after the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the barbarian invasions in the 5th century and started appearing in written documents around the 9th century. By the 13th century, Galician-Portuguese had become a mature language with its own literature and began to split into two languages. In all aspects—phonology, morphology, lexicon and syntax—Portuguese is essentially the result of an organic evolution of Vulgar Latin with some influences from other languages that I mentioned above. Portuguese was brought to Brazil when Pedro Álvares Cabral was intended to go to India but deviated from the route and ended up in South America.
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I started learning German really because it was the only subject I was allowed to choose in my school and my "degree" so I decided to go with it, and I actually liked it. It seems like a complex language but it is not as hard as one would think. German is actually leading right now among all other countries in Europe and is one important world potency so I think it is always a plus.
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Do you think German sounds "aggressive" ???
igorrsobral replied to linguaholic's topic in German Language | Discussion
Since I've started studying German I've noticed the language can sound quite rough and aggressive, it is true. Just as Italian sounds melodic and cheerful. I've watched German movies while learning the beginnings and there were parts of normal dialogue where it really seem they were fighting. Just like Chinese, I also find it aggressive. -
Ever found people angry that you do not speak their language?
igorrsobral replied to jcannon's topic in Language Learning
This happens a lot in Spain. Spanish people are extremely proud of their country and their own language. When I was in a Spanish restaurant in Madrid once (I'm Portuguese) and I started talking Portuguese and, although I knew they had understood, they would always answer back in Spanish... always. Even if you don't understand it. They are that proud of their culture. -
I agree with this too and have actually put it to the test - I've offered myself to teach her at least with the basics like "how are you" and stuff and she insists she doesn't want my help and she's fine on her own. Yes, she doesn't even know how to start a conversation like "Hello, how are you, what are you up to?". It's frightening.
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Difference of learning a new language from your native language
igorrsobral replied to xxxxxx's topic in Language Learning
Learning a new language can't be comparative to learning our native language... one takes effort and the other, well, doesn't, really. Our native language is embedded in our daily life, we don't learn it, it eventually comes to us like breathing since it's everywhere and in everyone in our surroundings. Learning a new language isn't. Or it might be, but if we're older, it's harder. -
Most beautiful building in your town
igorrsobral replied to Abundzu's topic in English Lounge - Conversations in English only
Cristo Rei in Portugal, Almada. I actually love this so much. Not a building but... -
Let's make up a Story...
igorrsobral replied to eruvande's topic in English Lounge - Conversations in English only
She suddenly woke up - that creature's laugh was her mother laughing at her stupid faces she was doing while sleeping. -
É muito bom haver uma secção para que as pessoas possam aprender/desenvolver e aliviar alguma curiosidade sobre a língua portuguesa
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Welcome to the forum, Mizali! Hope you have a good time around here and can enjoy/start learning some other languages. Spanish is a fundamental language too!
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I've actually never felt that way because if you're learning a language that's not your own, people can't expect you to be at the highest level of knowledge and verbalization of that language... it's ignorant and childish. I know and I've encountered people that speak some languages better than me and of course they have been studying them longer than I have.
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The best part of learning new languages
igorrsobral replied to polaroidsredwine's topic in Language Learning
Learning new languages feels great... I've never really studied Spanish since it is a lot like Portuguese, so when I went to Spain for the first time a few years back and I had a really solid conversation with the coffee man... I felt so happy. I used expressions I didn't even know I knew! Feels so great, because when you learn a new language, you become a part of that country's culture and that gives you a head start to knowing more about the country. -
What do you think about multiple choice tests/exams?
igorrsobral replied to linguaholic's topic in Language Learning
I'm not really used to multiple choice tests, only one of my teachers uses multiple choices in her tests and I actually prefer it. But it depends on the subject; there are subjects where it's not that practical to use multiple choice questions, like History. I'm currently studying Advanced History and never have I had a multiple choice question, although I'd prefer it because History has a lot to study and sometimes I can't remember everything - but I have to to get a good grade. So I'm kind of in a mixed spot right now.