I know some Spanish but I would like to learn Argentine Spanish. I know it's the same, but I would like to know the differences in pronunciation and intonation. Also, is there any place (online) where I can see the differences between different types of Spanish?
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I am from Argentina and I can tell you it is very different from all other latin American countries, and also from the Spanish spoken in Spain-
We don´t use "tu" but "vos" for the second person and place an accent in the las syllable of the verb e.g. "Vos sabés, vos comés, vos estudiás"
Here is a page with different expressions
http://www.dreamcentral.com/people/jeanweaver/span...
Two of the biggest things that make the Spanish from Argentina are (1) 'el voseo' and (2) 'el lleismo'.
1. Using the word 'vos' instead of 'tu' to mean 'you'. On the surface swapping the word for ‘you’ is quite a minor change, but as ‘you’ is such a common word, it makes a big difference to how the language sounds. It also affects how verbs are conjugated, placing a stronger emphasis on the final syllable.
2. 'El lleismo' - is the term used to describe how Argentines pronounce the 'll' and 'y' sounds as 'sh'. In ‘traditional’ Spanish ‘ll’ and ‘y’ are pronounced much like the ‘y’ in yellow. In Argentina it is closer to a ‘sh’ sound.
Also Argentinians don’t use the vosotros (you plural / you guys) form of the verb. Instead, they use ustedes for you plural and don’t make a distinction between formal/informal ways of talking.
...and another thing! They don't pronounce the 'ththth' sound as much, it's more of a simple 's'. I *think* this is similar to Mexican Spanish, but not 100% sure about that.
There are a few other differences, such as the use of 'lunfardo' (a group of slang words, many of which are influenced by the Italian origins of many Argentines), but it's worth saying that the different types of Spanish are understood quite well in other parts. It's more like the difference between American/British English... actually it's probably slightly more different than that, but you get the idea.
Each spanish-speaking country has its own dialect and different words and sometimes pronouns. If you wan to learn Argentinian Spanish you should begin by learning traditional Spanish to understand the language. You can rent cassettes that teach second languages at your local library. I don't know much about Argentinian Spanish, but you should probably rent books on Argentina and maybe try Ebay or Amazon.com to search for basic Argentinian Spanish grammar books.
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I think it's hard to learn a language on line or from a book. Argentinian Spanish is very much like Castillano or the way they speak Spanish in Madrid. I don't know how they could teach online the way it is pronounced.
conduct a search on spanish linguistics, and while you want an online source, I must reccomend the book Introduccion a la Linguistica Hispanica
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aegentinos tend to change s's to palatial breathed consonants,,,,,,,,eg,,,,,historia=hi toria,,,,,,,,escuela = eh cuela,,,,,,,,,,,,words like llamar(= y on c america & mexico) get turned into zhe,,,,,,,,,zho me zhamo guizhermo,,,,,,yo me llamo guillermo,,,,,,,they kind of sound french in style of treating these consonants,,,,,,,many french,italians settled in argentina,,,,,the italian lilting up & down inflections,,,,,,,,and french cooking ,music like for accordion that they call el bandoneon,to learn this style,either spend time there or get audio tapes of music & speech from stores,places that serve argentine food that often have newspapers,music & gifts
argentina spanish is the same thing as spanish only they have a diffrent accent
I am very proud of you ^^ Finally someone realizes that we (us "argentinos") are different... I am very, very proud of you...