Considered to be one of the most popular and advantageous languages in the world, Portuguese is the third most widely spoken European language in the world. It is also the sixth most spoken language as well as the 10th most influential language in the world. There is absolutely no doubt that this language has a multiplicity of benefits that will be available to any learner who manages to achieve proficiency in the said language. It is also very popularly spoken in Brazil and Portugal, which happened to be the most popular countries as tourist destinations.
Let’s not see if learning Portuguese is an advantage in Europe.
Many of us tend to learn certain languages as they are very beneficial in a very specific manner.
Certain languages are super beneficial in a specific industry, specific stream or maybe a specific country. When we have that very industry or stream or country in mind, we always tend to master the language which would be widely utilised over there.
With that said, Europe is considered to be one of the most sought after continents for job opportunities and career prospects.
Many individuals tend to travel to this continent, so as to expand their future. In this blog, we will discuss if learning Portuguese is an advantage in Europe.
For starters, Portuguese is considered to be an extremely underrated language.
This means that although the language is very popular, it is rather hard to believe that this language can actually compete with languages like French and German. Many people consider French and German to be the most influential languages, while Portuguese is an easy winner. Therefore, if you want to stand apart from the crowd, then Portugal’s is the language for you.
In fact, did you know that there are more Portuguese speakers who use this language as their native language than German, Persian, Italian, Japanese, French, Russian or even Turkish speakers?
One of the lesser-known facts of this language is the fact with Portuguese is a Romance language.
This means that if you are someone who wants to learn more than two languages, then this language is the one for you. As one of the easiest Romance languages to master, Learning Portuguese will open up your doors to mastering other romance languages like French, Romanian, Spanish or even Italian for that matter.
Throughout this blog, we have discussed a couple of reasons why it is not as useful in Europe as it might be in Brazil or Portugal.
The reality is that Portuguese is a very influential language yet it is specifically influential in only those two countries along with a few others. And when it comes to Europe, languages like French and German tend to dominate them. This sheer domination by these two languages alone tends to overshadow any other languages including English which is a global language. In Europe, except for French and German, no other language is truly advantageous or beneficial no matter how popular the language might be.