Romance languages

The Roman Empire conquered a large portion of Europe, they brought their language Latin, along with them. It was spoken throughout the empire but over the centuries, local, popular, nonstandard forms of Latin called 'Vulgar Latin' evolved into today's Romance languages. Image by KayYen There are 5 major Romance languages (Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian) and several minority Romance languages (such as Sardinian, Sicilian and Occitan). Romance languages are split into two…

Languages Eureka on Instagram: "Do you speak any Romance languages? If yes, do you agree with this chart? Source: Ethnologue (15th Ed.) Chart: The values represent approximate percentages of lexical similarity between the indicated Romance languages. Follow @languages.eu for more content! #chart #infographic #languages #roman"

Learn Romance Languages Vocabulary Online: Common Phrases in French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese

Did you know that “tea” is either “te” or “cha(i)” in almost all languages in the world? Both names originally come from Chinese 茶, which is pronounced as

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Learn French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese questions and link words together with comparative Romance vocabulary lists. Show, hide, and change the order of the languages to personalize your learning.

French and Italian are two Romance languages with Latin origins. But how much do they have in common, and which one is actually the most difficult?

If you want to learn the Romance languages together, you'll need resources that compare the languages. Here are some books and videos to get you started.

Languages Eureka on Instagram: "Most and Least Similar Language Pairs Among Eight Selected Romance Languages Based on your experience, do you agree with this chart? 👇 Source: Ethnologue 15th Ed.: Degrees of lexical similarity Follow @languages.eu for more language content! 💚 #statistics #vocabulary #linguistics #flags #chart"