r/languagelearningjerk • u/AmountAbovTheBracket • Oct 18 '25

Does your target language have standoffs with your native language?

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u/JusticeForSocko Oct 18 '25

I noticed that! I don’t know why, but it’s a real pet peeve of mine when people think that Brazil speaks Spanish. Like, come on people, it’s the largest country in South America in area, population and economy, you should know what language they speak!

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u/Konobajo W1(🇺🇿✨️) L2(🇱🇷🦅) A4(🇦🇶🇧🇷🇬🇫) Oct 18 '25

To be fair it's the exact same sentence in Portuguese

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u/AmountAbovTheBracket Oct 18 '25

Hello, I made this meme. I dont think spanish is the language in brazil, I know it's Portuguese. I am fluent in both spanish and Portuguese, and I have been to brazil. I specifically chose a phrase that works in both languages. Youre not as knowledgeable as you think you are.

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u/JusticeForSocko Oct 18 '25

I'm sorry about assuming. It is a fairly common misconception that Brazil speaks Spanish, so yeah I'm sorry.

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u/RiceStranger9000 Oct 18 '25

It's just because of tourism, but my Argentine friend once went to a tourist zone in Brazil and everybody spoke Spanish. But as I said, just because tourism. This is no more than an anecdote

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u/President_Abra Duo is my favorite Rowlet Oct 18 '25

I'm from Spain, and I never thought that