Argentine Spanish · iPhone & Android
Learn the Spanish Argentina actually speaks.
Vos, lunfardo and the way Buenos Aires really talks, not the textbook. A full course in short daily lessons, with real slang, culture and out-loud chats with Pancho the capybara.
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Free to start. No Spanish needed.
- che hey
- dale OK, sure
- posta for real
- re very
- copado cool
- bondi the bus
- laburo work
- tranqui relax
- finde the weekend
- al toque right away
- de una absolutely
- ni idea no clue
- bárbaro great
- celu phone
Speaking
Talk out loud. Get corrections that teach, never shame.
Pancho plays the waiter, the kiosquero, the taxi driver. You tap and talk. When you slip, he shows you the fix and a one-line why, then how a porteño would have said it.
- Too fast? Replay any line at 0.7×, or see it in English
- Four levels, Beginner to Local, so it's never over your head
- About three minutes a chat, with hints when you get stuck
Why another Spanish app
Your Spanish app teaches Madrid.
You're going to Buenos Aires.
Same language, different words, different verbs, different music. Tap a phrase to hear how it sounds here.
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Textbook
¿Tú quieres unas fresas?
Buenos Aires¿Vos querés unas frutillas?
Do you want some strawberries? -
Textbook
Coge el autobús en la esquina.
Buenos AiresTomate el colectivo en la esquina.
Catch the bus at the corner. -
Textbook
¿Dónde aparco el coche?
Buenos Aires¿Dónde estaciono el auto?
Where do I park the car? -
Textbook
¡Qué guay! Me mola mucho.
Buenos Aires¡Qué copado! Me re copa.
How cool! I love it.
quilomboa total mess, chaos¡Qué quilombo el tráfico!What a mess, the traffic!
laburowork, a jobMe voy al laburo.I’m off to work.
revery, reallyEstá re bueno.It’s really good.
Slang
Che, ¿qué es un quilombo?
The 899 words they don't teach in class, and every conversation here runs on. Learn them five at a time, each one inside a sentence a real person would say.
- Themed packs: everyday talk, money, food, football, going out
- Classic lunfardo and vesre, the slang with a century of tango behind it
- Two minutes a pack, so it fits in a bus ride
You just bought a new gourd. What do you do before your first mate?
Go on, pick one.
That’s curar el mate, curing it. And never use soap: the gourd soaks it up.
Culture
Never wash your mate with soap.
Language is half of it. One-minute classes and little quizzes on mate, asado, football and how Argentines really do things, so you get the jokes and skip the awkward moments.
- Customs, food, history and the provinces, in plain English
- A minute a class, with the Spanish you need for each one
- Try the one on the card. It's from the mate class
The course
Short lessons. Real progress.
Under the chats and the slang there's a clear path from your first hola to lunfardo. A few minutes is a full day's work.
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A path you can follow
Start from zero or from wherever your Spanish is. Every lesson is built from sentences people here really say, with vos from day one.
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Reviews that stick
Words come back right before you'd forget them. You practise less and remember more, and you never have to plan what to study.
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A streak worth keeping
One short lesson keeps it alive. Pick your daily time, get one gentle reminder, and watch the days add up.
Made for
Anyone with a reason to sound like they're from here.
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You're visiting
Order, ask, pay and get around without switching to English.
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You're moving here
The landlord, the pharmacy, the asado on Sunday. Daily life, covered.
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Someone you love is Argentine
Finally follow the family table, and answer back.
Questions
Before you download.
Is Posta free?
Posta is free to download and free to start, including your first chats with Pancho. Posta Premium opens the whole course and a daily conversation. You can cancel any time from your App Store or Google Play account.
Do I need to know Spanish already?
No. Pancho asks how much Spanish you have and starts you in the right place, whether that's your first hola or you already speak Spanish and want to sound Argentine.
How different is Argentine Spanish, really?
Different enough that it matters. Argentines say vos instead of tú, with its own verb forms. Hundreds of everyday words are different, and a few textbook words mean something rude here. People will still understand textbook Spanish. Posta is for when you want to understand them back.
Who is Pancho?
A carpincho, which is what Argentines call a capybara. He's your guide through the course and your partner in the speaking chats, where he plays whoever you need to talk to.
Will my progress follow me to a new phone?
Yes. Create an account and your course, words and streak are saved, on iPhone and on Android.
How much time does it take?
You choose. A lesson, a pack of slang or a chat each take a few minutes, and one of them a day keeps your streak.
¿Dale?
Start talking like a local.
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