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Talking with Brazilians is always fun to me. There’s laughter in almost every conversation I have with one. They tend to joke around easily, match the vibe of a conversation, and bring a sense of warmth and calmness with them. They really love to laugh, and laughter is such a powerful thing. Of course, this is just based on my own experiences with Brazilian family members and especially some of my older brothers who were born and raised in Brazil. I’ve noticed certain qualities that seem deeply connected to the culture being lighthearted, expressive, easygoing, and relaxed. Growing up around both Brazilian and American influences made me notice differences in personality, habits, perspectives, and energy between cultures. Even though I spent part of my early childhood in Brazil, I was mainly raised in the United States, so naturally my personality developed differently from some of my Brazilian siblings. I think culture plays a huge role in shaping people. The environment we grow up in, the values we’re surrounded by, and the way we learn to interact with the world all influence who we become. Every culture has its own strengths and characteristics. In America, qualities like independence, individuality, ambition, and personal freedom are often emphasized. In Brazilian culture, I personally notice more emotional openness, humor, and a relaxed social energy. Of course, none of this applies to every single person. Everyone is unique, and people experience culture differently. These are simply observations from my own life and family experiences. The beauty of culture goes beyond what words can fully express. (italki took down one of my previous post, it should be back up cuz i didnt do anything or post anything against italki policy, BUT with this post I took the liberty of communicating more formal and aware because this is kinda a sensitive topic for what seems to be italki standard.)
2026年5月11日 15:42
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The transition from writing to speaking is nerve wrecking. As I continue conversations in portuguese, I adopt and use new words and expressions that I have never heard before. I find that I do not need to study the word or expression after being introduced to it for the first time. The pattern, structure, cadence, and increase of vocabulary comes naturally the more I put myself out there. I feel nervous to join the microphone calls in the discord server I am apart of. I have so much confidence writing and I know I can write very advanced because I have all the time in the world to find specific words that I rarely use and do not know, think about how I want to sound, and make myself sound perfect after many corrections, etc but with speaking? I cannot do that. What the others hear is exactly what they get. Right now I am refraining from using my portuguese to write. There needs to be a balance with my portugues. It is weird for me to be better in other areas in portugues but not all of them. From listening, writing, comprehension and speaking...balance is important. I guess the good thing is that when I decide to fully invest in my other languages, I know what to do and what not to do since at this point im not a newbie to language learning anymore. Listening is really the underdog of langauge learning because if I could not understand, I could not use or adopt what I hear from others or respond to them. I be looking like a bird when brasilians, my family and friends talk to me in portugues. Their speech do not feel so fast and quick anymore now that I can follow along to their words. When I first joined iTalki, I said on my profiile that I would share my language journey on my profile. I had many tears with portugues, the letter R made me cry SO many times, but I am proud of myself. It is very rewarding.
2026年5月11日 13:39
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