From Spanish to Portuguese (Language)

If you are like most Americans who already speak Spanish and who are now about to learn Portuguese you want to know whether your Spanish will hep you or hinder you. You want to know whether it will be an advantage or disadvantage and asset or a liability. Since Spanish and Portuguese are so close your first inclination is to assume that the trasition from one to the other will be quite easy. But you cannot wholly accept this idea because friends who have alrady made the trasition have told you that yrou Spanish will interfere with your Portuguese. Although the Spanish they know so well makes frequent and unwanted intrusions on their Portuguese it will also give them considerable insight into the new langauge. You will soon see that you have much more going for you than against you.