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They are related, they belong to the Latin language family.
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∙ 6y agoSpanish and Portuguese are closely related languages, but Spanish speakers and Portuguese speakers can't understand each other.
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What countries in the Iberian peninsula speak Spanish?
Spain and Portugal are the two countries that make up the Iberian peninsula. In Spain they speak Spanish and in Portugal they speak Portuguese.
Why doesn't Portugal speak Spanish?
Portugal is a country. Spain is another. In Portugal you speak Portuguese and in Spain, Spanish. Portugal has been a country since 1143 and since then Portuguese has always been it's official language.
What is portugeese?
it is a language people in Portugal speak. instead of the language other culturs speak.
History of Portugal?
Portugal's history, is basically the exact same as Spain. For Portugal and Spain have mirroring histories. Portugal, was part of the Roman Empire. Part of the ancient Roman province of Hispania which was the entire Iberian Peninsula. Then, Portugal became a seperate Roman province known as Lusitania. Muslim forces, known was the Moors then conquered what is now Portugal and Spain. After the Muslims were driven out, Portugal became a country. The Portuguese language, orginated from the same language as Spanish, the Latin language. The Portuguese language, also has origins from Spain, from the Galician language, which turned into Galician-Portuguese. Portugal and Spain, became colonial powers during the Age of Imperialism. Portugal owned, territories in South America, Africa and Southeast Asia. Both empires signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which gave western South America to Spain and east South America to Portugal. So Brazilians speak Portuguese, as the national language. Think of Portugal, basically like Spain without the Spanish language. For Portuguese and Spanish people are basically, sister ethnicities. The only real difference is that the Portuguese government today is a demoratic, and Spain's government is a monarchy. Both countries have their own languages.
What is the language in portagl?
The official language of Portugal is Portuguese, which is spoken by nearly everyone there. There are some local dialects (variations of the language) used in the Azore Islands or in parts of Portugal near the border with Spain, especially in the northern parts, but even people who speak these dialects use Portuguese to outsiders.
75 percent of people in spain speak what language?
More than 90% of people in Spain speak Spanish. There is no language in Spain that is spoken by only 75% of the population.
What language do people speak in Portagul?
people speak PORTUGESE the place is called Portugal
Does Europe speak Brazilian?
There is no such language as Brazilian. The language most people in Brazil speak is Portuguese. Portugal is a European country.
Why do Brazilians speak portoguese?
Brazil was colonised by Portugal, hence the Language
Is French spoken in Lisbon Portugal?
Lisbon is the capital of Portugal. The national language there is Portuguese. There are some French speakers in Lisbon, but not terribly many. If you do not speak Portuguese, English is the best language to speak as many Lisbonians speak a degree of English.
Why do Mexicans speak Spanish?
this is a dumb question, why do Americans speak English? Mexico was colonized by Spain, Spain imposed their culture, customs,and language ,henceforth spanish became the official language.
Is Portuguese spoken anywhere in Spain?
Yes, Portuguese is spoken along the Spanish-Portugal border.
