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Can Spanish speakers understand Chavacano?
For the initiated speakers, Chavacano can be intelligible to some Spanish speakers, and while most Spanish words can easily be understood by Chavacano speakers, many would struggle to understand a complete Spanish sentence.
Are all Spanish dialects mutually intelligible?
The good news is that all Spanish dialects use the same written standard and that they are mutually intelligible. One of the main differences between the dialects of Spain and those of Latin America is the use of pronouns.
Is creole similar to Spanish?
Since most creole languages developed in the colonies they are typically based on English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish, the languages of the superpowers of the time. However, there are also numerous creoles based on other languages such as Arabic, Hindi, and Malay.
What’s the easiest language to learn for Spanish speakers?
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- Italian. Also known as a Romance language, which means it’s a descendant of ancient Vulgar Latin.
- French. French is similar to Spanish in that it’s another Romance language.
- Portuguese.
- Catalan.
- Romanian.
- Tagalog.
- Dutch.
Do Spanish speakers understand each other?
Speakers of Catalan and Castilian (Spanish) do understand each other quite easily — they both speak evolved vernacular Latin — but they have little desire to live under the same national umbrella.
Can all Latinos understand each other?
While originally brought by the Spanish colonizers, in Latin America Spanish has adopted many words from native languages and from others such as English. While there are many dialects spoken in the Americas, speakers of almost all can understand each other without major difficulties.
Is the Chavacano language mutually intelligible to Spanish?
As a Chavacano speaker myself, I think that in some dialects Chavacano is mutually intelligible to Spanish, particularly the Mexican and the mainland European side. I can conservatively say that I understand 60\% of what the Spanish speaker say in their own tongue. And this was even before I was conversant with the language.
Are Chavacano de Cavite and Chabacano de Zamboanga mutually intelligible?
In the past, I have concluded that Chavacano de Cavite and Chabacano de Zamboanga are somehow mutually intelligible especially if it is written. It is a totally different story though with the Chavacano de Ternate. In this video, I only understood what they were talking about because of the Spanish.
What is the meaning of Chavacano?
Chavacano (sometimes called chabacano, but be careful, this is the name of a fruit also) is a Spanish-based creole language, and if you speak spanish you probably understand only the spanish (castilian) words. and perhaps some of those wich are close to spanish
Is Chavacano spoken in Los Baños?
In fact, in the end, one of them asks the Spanish guy where in Los Baños is Chavacano spoken. The Spanish guy then explains that he speaks Spanish but that they can understand each other a little. The Chavacano guy seemed to be in doubt but in the end agreed, saying, “bung poco lang” (very little only). Here is the second video. ¡Platica na Bahra!