Spanish words that are different in Argentina | ADJECTIVES

Welcome in, and make yourself comfortable for another sessions of differences between AR Spanish and SP Spanish. Compared to that NOUNS and VERBS, the amount of ADJECTIVES is not as extensive.

• SMALL | pequeño – chico
• NICE | bonito – lindo
• COOL | guay – copado
• TASTY | sabroso – rico
• BALD | calvo – pelado
• EASY | sencillo – fácil
• FALSE | falso – falso, trucho
• ASSHOLE | gilipollas – boludo
• ANGRY | enfadado – enojado

Adjectives very frequently collocate with certain nouns, so you can try how they sound to you when you ‘argentinize’ them.

Remember I’m available if you are looking for Spanish lessons with a native Argentinian tutor.

Happy Spanish learning,

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