PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE
Portuguese language is also a symbol of the country. There was a poet called Fernando Pessoa that once said “My home is Portuguese language”. It means that there is a bit of Portugal wherever Portuguese language is spoken.
·About 190 million speak Portuguese all over the world.
Countries where Portuguese language is spoken:
- In Europe – Portugal
- In Africa – Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau and S. Tome and Principe
- In America – Brazil
- In Asia – Macau
- In Oceania – Timor
Portuguese language is also spoken where there are Portuguese communities.
Portuguese has its origin in Latin - it is a Romanic language. There are other Romanic languages similar to Portuguese – Spanish, Italian, French and Romanian.
Like other living languages, Portuguese receives words from other languages, which become Portuguese words. Futebol comes from the English word football, and Restaurante comes from the French word Restaurant, chá - chinese word tchai. And, gives too: - portuguese word marmelada - in English marmalade (orange jam); pão - japonese like pan :))
Portuguese language is also a symbol of the country. There was a poet called Fernando Pessoa that once said “My home is Portuguese language”. It means that there is a bit of Portugal wherever Portuguese language is spoken.
·About 190 million speak Portuguese all over the world.
Countries where Portuguese language is spoken:
- In Europe – Portugal
- In Africa – Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau and S. Tome and Principe
- In America – Brazil
- In Asia – Macau
- In Oceania – Timor
Portuguese language is also spoken where there are Portuguese communities.
Portuguese has its origin in Latin - it is a Romanic language. There are other Romanic languages similar to Portuguese – Spanish, Italian, French and Romanian.
Like other living languages, Portuguese receives words from other languages, which become Portuguese words. Futebol comes from the English word football, and Restaurante comes from the French word Restaurant, chá - chinese word tchai. And, gives too: - portuguese word marmelada - in English marmalade (orange jam); pão - japonese like pan :))
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