April 25 is the anniversary of Portugal’s “Carnation Revolution“, which took place in 1974. Portugal…
Bernard O'Shea

Bernard O'Shea
Bernard, sometimes known as Bernardo or Bernardinho to his Romance language friends, or Bernardescu in Romania, is a journalist based in Sydney, where the Aussies tend to call him Bernie. He is the travel editor at www.timetowander.com.au and at The Australian Women's Weekly magazine.
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Every now and then you come across a word that appeals to you for no…
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In a music shop in Porto one day I came across a catchy, quirky song…
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If you are a native speaker of Spanish, the chances are that you’re outgoing and…
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Being Portuguese (sendo Português) or of Portuguese origin is not quite as simple as, say,…
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Italian, like French, has a reputation for being a language of love, and you will…
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One book that I have found very helpful in my language learning is A Frequency…
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In theory, learning a language today should be much easier than it was in the…
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Apart from France there are many places where you can practise your French and hopefully…
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The baby of the My Five Romances family is the limba românâ, (Romanian language), which…