The Brazilian Portuguese language is very interesting. When asking a question, such as "Can you..." you respond with "I can - eu posso." Or if you ask is something this or that? The response you get is "Is - E." Or it could be the all around word "Isso." This could mean several things. It could be 1. This thing here; 2. This one; 3. That's it; 4. Exactly; or 5. yep you got it correct.
My favorite word in any language is translated to the English word "sale"; favorite compound word is "shoe-sale." However, my favorite sentence is in Portuguese.
It is "Tudo bem."
What does this mean you ask. Well, that is the point. You can actually have a whole conversation with somebody with just this sentence. Here is an example:
"Tudo bem?"
"Tudo bem. Tudo bem?
"Tudo bem."
There. You just had a very meaningful conversation. You may be saying the exact same thing, but each sentence actually means something else. Here is the conversation in English:
Hey, how are you? (Hey, how's it going?)
Fine. How are you? (Great, how's it with you?)
Good. (Going well/fine/no problems/all's well.)
Can you see how many variations you can have? What is that like 15 combinations? Did I do that math right?
All with just two words. How awesome, and confusing, is that!
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