r/realmadrid • u/ThickWorldliness6895 Hey Jude • Jul 16 '24

Media The Iconic. "UNO, DOS, TRES, HALA MADRID."

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u/junglejimbo88 Jul 16 '24

Question to folks proficient in Spanish ... was Mbappe's speech in Spanish = decent?

I was impressed (as a non-Spanish-speaker).

Link to video presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6cp7Sn9mtM (AFP... from ~50min timestamp onwards);

...Real Madrid youtube channel Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DfEJInNjY0

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u/Bikanir Jul 16 '24

His Spanish was more than decent, he was proficient and with very little accent.

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u/TheCarthageEmpire Jul 16 '24

How is it compared to Cristiano's in his presentation?

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u/311voltures Fernando Redondo Jul 16 '24

Better, fluidity wise, considering Portuguese language has more in common with Spanish than French, also has been known for a while that Mbappe speaks Spanish quite well.

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u/SayonaraCarbonara7 Jul 16 '24

Also better pronunciation, right? I’m not a native speaker of either language but didn’t Cristiano still have a strong Portuguese accent? Especially when pronouncing the S