How difficult is it to learn Portuguese?
On One Hand: Portuguese Grammar is Not DifficultThe Portuguese language is not difficult to learn, according to Transparent Language Learning. It is similar to many other South American and European tongues, including Spanish and French, in the way sentences are constructed with the subject-verb-object order. It may be somewhat easier to learn in fact, as most students don’t need to learn Portuguese in the second person–this form of speaking is somewhat rare in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Brazil.On the Other: Portuguese Sounds Are More Difficult to MasterAs with any language, there is a learning curve involved speaking and understanding spoken Portuguese. Some vowels take on a nasally tone, which most English-speaking natives might find somewhat difficult to master. In addition, some consonants, like C, R and T, have more than one pronunciation.Bottom LineAside from the typical hurdles of pronouncing a foreign language, Portuguese is not an especially difficult language to
