Really Argentine or a Fake? 3 More Non-Verbal Argentina Spanish Expressions

Mobile viewers: watch this video here http://youtu.be/5Gc4tim4EmUThis is the second part of the post Really Argentine or a Fake? For gestures 1 to 4 see the first part: Really Argentine or a Fake? 4 Non-Verbal Argentina Spanish Expressions.

 

Really Argentine or a Fake? Part 2

5. ANDÁ (A CAGAR)

Gesture: hand open, facing body, arm moves from lower position upward

Meaning: screw off, get the hell out of here

Hold your right palm open, facing your body, directly in front of your chest. Without moving your elbow, rapidly move your hand towards the right, so your hand points directly up towards the sky.

 

6. ¡OJO!

Gesture: finger pulls down lower part of eye

Meaning: keep your eyes open for crooks or being ripped off, be careful about something

Using your right index finger, lightly pull down the lower part of your right eye by curling your finger. At the same time, turn your head slightly down and to the right. This may also be used with the left eye, by reversing the directions (any time the word right appears above replace with the word left) of each step.

 

7. HACE TIEMPO

Gesture: vertical hand back and forth

Meaning: a long time ago

Place your hand, palm open facing toward your ear. Leave two inches between your ear and palm. Move your hand forward at the wrist, and then backward a couple times. This is similar to the action of throwing (or pump-faking) an American football. NOTE: This gesture is almost the exact same as FALTA MUCHO in the previous Argentine Gestures Post. The only major difference is that in this gesture the hand moves forward, while in the FALTA MUCHO gesture, the hand moves back.

To learn more about speaking Argentine Spanish take a look at my book Speaking Argento: A Guide to Spanish from Argentina.

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