Originally posted by hazmat
And unless you actually speak Portuguese, if it were spoken you would understand half of that half.
You'd be suprised... even though I don't speak neither Italian nor Portuguese, I can understand quiet a bit of it if spoken to me at a slow rate.
My Italian and Spanish roots are to blame for it!
Portuguese I have the most trouble with - altho I have managed to be a sales rep for Brazil (Spain and Mexico too). Italian I'm understanding a heck of a lot more than I thought possible without ever taking lessons nor being exposed to the Italian side of the family.