Galician vs Portuguese (How SIMILAR are they?)

 

In this video I examine Galician and Portuguese to see if they are similar enough to be considered two varieties of the same language. Learners of Portuguese, check out our sponsor PortuguesePod101:
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Author: Alexandre Vigo. Screenshots that include the above images may be used under the same Creative Commons Share-Alike license. 00:00 Our sponsor 00:14 What is Galician? 0:047 The shared history of Galician and Portuguese 01:49 Is Galician a dialect of Portuguese? 02:58 Sample monologues in Galician and Portuguese 03:36 Differences in pronunciation between Galician and Portuguese 09:15 Different word forms in Galician & Portuguese 10:06 Differences in Galician and Portuguese verbs 11:02 Galician and Portuguese pronouns 11:36 Comparing equivalent sentences in Galician and Portuguese 15:13 Final comments: Are Galician and Portuguese a single language? 16:13 The Question of the Day