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Romance Languages and Llanito: Everyday Sentences Compared

Compare how the same everyday sentences look in English, Portuguese, Galician, Asturian, Spanish, Catalan, French, Ligurian, Corsican, Italian and Llanito. Use language pills, filter, table/cards view and 2-column mode to explore patterns across the western Romance family and Llanito.

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Aa Everyday sentences across Romance languages and Llanito

English	Portuguese	Galician	Asturian	Spanish	Catalan	French	Ligurian	Corsican	Italian	Llanito
The seagull is in the sky	A gaivota está no céu	A gaivota está no ceo	La gavilueta ta nel cielo	La gaviota está en el cielo	La gavina és al cel	Le goéland est dans le ciel	L’öchin o l’é in çê	U gabbianu hè in celu	Il gabbiano è in cielo	La pavana tà ner cielo
The lighthouse is red and white	O farol é vermelho e branco	O faro é vermello e branco	El faro ye coloráu y blancu	El faro es rojo y blanco	El far és vermell i blanc	Le phare est rouge et blanc	A lanterna a l’é rossa e gianca	U fanale hè rossu è biancu	Il faro è rosso e bianco	La farola ê kolorà i vlanka
The card does not work	O cartão não funciona	A tarxeta non funciona	A tarxeta nun funciona	La tarjeta no funciona	La targeta no funciona	La carte ne fonctionne pas	A carta a no fonçioña	A carta ùn funziona micca	La carta non funziona	Er kartòn no travaha
I’m on holiday, I’ll be back tomorrow	Estou de férias, volto amanhã	Estou de vacacións, volvo mañá	Toi de vacaciones, vuelvo mañana	Estoy de vacaciones, mañana vuelvo	Estic de vacances, torno demà	Je suis en vacances, je reviens demain	Mi son in vacansa, torno doman	Sò in vacanze, tornu dumane	Sono in vacanza, torno domani	Toi de hòlidei, manyana vengo patrà
The homework is very easy	O dever de casa é muito fácil	Os deberes son moi fáciles	Los deberes son mui fáciles	Los deberes son muy fáciles	Els deures són molt fàcils	Les devoirs sont très faciles	O penso o l’é ben ben façile	I compiti sò assai faciuli	I compiti sono molto facili	Er hòumwek ê mu fasi
You (plural) are the best	Vocês são os melhores	Vós sodes os mellores	Vosotros sois los meyores	Vosotros sois los mejores	Vosaltres sou els millors	Vous êtes les meilleurs	Viatri sei i megio	Voi site i megliu	Voi siete i migliori	Ûtede sei lô mehorê
The teacher gave me the pen	O professor deu-me a caneta	O profesor deume o bolígrafo	El profesor diome’l bolígrafo	El profesor me dio el bolígrafo	El professor em va donar el bolígraf	Le professeur m’a donné le stylo	O meistro o m’à dæto a penna	U professore m’hà datu a penna	L’insegnante mi ha dato la penna	Er tixe me dio la pluma
The plane lands on the runway	O avião pousa na pista	O avión aterra na pista	L’avión aterriza na pista	El avión aterriza en la pista	L’avió aterra a la pista	L’avion atterrit sur la piste	L’aereo o atera in sciâ pista	L’aviò atterra nantu à a pista	L’aereo atterra sulla pista	L’avion ase lànding ner ranwei
The magnet is small	O íman é pequeno	O imán é pequeno	L’imán ye pequeñu	El imán es pequeño	L’imant és petit	L’aimant est petit	A calamitta a l’é picciña	A calamita hè chjuca	La calamita è piccola	La kalamita ê xika
I go to the doctor	Vou ao médico	Vou ao médico	Voi al médicu	Voy al médico	Vaig al metge	Je vais chez le médecin	Vaggo da-o mego	Vò à u duttore	Vado dal dottore	Voi der mèdiko

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✧ Patterns to notice

Sentence-level comparison Because these are full sentences, learners can compare articles, pronouns, verb placement and prepositions, not just vocabulary.

Iberian closeness Portuguese, Galician, Asturian and Spanish often show clear links: gaivota/gaviota, profesor/profesor and médico/médicu/médico.

Italo-Romance links Ligurian, Corsican and Italian reveal another cluster, especially in forms such as penna, aereo, calamitta/calamita and dottore.

Llanito as a mixed system The Llanito examples show Romance grammar with local vocabulary, English influence and Gibraltar-specific forms such as hòlidei, ranwei and hòumwek.

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11 columnsEnglish plus Portuguese, Galician, Asturian, Spanish, Catalan, French, Ligurian, Corsican, Italian and Llanito.

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