The Argentina Vos conjugation is used for the second personal, singular verb conjugations. This is the “you” form, or tu in most other Spanish countries, as in You need to buy a book or Tienes que comprar un libro. The Argentine Vos equivalent is Tenés que comprar un libro. Understanding Vos is important if you […]
Argentine Spanish
Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country — the fourth largest after Mexico, Spain, and Colombia. Based on the 2010 national census and supporting research, there are about 40.9 million Spanish speakers in Argentina (almost the entire population).
Argentines are amongst the few Spanish-speaking countries (like Uruguay, El Salvador, and Honduras) that universally use what is known as voseo —the use of the pronoun vos instead of tú (the familiar "you"). The most prevalent dialect is Rioplatense, whose speakers are located primarily in the basin of the Río de la Plata.
Italian immigration influenced Lunfardo, the slang spoken in the Río de la Plata region, permeating the vernacular vocabulary of other regions as well. -Source: Wikipedia
Here are all our Argentine Spanish articles that includes slang, lunfardo, culture and other general topics:
Lunfardo English Dictionary Websites
Unfortunately Lunfardo English Dictionary websites are not common on the internet (for a quick introduction to Argentina Lunfardo check out this What is Lunfardo? article.) Here is a list of some good websites that provide detailed information of Argentina lunfardo and slang. There are sections for Argentina-English websites as well as Spanish-only websites. Lunfardo […]
Argentina Spanish Slang: What is Lunfardo?
What is Lunfardo? Lunfardo is a term that refers to Spanish slang words and phrases used in Argentina. Lunfa is the quick way to say it. A debate exists about whether Lunfardo refers to any Argentina slang or if it only applies to the original terms that began Lunfardo in the late 19th and early […]
Spanish-Argentina Relations
Close Cultural Ties Between Spain &and Argentina Historically the Spanish-Argentina relationship has been close yet at times also with problems. Immigration and emigration between the two countries is constant. Whenever Argentina falls into a crisis many people apply for visas and passports to Spain. Since immigration has been constant for 150 years between both countries […]
EN PAMPA Y LA VÍA: Argentina Spanish Slang Expression
The phrase en pampa y la via is an Argentina Spanish slang expression that means poor and penniless. While in the book Speaking Argento: A Guide to Argentine Spanish I am more focused on translating and explaining these types of sayings into English, I was curious about the origin of this phrase. Sergio Vázquez in […]
5 Ways to Start an Argument with an Argentine
Every country has its soft spots, and Argentina is no exception. Here are a few ways to easily provoke an Argentine into a heated argument. 1. Say Pelé is better than Maradona Edson Arantes do Nascimiento a.k.a. Pelé and Diego Maradona are both world-renowned soccer legends. The difference is, Pelé is Brazilian and Maradona […]
10 Vulgar Spanish Slang Words and Phrases from Argentina: Infographic
Here is the second post in our series Phrases That Aren’t Taught In School. The first list was from Puerto Rico and more countries are coming soon! Feel free to share this image! You can save it here and email it to your friends or pass it around any way you invent. You can also […]