Portuguese - Phonetically speaking...

Claro que é. Não é tão lindo que nem españhol mas é muito melhor do que françês que é forçado em demasia.

Bem vindo, espero que fique pois meu português esta piorando e preciso treinar.

Many languages have similar phonetics, but the rhythm and flow is what really makes their character, in my experience.... I haven't had much experience with Portuguese, but I do think that Spanish is beautiful, or at least moreso than English or French, and I've heard it's similar.

For me i like spanish language more than portugese ..... thats what i think spanish is beautiful language ..... i like english although it is not my mother language ........ but i like spanish more and i hope oneday i will speak this language

Hmmm...visto que não me considero objectivo neste respeito - se a minha lingua soa bem ou é linda fonéticamente - não posso responder, mas acho que o Português Brasileiro é mais 'musical e lírico' para o ouvido do que o Português de Portugal. Talvez porque o calão Brasileiro e as suas expressões idiomáticas são para mim tão diferentes e por isso um tanto exótico? A sua pronuncia e sotaque diferente? Enfim...

Seeing as I don't consider myself objective in this regard - whether my language sounds nice or is beautiful phonetically - I cannot answer but I think that the Brazilian Portuguese is more musical & lyrical to the ear than Portuguese is from Portugal. Perhaps their slang & idiomatic expressions are to me so different and therefore a little exotic? Its different pronunciation & accent? Anyhow...

I can recount an odd episode though: in Northern England a Pakistani taxi driver asked me if I was Afghani after he had overheard me speaking with another Portuguese. More recently some British have remarked to me when they overhear my conversations with my family that it seems & sounds to them as if I am speaking Russian!
I can only assume that Russian, an Afghan language (Pashto?) and Portuguese occasionally have a "jsh" sound that makes us sound similar? Our flows are all different though. Difficult to compare as when I think I am hearing Russian, it just might not be! And much less any Afghan language ;-)

My vote for the most beautiful sounding language though, is Japanese.

To Superjuly: I think it helps that one doesn't understand it, then one can simply follow the musical tones & cadences. I guess this is why you asked non-Portuguese speakers to reply :-)

Craven:



Erm, I spotted this post of yours in another Forum (Africa) but the last post was in Sept '03 (I am browsing so I'm avoiding it being revived again. I hope Superjuly doesn't mind my butting in on the Portuguese theme
(mil desculpas!) but seeing as I picked up that you spoke Portuguese and would probably revisit this topic again (and you probably get zillions of PMs)...

The answer, should you still be wondering, is "soutie" short for "soutpiel"
Afrikaans: "sout"=salt and "piel"=penis.

That's a perfect way to put it. Thanks!

ArohemQ thanks! I just saw this.

Please feel free to wake up old threads anytime!