Speaking Argento: A Guide to Spanish from Argentina PDF
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SPEAKING ARGENTO A Guide to Spanish from Argentina by Jared Romey Published by Jared Romey Published by Language Babel, Inc. Copyright 2009 Jared Romey Discover other Speaking Latino titles by Jared Romey at Amazon.com License Notes This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. Other Spanish Slang Dictionaries by Speaking Latino: Quick Guide to Cuban Spanish (Coming in Spring 2014) Quick Guide to Mexican Spanish Quick Guide to More Mexican Spanish Quick Guide to Venezuelan Spanish Quick Guide to More Venezuelan Spanish Quick Guide to Colombian Spanish Quick Guide to Peruvian Spanish Quick Guide to Dominican Spanish Speaking Boricua (Puerto Rico) Speaking Phrases Boricua (Puerto Rican Sayings) Speaking Chileno (Chile) SPEAKING LATINO KUDOS “Jared is the go-to guy for anyone learning or considering learning Spanish, and he’ll blow you away with how much he knows about the Latin American varieties of the language.” - Donovan Nagel, Mezzofanti Guild: An Online Community of Serious Language Learners “Romey translates common colloquialisms into English so that Americans can actually understand what the heck locals are saying when they visit South American countries.” - Monica Garske, AOL News “Acabo de descubrir Speakinglatino.com. Que sitio más padre, chido, chévere, tuanis, bacán...” - Jake Fisher comment on Facebook “@JaredRomey ¡¡¡Me ca*** de risa!!! ¡Buenísimo! I had to pause several times to recover from laughing! You made my day!” - @MultiMae from Mae’s Language Lounge Blog via Twitter TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction How to Use This Guide Introducción Cómo Usar Esta Guía LEXICON A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z QUICK VOCABULARY GUIDES Mate Upside Down Clothing Alcohol Pedo The Human Body Food Money Crime ENGLISH VERSION Speak Like An Argentine Grammar Pronunciation Gestures Acknowledgements SPANISH VERSION Hablar Como Un Argentino Gramática Pronunciación Gestos Agradecimientos About the Author Sobre el Autor Other Books by Speaking Latino Credits INTRODUCTION My first kiss from a guy (cheek to cheek, not lip to lip) froze me in place. I mean, I’d never been that close to another guy before, romantically speaking. The stench of cigarette smoke overwhelmed his clothes, his smoke-stained teeth stuck out and the stubble on his cheek scratched my face. And did I mention? It was guy! An awkward introduction to Argentina? Not at all! Just a typical gesture of Argentine warmth, emotion and passion, all of which radiate throughout the culture. Eight years later I still find amusement in the language and expressions of Argentina whenever I visit. I remember sitting in a meeting one day, where eight of us were trying to make a decision about the business. On one end of the table, two people yelled at each other in disagreement. At the other end, another three debated heatedly as well. Another sat in the middle, trying to participate in both debates. Our boss didn’t quite know what to do (new to Argentina as well), and I smiled as it dawned on me that I was seeing Argentine passion in action. Everything from the screaming voices, gesticulations and stares in that meeting personify the open emotion seen and heard in Argentina. This emotion contributes to the fun you will experience learning Argentine Spanish. When an Argentine speaks to you, not only do you hear what he/she thinks, you feel it as well. Gestures, voice patterns and emotions clearly communicate their feelings, whether contempt, annoyance or pleasure. Learn from this passion. Jared HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE To begin, I start with what this book is not. It is not an all-inclusive dictionary. Nor is there any academic basis for what appears here. It is also not a dictionary about lunfardo (although you will run across lunfardo terms that have entered into daily language). It is a book on slang. Also, the title is NOT a typo. The word Argento is slang for Argentino. Please also take into account as you read through the guide that the focus of the book is Argentine Spanish from Buenos Aires. While there are terms from other areas as well, the majority of what you see here comes from the capital city. This does not mean that the terms are not the same or will not be understood elsewhere. Just that you will run into other regional usages, meanings and words once you get outside of Buenos Aires that are not documented here. I would appreciate hearing about these as you run across them to include them in the future. Words are written as close to their grammatically correct spellings as possible. This is not always easy or clear, given that the same word may be commonly spelled more than one way, pronounced several ways or may drop some letters in the pronunciation. For instance, you may run across the spelling chamullo and chamuyo. These are alternate spellings of the same word. Keep this in mind as you search for words in the guide. The following symbols appear throughout the book. They will help you along in the learning process. * Common word - the most common words you will run into ^ Dangerous word - these are insulting, naughty, crude or rude words $ Money - words related to money or finance Sample Entry: * boludez: 1) trivial, not a big
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