{"id":53,"date":"2019-03-19T04:36:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T04:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/languages\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2019-03-22T15:35:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T15:35:32","slug":"comparing-the-romance-languages-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/languages\/comparing-the-romance-languages\/comparing-the-romance-languages-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing the Romance Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2019\/03\/eb35b20f2af2043ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d01bb8164194f7c6_640_microscope.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2019\/03\/eb35b20f2af2043ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d01bb8164194f7c6_640_microscope.jpg 640w, https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2019\/03\/eb35b20f2af2043ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d01bb8164194f7c6_640_microscope-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I mentioned in my article &#8220;An Introduction to the Romance Languages,&#8221; the romance languages evolved from the Latin Language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Romance means &#8220;roman based.&#8221; The romance languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian bear a striking similarity, yet they are essentially different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since they all have the same Latin root, they are similar in nature. On the other hand, they are completely different languages and therefore radically different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How close is this similarity? Let&#8217;s compare these twenty common words from the Romance Languages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English                Spanish         Portuguese      French    Italian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  <strong>English<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Spanish<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Portuguese<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Italian<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>French<\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  baby\n  <\/td><td>\n  beb\u00e9\n  <\/td><td>\n  beb\u00ea\n  <\/td><td>\n  bambino\n  <\/td><td>\n  b\u00e9b\u00e9\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  son\n  <\/td><td>\n  hijo\n  <\/td><td>\n  filho\n  <\/td><td>\n  figlio\n  <\/td><td>\n  fils\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  daughter\n  <\/td><td>\n  hija\n  <\/td><td>\n  filha\n  <\/td><td>\n  figlia\n  <\/td><td>\n  fille\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  girl\n  <\/td><td>\n  ni\u00f1a\n  <\/td><td>\n  menina\n  <\/td><td>\n  ragazza\n  <\/td><td>\n  fille\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  boy\n  <\/td><td>\n  ni\u00f1o\n  <\/td><td>\n  Garoto\n  <\/td><td>\n  ragazzo\n  <\/td><td>\n  gar\u00e7on\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  father\n  <\/td><td>\n  padre\n  <\/td><td>\n  pai\n  <\/td><td>\n  padre\n  <\/td><td>\n  p\u00e8re\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  mother\n  <\/td><td>\n  madre\n  <\/td><td>\n  m\u00e3e\n  <\/td><td>\n  madre\n  <\/td><td>\n  m\u00e8re\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  house\n  <\/td><td>\n  casa\n  <\/td><td>\n  casa\n  <\/td><td>\n  Casa\n  <\/td><td>\n  maison\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  cat\n  <\/td><td>\n  gato\n  <\/td><td>\n  gato\n  <\/td><td>\n  gatto\n  <\/td><td>\n  chat\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  year\n  <\/td><td>\n  a\u00f1o\n  <\/td><td>\n  ano\n  <\/td><td>\n  anno\n  <\/td><td>\n  ann\u00e9e\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  work\n  <\/td><td>\n  trabajo\n  <\/td><td>\n  trabalhos\n  <\/td><td>\n  lavoro\n  <\/td><td>\n  travail\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  thank you\n  <\/td><td>\n  gracias\n  <\/td><td>\n  obrigado\n  <\/td><td>\n  grazie\n  <\/td><td>   Je vous<br> remercie   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  tomato\n  <\/td><td>\n  tomate\n  <\/td><td>\n  tomate\n  <\/td><td>\n  pomodoro\n  <\/td><td>\n  tomate\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  mango\n  <\/td><td>\n  mango\n  <\/td><td>\n  manga\n  <\/td><td>\n  Mango\n  <\/td><td>\n  mangue\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  teacher\n  <\/td><td>\n  profesor\n  <\/td><td>\n  professor\n  <\/td><td>\n  insegnante\n  <\/td><td>\n  prof\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  school\n  <\/td><td>\n  colegio\n  <\/td><td>\n  escola\n  <\/td><td>\n  scuola\n  <\/td><td>\n  \u00e9cole\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  boyfriend\n  <\/td><td>\n  novio\n  <\/td><td>\n  namorado\n  <\/td><td>\n  fidanzato\n  <\/td><td>\n  copain\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  girlfriend\n  <\/td><td>\n  Novia\n  <\/td><td>\n  amiga\n  <\/td><td>\n  fidanzata\n  <\/td><td>\n  petite amie\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  husband\n  <\/td><td>\n  marido\n  <\/td><td>\n  marido\n  <\/td><td>\n  marito\n  <\/td><td>\n  mari\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  wife\n  <\/td><td>\n  esposa\n  <\/td><td>\n  esposa\n  <\/td><td>\n  moglie\n  <\/td><td>\n  femme\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommended Reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/languages\/why-learn-a-second-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Why Learn a Second Language? (opens in a new tab)\">Why Learn a Second Language?<\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned in my article &#8220;An Introduction to the Romance Languages,&#8221; the romance languages evolved from the Latin Language. 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