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		mixmastamyk on June 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If English was written like Chinese (1999) The big difference between ES and PT is the accent/pronunciation of letters and matching words. Secondarily, is the differing vocabulary. But a lot of these are still understood as archaic/uncommon alternative words. (see shoen's post below.) So, if you learn the accent of the other language, all of a sudden a large portion of the language is unlocked. This happened to me, almost like a light switch. I don't have a lot of experience with Italian but it seems like the pronunciation is closer to Spanish.

qalmakka on June 5, 2024 [–]

> I don't have a lot of experience with Italian but it seems like the pronunciation is closer to Spanish.

Yeah the phonetics are very close. Castillan has more fricative sounds like [ð], [θ], [x] and [β] and no open vowels, but that's it.

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