What is the Official Language of Argentina?

The official language of Argentina is Spanish. But unlike the Spanish of Spain, the Argentines have a funny accent, similar to Italian. Gestures derived from Italy are common. As Italians, the Argentinians are noisy and move constantly their hands when speaking.

Something to note is the use of vos (you) instead of the Spanish tú for informal treatment. The argentines also use che to address a person. A typical sentence would be: What time is, Che? Hence the famous nickname of Che Guevara.

What is the official language of Argentina? The Argentines speak Spanish, but understand people who speak Italian and Portuguese. Most people involved in tourist activities speak English. In Buenos Aires is more common to find people who speak English as this language is taught in most private schools.

Spanish was brought by Spanish conquerors in the sixteenth century, but was mixed with the language of native Indians. Then, the language was influenced by the immigration waves of the nineteenth century and early twentieth centuries. The mixture of accents of Italian Spanish, Polish, German and French immigrants originated the Argentinean Spanis . The Spanish also suffered changes by the lunfardo (slang of the Buenos Aires area).

Spanish is spoken differently even in the different provinces of the country. Cordoba´s accent is slower and has a little song. In Buenos Aires the porteños talk fast, and in the north of the country they speak slower.

Do not be surprised if someone calls you on the street gordo (fat) or boludo (big balls). There is no such thing as political correctness in Argentina. The Italians are called tanos, the Spanish, Gallegos, and the Jews, rusos. This is not considered an offense in Argentina.

It is not easy to learn the argentinan spanish. There is a different word for everything. We recommend taking a Spanish lesson. There are lots of schools in every province of the country. The best ones are located in Buenos Aires.