12 June, 2006

Spanish in Buenos Aires

Do you speak Spanish?
Spanish is a bit different, specially in Buenos Aires, so be prepared to work on changing the way you pronounce some words. Spanish here is nothing compared to what you might have learned. It has it's own slang words (lunfardo) you won't find in a dictionary... like ''bochinche'' (noise) ...
As for mistakes, you can be embarrased if you say you are "embarazada". This means you are pregnant.
There is a dictionary Argentine-Spanish that shows differences between words used in Spain and Argentina. It is at this website: http://www.elcastellano.org/miyara/index.html

Words in Spanish
Colectivo: bus
Locutorio: place to do phone callings. Most of them give also internet access
Remis: a car with chauffer that don't have any sign. They are more expensive than a taxi.
Taxi: a cab