🇦🇷 Argentina
Spanish slang from Argentina · 68 phrases
- chehey, dude
- boludodude; idiot
- rereally, super
- laburojob, work
- minagirl, woman
- ¡Qué quilombo!What a mess!
- bondibus
- chabónguy, dude
- pibe / pibakid, guy / girl
- birrabeer
- guitamoney, cash
- mangopeso, buck
- copadocool, great
- grosoawesome; a legend
- postafor real, seriously
- ¡Qué garrón!What a bummer!
- ¡Qué bajón!What a downer!
- al pedofor nothing; idle
- ¡Ni en pedo!No way! / Not a chance!
- fiacalaziness
- morfarto eat
- bardomess, trouble
- chamuyarto sweet-talk, BS
- truchofake, knock-off
- flashearto imagine things; to trip
- jodaparty, fun; joke
- chetoposh, fancy
- canapolice; jail
- bancarto put up with; to back
- ponelelet's say; more or less
- changaodd job, gig
- laburanteworker, someone who works hard for a living
- yugarlato slog, to work really hard
- rajarto fire someone; also to clear off
- en negrooff the books (paid cash, no contract)
- ñoquighost employee: paid, but never shows up
- a fullflat out, swamped; or at full blast
- transarto make out (with someone)
- chaparto kiss, to snog
- chongoa fling, a casual lover
- histeriquearto play hot and cold, to lead someone on
- engancharseto get hooked on someone, to fall for them
- levantarto pick someone up, to pull
- jermuwife, partner ("mujer" back to front)
- escabiobooze
- en pedodrunk
- fernetfernet and coke, the party drink
- bailantacumbia dance hall
- afterafter-party
- morfifood, grub
- chorichorizo in a roll (choripán)
- milabreaded cutlet (milanesa)
- facturassweet pastries
- picadasnack board (cheese, cold cuts, olives)
- panchohot dog
- achurasoffal on the grill (sweetbreads, blood sausage)
- cebar mateto make and pour mate for the group
- garparto pay ("pagar" back to front)
- el bluethe black-market dollar rate
- ¿Qué hacés?hi, how's it going? (lit. "what are you doing?")
- ¿Todo bien?all good? (as a hello)
- ¿Cómo andás?how are you doing?
- ¡Buenas!hi! (any time of day)
- chaubye
- ¡Abrazo!hugs! (signing off, between friends, men too)
- ¿En qué andás?what are you up to?
- ¿Qué onda?what's up?
- nos vemossee you
Songs from Argentina
- Lamento Boliviano · Enanitos VerdesLevel A2
- Color Esperanza · Diego TorresLevel A2
- De Música Ligera · Soda StereoLevel B1
- Adán y Eva · Paulo LondraLevel B1
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