Do you think the portuguese language a romantic language?

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The discussion revolves around whether the Portuguese language can be considered a "romantic" language, with participants sharing their personal opinions and experiences regarding the sounds of various languages, including Portuguese, French, Spanish, and Italian. The conversation touches on perceptions of language aesthetics and the subjective nature of what makes a language sound romantic.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express uncertainty about whether Brazilian Portuguese sounds romantic compared to other languages like Spanish and European Portuguese.
  • One participant argues that French is the most romantic sounding language, citing its softness, while another disagrees and ranks Spanish as the most romantic, followed by Portuguese and Italian.
  • There are claims that personal preference plays a significant role in determining which languages sound romantic.
  • Some participants mention their negative experiences with language teachers, particularly regarding the pronunciation of French words, which leads to discussions about the variability in language pronunciation.
  • One participant states that there is no definitive "correct" pronunciation in French, suggesting that perceptions of language can vary widely.
  • Another participant notes that while Portuguese is a Romance language derived from Latin, its romantic qualities are subjective and dependent on context and speaker.
  • Several participants share humorous observations about the sounds of German compared to other languages, with some finding it harsh or amusing.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on whether Portuguese is a romantic language. Multiple competing views are presented, with some favoring Portuguese and others preferring Spanish or French. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the romantic qualities of these languages.

Contextual Notes

Participants' opinions are influenced by personal experiences and cultural backgrounds, leading to a variety of interpretations of what constitutes a romantic language. The discussion highlights the subjective nature of language perception.

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My natural idiom is the brazilian-portuguese, so, I don't know to say if the my idiom sounds romantic (like espanish and portuguese-portuguese) or not... What do you think?

As says a dictation in pt:
"Grama na mão dos outros é sempre mais verde do que na nossa."
 
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I think French is the most romantic sounding, it's just soft sounding. Nothing to do with the French people. My mother was French and hated the French.

Oddly, in elementary school, they hired a teacher from Brazil to teach Spanish, needless to say, it was a shock, having had Mexican teachers previously, we were all left scratching our heads. It's not the same. She was teaching Portugese.

The worst language experience was in 10th grade, they didn't have a French language teacher, so assigned some woman that had no clue to teach. I dropped out after the second class when she didn't know how to pronounce the month of August, Août, she decided it was pronounced "out". I told her she was wrong, she disagreed. :eek: If a teacher doesn't know the subject, they should at least check.
 
I don't think french sounds romantic, for me, the most romanitcs are: 1st spanish, 2nd portuguese and 3rd italian. I don't think that enligsh sounds romantic too, but the english music are certainly the best, no doubt!
 
Lol, of course it all boils down to personal preference. French is usually considered the most romantic language though.

http://french.about.com/gi/pages/poll.htm?linkback=http%3A%2F%2Ffrench.about.com%2Fb%2F2014%2F02%2F08%2Fpoll-what-is-the-most-romantic-language.htm&poll_id=4091408512&poll=1

I'd have to say German is one of the harshest sounding languages.
 
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Evo said:
Lol, of course it all boils down to personal preference. French is usually considered the most romantic language though.

http://french.about.com/gi/pages/poll.htm?linkback=http%3A%2F%2Ffrench.about.com%2Fb%2F2014%2F02%2F08%2Fpoll-what-is-the-most-romantic-language.htm&poll_id=4091408512&poll=1

I'd have to say German is one of the harshest sounding languages.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlATOHGj9EY&feature=kp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlATOHGj9EY&feature=kp

I :!) Germans!
 
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Leibniz said that german is language for speak with horse, kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
All their articles was written in Latin or French.

Look this portugue music


and this italian
 
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OMG, the German video was so funny!
 
I liked the video. German language sounds like they are pissed off haha
 
Evo said:
The worst language experience was in 10th grade, they didn't have a French language teacher, so assigned some woman that had no clue to teach. I dropped out after the second class when she didn't know how to pronounce the month of August, Août, she decided it was pronounced "out". I told her she was wrong, she disagreed. :eek: If a teacher doesn't know the subject, they should at least check.

There are three different ways to pronounce août that I commonly hear and "out" is one of them.
 
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GabDX said:
There are three different ways to pronounce août that I commonly hear and "out" is one of them.

There is no correct pronunciation of the French language. However you might pronounce something, someone will tell you it's wrong.
 
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GabDX said:
There are three different ways to pronounce août that I commonly hear and "out" is one of them.
I'm French and I've never heard it pronounced as anything other than OOT. I'm referring to the correct french pronunciation, I'm sure some people mispronounce it.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdPCM85mWCQ




and here

http://www.forvo.com/word/août/

and here

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/août#Pronunciation
 
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I'm a Québecois and I've heard a-ou, ou and oute. I would say 'ou' is the most common pronunciation here. When you said 'out' I thought you meant 'oute', like in the examples you posted.
 
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GabDX said:
I'm a Québecois and I've heard a-ou, ou and oute. I would say 'ou' is the most common pronunciation here. When you said 'out' I thought you meant 'oute', like in the examples you posted.
Ah, I was wondering how bad it was up in Canada, not as bad as I thought. We have people in the US with such bad slang that there are joke dictionaries like Texan to English. :-p

No, that woman was telling us it was pronounced *owt*, like in owl.
 
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lisab said:
I :!) Germans!
The video is rather amusing.

I suppose one's perception is affected by enunciation, or vocalization. Certainly, the German would sound different if it were spoken somewhat more softly, or perhaps by the same woman who speaks the French.
 
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Technically Spanish is the most widely spoken Romance language with Portuguese second and French third :-p
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_languages

As a more serious answer IMO French (especially a French accent!) is the most romantic :!)
 
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I personally believe that there is really no such thing as a "romantic" language. Whether a language is romantic or not depends heavily on the specific speaker and the context in which is spoken.

As an aside, please note I mean "romantic" as being about love/romance. Of course, Portuguese, along with Spanish, French, Italian, etc., are Romance languages, i.e. languages evolved from Vulgar (i.e. vernacular) Latin.
 
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StatGuy2000 said:
As an aside, please note I mean "romantic" as being about love/romance. Of course, Portuguese, along with Spanish, French, Italian, etc., are Romance languages, i.e. languages evolved from Vulgar (i.e. vernacular) Latin.

Yes I got that. Hence why I included the emoticon to indicate my response was light hearted.
 
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1. French
2. Spanish
3. Arabic
 
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Portuguese doesn't sound romantic to me. There are 3 languages that sound romantic imo - Italian, Spanish and French.
 

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