Do you think the portuguese language a romantic language?

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In summary: Who knows. All I know is that I find French speakers the most attractive. :)In summary, the Brazilian Portuguese speaker thinks that French is the most romantic sounding language. They think that Spanish is also a romantic language, but it's just soft sounding. They don't think that English sounds romantic. German is harsh sounding and the worst language experience they've ever had was when they were assigned a French teacher that didn't know how to pronounce the month of August, Août. Lastly, they think that there is no correct pronunciation of the French language, but that you might pronounce something, someone will tell you it's wrong.
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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.
 
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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!
 
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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!
 
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I liked the video. German language sounds like they are pissed off haha
 
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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. :tongue:

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 :tongue2:
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.
 

What is a romantic language?

A romantic language is a language that evolved from Latin and is primarily spoken in Western European countries. These languages are known for their musical and poetic qualities, as well as their use in literature and art.

Is Portuguese considered a romantic language?

Yes, Portuguese is considered a romantic language. It originated from Latin and is the official language of Portugal, Brazil, and several other countries. It is known for its melodic sound and its use in poetry and music.

What are the characteristics of a romantic language?

A romantic language is often characterized by its use of articles, verb conjugations, and noun gender. It also tends to have a rich vocabulary, with many words derived from Latin. These languages are known for their beauty and expressiveness.

How did Portuguese become a romantic language?

Portuguese evolved from Latin, which was brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans. Over time, it developed into its own distinct language, influenced by other languages such as Arabic, Celtic, and Germanic. It became a romantic language through its use in literature, art, and music.

What are the similarities and differences between Portuguese and other romantic languages?

Portuguese shares many similarities with other romantic languages such as Spanish, French, and Italian. They all evolved from Latin and have similar grammatical structures. However, Portuguese also has unique characteristics, such as nasal vowel sounds and a larger number of verb tenses, that set it apart from other romantic languages.

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