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Portuguese Is WAY Bigger Than You Think! — 5 Reasons to Learn It

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Channel: Mike Martins · 2016 · Howto & Style

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In this video I’m giving you my five reasons why you should learn Portuguese. I see plenty of videos talking about learning Spanish, French, German and other major languages, but Portuguese doesn’t seem to get nearly the attention I think it deserves.

I start by talking about the similarities between Portuguese and Spanish. If you learn Portuguese, you’ll notice a huge amount of vocabulary and sentence structure that can make Spanish easier to understand. I speak Spanish regularly myself, and I give a few examples showing just how closely the two languages can sound in everyday conversation.

Then there’s the international side of Portuguese. Portugal and Brazil are only part of the story. Portuguese connects people across several countries and regions, including Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor and Macau. For somebody interested in international business, travel, commodities or simply experiencing different cultures, learning Portuguese can open some interesting doors.

I also get into the number of Portuguese speakers around the world and why I believe the importance of the language is often underestimated. I talk about Brazil’s enormous population, Portuguese-speaking Africa and my disagreement with some of the numbers I was seeing published online at the time.

And yes, I also throw in some more lighthearted reasons to learn it!

But my number-one reason is really about getting outside the world you already know. Learning another language can introduce you to different cultures, different ways of thinking, different communities and potentially an entirely different direction in life. I tell the story of an Australian friend who eventually moved to Brazil, learned Portuguese and built a new life there.

These are my personal top five. If you speak Portuguese, Spanish or another Romance language, tell me what you think.

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