My native language is Spanish, so it has been relatively easy to learn Portuguese these past months. But listening to actual people speaking is a little harder because natives skip over a lot of the sounds and replace them with a CHÑ sound.What's a good resource where I can hear to a lot of people talking about any topic?
Really depends, on how you’d like to learn. It’s definitely easier for Portuguese speakers to understand Spanish. I can understand Spanish but when I respond in Portañol, they don’t get it. Maybe start watching globo.com.br programmes as they’re accessible online. Stick with it, it’s a lovely language
>>2737654>My native language is SpanishListen spic,You already have a massive advantage over us Aryan Germanic speakers. Just spent a few months in Brazil and get a job in a bar or something. That helped me learn German
>>2737750I'd recommend globo shows/movies as well. The way actors speak in our shows is what portuguese "should" sound like when spoken correctly, which of course nobody does. It should ease you into the language. I do enjoy watching talk shows, either Programa do Jô with other international guests or Provocações, which can be watched entirely for free on YT and feels more natural since it's not a big production.
Michel Thomas is the fastest way to advance in any language. Unfortunately he only does European Portuguese, and that’s not much use for South AmericaTry an AI tool like teacherai
I believe this thread belongs on /int/
Start imitating what you hear when you think it has tricky pronunciation.You have to be able to connect the sound contractions with the mouth/brain mechanisms that cause them in the first place.So if you hear 'sokay in English, you have to understand it comes from "it is okay" and get a feeling for saying it so lazily that only the S remains from the first two words.Once it feels logical, and you're able to produce it on command, you'll start hearing it more naturally.
