Hey! I thought you might be interested in learning the different terms we employ to refer to money in casual conversation.
You can probably get by without learning these words, but they’ll pop up in any casual conversation and after reading this post, you’ll be ready.
| Lunfardo | Meaning |
| guita | money in general |
| mango | one peso, but also used to refer to a small amount of money no tengo un mango |
| un diego | ten pesos |
| una gamba dos gambas | one hundred pesos two hundred pesos |
| una luca dos lucas | one thousand pesos two thousand pesos |
| un palo diez palos | one million pesos ten million pesos |
As Argentinians have a strong fetiche with dollars, when we talk about money while reffereing to dollars, we use the adjective verdes
- Un palo verde
- Diez lucas verdes
Well, I’ve paved your way to money talk in Argentina.
Good luck!
Happy Spanish learning!
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