Re:Words for “yes” in Romance languages
by hessart on Friday February 23, 2018 @09:38PM
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Technically, “isso” translates to “that”, whereas “isto” translates to “this”. Good point, anyway.
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Re:Words for “yes” in Romance languages
by felipelemos on Saturday February 24, 2018 @05:17AM
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Both translate to 'this'. Isso is a coloquial form of isto.
Aquilo translate to 'that'.
That sounds similar to spanish' esto, eso, aquello so I guess their usage is similar?
Esto (isto) = this (at hand's reach)
Eso (isso) = that (close but out of reach)
Aquello (aquilo) = that (far away)
Isto and isso are both "close" but they're still different degrees of closeness. I would still translate 'eso' as 'that'.
EDIT: But I guess you speak Brazilian Portuguese:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isto#Portuguese
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isso#Portuguese
> isso: (demonstrative, informal, Brazil) this
Re:Words for “yes” in Romance languages
by felipelemos on Saturday February 24, 2018 @01:26PM
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Yes I speak brazilian portuguese.
I think the usage is different from spanish, and probably 'isto' and 'aquilo' is the same for both in Brazil and Portugal, while 'isso' usage exists only in Brazil.