Uma boa facção para começar a jogar.

[The Celtic Viking]

surely this was a practical joke?

If so I fail to see the fun in it.

[Ravenic]

I don't think it's a practical joke, just a guy from Portugal who wanted some help.

[Sarcasm]

Dang, he can't spell or use grammar.

[Ravenic]

Welcome to the internet.

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

I would tell him, but I only speak Spanish and so he will most likely be offended because he would think I thought his language was Spanish.

[Ravenic]

Well, the languages are similar and my understanding is a Portugese man could be able to understand a Spainard reasonably well, so you could explain "No Hablo Portugese =D" And if he's still offended, then he's not Portugese, he's French.

[Sarcasm]

Yeah, that statement is generally right - a Portuguese person will understand a Castillan-speaker reasonably well, but curiously not the other way around. Also a common perception among Portuguese is that they won't try either, expecting you instead to speak their language, hence the hostility in those situations Centurio Nixalsverdrus mentioned.

The closest language to Portuguese, that survives today is the local language of Galicia, and a small local dialect called Mirandês.

Another strange, but curious fact is that Brazilians usually dub Portuguese tv shows, even though the language is basically the same except for some really horrid grammar use on their part (hehe gonna get my head bitten off by some Brazilian in a minute).

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Well, the languages are similar and my understanding is a Portugese man could be able to understand a Spainard reasonably well, so you could explain "No Hablo Portugese =D" And if he's still offended, then he's not Portugese, he's French.

@Kovogede:

OK - Disculpa, ¡no hablo portugués!

1. Si quieres una buena variación de infantería y caballería, te recomendamos Carthago ("Safot Softim biQuarthadast"). Otras naciones con un militar interesante y variada son Makedonia, la Arche Seleukeia o Epeiros. Lusotannan también tienen buena infantería y caballería, los Romanos son un poco mediocre en punto de caballería.

2. Por favor, nunca olvides tocar el Script. ¡Es muy importante! Sólo puedes aprovecharte de toda la experiencia de EB si siempre tocas el Script.

- ¿Cúando tocar este Script?
Siempre cuando comienzas una campaña y siempre cuando cargas una campaña ya existente.

- ¿Y cómo hacerlo?
Después comenzar o cargar una campaña, haz click a una de tus ciudades. El consejero aparecerá y te contará hacer click al "Show me how Button". Es el pequeño botón debajo de la cara del consejero. Hazlo, y después haz click a la cara. El consejero desaparecerá.

¡Bienvenido a Europa Barbarorum! ¡Qué te diviertas!

[KARTLOS]

I don't think it's a practical joke, just a guy from Portugal who wanted some help.

if he managed to find his way here, i am a little bit surprised if he cant speak english + then expects people to reply in portugese, given that everyone is generally writing in english.

[larsbecks]

Threadstarter, play Makedon. I think with the Romance languages its pretty easy to read them if you have experience with just 1. Understanding them spoken is a real different situation.

[Lusitan]

if he managed to find his way here, i am a little bit surprised if he cant speak english + then expects people to reply in portugese, given that everyone is generally writing in english.

He sounds Brazillian, and I do remember something about a Brazilian translation of EB... so he could just be counting on those guys.