If you’re going to spend anytime in Argentina it is a great opportunity to study Spanish. While most Argentines do study a little bit of English in school, relatively few speak it fluently. Visitors are inevitably forced to use Spanish or sign language to communicate at some point. The more Spanish you speak as a […]
Lunfardo: The Dirty Slang of Buenos Aires
Lunfardo is a jargon of about 5,000 words that emerged among the lower classes in Buenos Aires in the second half of the 19th century. The slang first grew out of cocoliche, a pidgin used by immigrants during the first wave of immigration to Argentina. The Argentine Creole was born out of a need to […]
Argentinismos: Weird Words Found Only in Argentina
Argentina was isolated from other Spanish speaking countries in its early history. This resulted in there being some vocabulary that is unique to the country (that even native Spanish speakers may not know). Read about some of the words that are unique to Argentina. The most Argentine word in existence is che, a filler word […]
¿Spanish, Castellano, Lunfardo? Intricacies of Argentine Spanish
Those who come to Argentina to learn the language will find that its interpretation of the Spanish language is every bit as unique as the country itself. Visitors quickly find out that those textbook Spanish classes can serve as a comfort but not a compass when trying to navigate this country’s Italian-flavored version of Spanish. The […]