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  • Add a Little 'Lunfardo' to Your Spanish Immersion Courses in Buenos Aires

    When walking down the streets of Buenos Aires, talking with locals, or socializing in a bar, students studying Spanish in Buenos Aires will quickly realize that there are words being used that are unrecognizable to them. These words are most likely lunfardo, or in English, slang. In Buenos Aires lunfardo is used frequently, and like the rest of the Spanish language, students learning Spanish in Buenos Aires will learn these words through practice.

    The use of lunfardo began in the 20th century in the working class neighborhoods of Buenos Aires. Lunfardo is...