Spanish is the world’s second-most-spoken native language. For a world with more than 7,100 languages being spoken, this is quite an accomplishment! However, what is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world? Argentina is the largest native Spanish-speaking country when viewed by area, covering approximately 1.074 million square miles in total. In terms of population, … Read more
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The Complete Guide to Slang in Argentina: All The Words & Phrases You Need to Know
I’ve been trying to find a very complete guide for Argentinian slang for a while, and since I couldn’t find one, I decided to write it myself. I’ve put up this list with the most important words and phrases you need if you want to get by in Argentina. The Spanish spoken in Argentina, called … Read more
What Are the Differences Between Mexican and Argentinian Spanish?
Both Argentinians and Mexicans speak Spanish, although a bit differently. What are the main differences? We’re going to cover them in this post. Spanish spoken in Argentina and Mexico is mostly differentiated by slang. They have in common the use of the ustedes form, instead of vosotros like in Spain. Mexicans don’t use the form … Read more
English in Argentina: Everything You Need To Know
If you’re planning on travelling to Argentina for holidays, we are gonna tell you everything you need to know about traveling there as an English speaker. Argentina is a beautiful country in South America where Spanish is spoken, and it’s worth visiting. You will probably get by alright only with English in big cities such … Read more
How to speak Argentinian Spanish: a native guide
Welcome to the native guide on how to speak Argentinian Spanish, or español rioplatense. This guide includes a step-by-step of the three basics, some good resources to learn Argentinian Spanish, and YouTube videos to help you with pronunciation. To speak Argentinian Spanish, you need to learn the three main distinctions between it and Standard Spanish. … Read more
What type of Spanish does Argentina speak? The complete guide
If you were looking to clear your doubts about Argentinian Spanish, you’ve come to the right place. The variant of Spanish that Argentina speaks is called español rioplatense and is named after the Rio de la Plata river. This variant is characterized by the ‘vos’ and ‘ustedes’ (instead of ‘tú’ and ‘vosotros’) pronoun forms and … Read more
Spanish in Argentina: 11 facts, figures and fiction
A lot of people wonder many things about Argentinian Spanish. In this guide, we’re gonna tell you all the facts you want to know about why and how is it that we speak Spanish in Argentina, from an Argentinian herself. Let’s go! Argentina speaks Spanish because Spain colonised it in the 1500s. Spanish in Argentina … Read more