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Argentine slang: 18 words
Buenos Aires has its own Spanish: «vos» instead of «tú», Italian-flavored words and a lot of «che». Here are the words you need first.
hey; to get someone's attention
Che, ¿vamos a tomar un café?
Hey, shall we go for a coffee?
you (instead of «tú»), with its own verb forms: vos sos, vos tenés
¿Vos sos de Córdoba?
Are you from Córdoba?
between friends: «dude»; with anger: «idiot»
Che, boludo, ¿dónde estás?
Hey, dude, where are you?
job / to work
Mañana tengo mucho laburo.
Tomorrow I've got a lot of work.
the bus
Me tomo el bondi a las ocho.
I take the bus at eight.
a mess, chaos
El tránsito en el centro es un quilombo.
The traffic downtown is chaos.
kid, young guy or girl
Los pibes juegan a la pelota en la plaza.
The kids play ball in the square.
cool, nice
Tu amigo es re copado.
Your friend is really cool.
very; goes in front of adjectives
La película estuvo re buena.
The movie was really good.
money
No me alcanza la guita para el viaje.
I don't have enough money for the trip.
guy, dude
Un chabón me preguntó la hora.
Some guy asked me the time.
laziness, not feeling like doing anything
Hoy tengo una fiaca bárbara.
I'm feeling really lazy today.
beer
¿Una birra en el bar de la esquina?
A beer at the bar on the corner?
for real, seriously
¿Posta te mudás a Madrid?
Are you seriously moving to Madrid?
right away
Te llamo al toque.
I'll call you right away.
fake, counterfeit
Ese reloj es trucho.
That watch is fake.
to eat (informal)
¿Qué hay para morfar?
What's there to eat?
What a bummer!
Se suspendió el recital. ¡Qué bajón!
The concert was canceled. What a bummer!
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