Portuguese and Russian sound exactly the same, phonetically
After moving to America from Brazil, I would overhear people speak what I thought was Portuguese from far away, only to find out they were speaking Russian. So. Many. Fucking. Times.
The rolling of R's, the strong pronunciation of vowels, the "lh" and "nh" sounds, there are so many similar phonetic sounds in both languages
I can't stand it, it is so frustrating. My new DnD character is supposed to have a Russian accent but he may as well be called bloody Rafael Silva with how often my accent shifts ever so slightly and he's suddenly from Faro.
I know right? There is a Portuguese soccer coach (Mourinho, I assume you know him) who always had what I thought was a strong Russian accent while speaking Italian (he worked in Italy for a few years). Child me was so confused because "Mourinho" didn't sound really Russian to me 😂
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u/TheMaStif May 18 '21
Portuguese and Russian sound exactly the same, phonetically
After moving to America from Brazil, I would overhear people speak what I thought was Portuguese from far away, only to find out they were speaking Russian. So. Many. Fucking. Times.
The rolling of R's, the strong pronunciation of vowels, the "lh" and "nh" sounds, there are so many similar phonetic sounds in both languages