Originally Posted by
oiRRio
My two favourite words in Portuguese.
Saudade which means yearning or longing generally of someone or something that's absent. Doesn't really translate directly into English as it has more feeling.
Saideira which means one of the road when drinking and of course there's never just one.
Yes, I was going to chime in on Portuguese!
They say:
English is the language of business
German is the language of science
French is the language of love
but
Portuguese is the language of the angels.
Once when visiting Brazil I said that to a pal's sister and he thought I was hitting on her when I was really praising the beauty of the language.
Everything sounds better in Portuguese.
One of my favorite Brazilian songs is
A Felicidade
Felicidade means happiness but the song starts: "Tristeza nao tem fin (Sadness has no end)" such beautiful irony.
Studying Portuguese is on my bucket list.
Jim