Today is the last day of my holidays. Tomorrow I'll be back in a place where I understand the language pretty well. Friends here are very patient with my intermediate-level Spanish — and speaking the language is part of the adventure for me — but it does get a bit tiring when you have to constantly ask people to repeat or speak more slowly.
In Portugal I understood almost nothing by ear, though reading was a bit easier as the words are close to Spanish. There are a few rules that you can pick up quickly. For example, many words in Portuguese have an "r" in place of a Spanish "l":
In Portugal I understood almost nothing by ear, though reading was a bit easier as the words are close to Spanish. There are a few rules that you can pick up quickly. For example, many words in Portuguese have an "r" in place of a Spanish "l":
| Spanish | Portuguese | |
| playa | praia | (beach) |
| iglesia | igreja | (church) |
| plaza | praça | (square (in a town)) |
| blanco | branco | (white) |
| plato | prato | (plate/dish) |
| plata | prata | (silver) |
Just thinking as I'm about to pack my bags: I haven't worn socks or long trousers for almost three weeks. I think I'll keep both near the top of my bag on the train tonight just in case I need them when I arrive in Paris in the morning.
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