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Futebolês – サッカーのポルトガル語

今年11月、カタールで中東初のワールドカップが開催されますが、前回2018年のロシア大会において、出場32か国中最も話されていた言語はスペイン語で8か国、次がアラビア語とフランス語で4か国、ドイツ語と英語で3か国と続き、ここでようやく今回ご紹介するポルトガル語(ブラジルとポルトガルの2か国)が登場します。

The Peculiar Charm of Engrish: Why Japan’s “Broken” English Continues to Delight the World

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics were supposed to bring a massive influx of international visitors to the Japanese capital. Although they were eventually forced to be held without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic, the leadup to the Games involved extensive preparations to accommodate foreign travelers, and a major aspect of this was updated English signage in train stations and other public facilities.