How to NOT Speak PORTUÑOL/PORTUNHOL | Spanish vs. Portuguese @PolyglotSecrets
How to NOT Speak PORTUÑOL/PORTUNHOL | Spanish vs. Portuguese  @PolyglotSecrets
Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago
Hi friends! This week, I am coming with a video on the differences between Spanish and Portuguese and how to avoid speaking the dreaded portuñol or portunhol. Watch for tips on how to switch between the two languages without mixing them and share your own tricks!

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⌛ Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:58 What is portuñol?
3:03 Get in a different "skin"/play pretend
6:21 Pay attention to pronunciation and phonetics
8:02 Learn the main types of differences in vocabulary
11:27 Pay attention to sound shifts
12:16 Be careful with word endings
12:52 Common word root changes
13:25 Words of Arabic origin
15:19 Tenses with haber vs ter
16:08 Forming the progressive tense
16:41 Forming the future tense
17:12 Use of definite articles with names
17:47 Practice, practice, practice
18:38 Use voice recognition
20:02 Outro
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