Mirá vos is one of those phrases that once you learn you can make a lot out of. In this article I’ll show you how we use it in Argentina.

Also, I like that it’s formed with a typical VOS imperative form and the VOS pronoun, which makes it highly Argentinian.

There’re three main use cases:

MIRÁ VOS as surprise

When you hear a story from someone you can react with “mirá vos” when the person drops unexpected information. For example:

-Esta es mi quinta vez en Argentina, estoy enamorada del país.
-¡Mirá vos! ¡Qué bueno! Conocés el país mejor que unos cuantos.

MIRÁ VOS as a demonstration of interest

Also, you can use “mirá vos” to show you are interested in what you’re hearing. For example:

-En mi empresa trabajan varias personas que hablan español, así que trato de hablar con ellos.
-Mirá vos, eso está bueno.

MIRÁ VOS to express coincidence or lack of coincidence

And the last use case is quite interesting, as it can be used to express both a coincidence or a lack of it. For example:

-Soy de Pergamino
-¡Mirá vos qué casualidad! Yo también

-Me voy mañana a la mañana.
-Ah, mirá vos, yo me voy esta noche.

Well, I’ll leave you with mirá vos for the rest of the day. Have a good one!

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