SPANISH MINDSET

If you’re traveling to Argentina—or moving here—you’ll notice quick that Argentinian Spanish isn’t “textbook.” We use voseo (vos instead of tú), a different LL/Y sound, and lots of everyday slang. The good news: with a few high-impact phrases you can order, pay, get around, and ask for help with confidence.

This post gives you the essential phrases for cafés, transport and money—plus a free Survival Kit you can download at the end.

Why Argentinian Spanish feels different

Pronunciation (LL/Y): In Buenos Aires and much of Argentina, ll and y often sound like English “sh/zh”.

• yo → “sho” (I)
• llave → “sha-ve” (key)

Voseo: We say vos (you), with its own verb forms:

• vos tenés / querés / podés → you have / want / can
• imperatives: decime / pasame / mostrame → tell me / pass me / show me

A bit of slang (use with care):

• che (hey), posta (for real), bondi (bus)

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Ordering & paying (super short and useful)

• Hola, ¿cómo andás? — Hi, how are you?
• ¿Me traés la carta, porfa? — Could you bring me the menu, please?
• La cuenta, ¿me la traés? — Can I get the bill, please?
• ¿Aceptás tarjeta / QR / efectivo? — Do you take card / QR / cash?
• ¿Me hacés precio si llevo dos? — Can you give me a better price if I take two?
• ¿Tenés cambio de ___? — Do you have change for ___?

Money words you’ll hear:

• plata / guita (money), mango (peso), luca (one thousand), palo (one million)

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Moving around (bus/bondi, subte, taxi)

• ¿Este va para ____? — Does this one go to ____?
• ¿Me deja cerca de ____? — Does it drop me near ____?
• ¿Dónde está la parada? — Where’s the bus stop?
• ¿Hago combinación en ____? — Do I transfer at ____?
• Me bajo en la próxima. — I’m getting off at the next stop.
• ¿Me abrís la de atrás? — Can you open the back door? (bus)

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Voseo mini-cheat

• vos hablás / comés / vivís → you speak / eat / live
• vos sos (you are), vos tenés (you have), vos querés (you want), vos podés (you can)

Say them out loud with the final stress: hablÁS, comÉS, vivÍS.

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Use this today

Try putting two pieces together in the same interaction:

“Hola, ¿cómo andás? ¿Aceptás tarjeta? La cuenta, porfa.”
“Hi, how are you? Do you take card? The bill, please.”

“¿Este va para Palermo? ¿Me avisás cuando lleguemos a Plaza Italia?”
“Does this go to Palermo? Can you let me know when we reach Plaza Italia?”

Small wins like these build real confidence fast.

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Get the full Survival Kit (free)

I put the most useful Argentinian Spanish phrases for cafés, transport, payments and emergencies into a short, printable guide—with clear English and voseo tips. Pop your email below and I’ll send it right away.

What you’ll get:

• The exact phrases you’ll actually use (with translations)
• A quick pronunciation guide (LL/Y)
• A mini voseo primer + polite ways to ask
• Money & transport one-liners for real life

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How I Can Help You Speak Argentinian Spanish

If you’re serious about traveling, moving to Argentina, or just finally learning the language that you’ve always wanted to speak — I’m here to help.

I’m Nicolas Gonzalez Miño, Argentine Spanish teacher, owner of the YouTube Channel “Spanish with Nico”, the founder of Spanish Mindset Academy – Learn Argentinian Spanish and the author of Mini Stories to Learn Spanish for Beginners, available on Amazon. Also, I have 2 podcast Argento Podcast, & Argentine Spanish from Scratch where I teach real Argentinian Spanish and slang.

In my YouTube Channel “Spanish with Nico”, with +1500 subscribers, I teach Spanish language and our dialect -Argentinian Spanish- and I explain everything about Argentinian history and culture.

In my individual programs (private 1:1 online classes), you can learn Argentine Spanish from scratch, for traveling, living, or doing business, and finally ACHIEVE FLUENCY in Argentine Spanish.  Start learning Argentinian Spanish with me right now and be free in ARGENTINA!

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