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Argentina capital


Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is often called

Paris of the Americas
Architecture

European style mixed with modern elements
El Obelisco


Obelisk


one of the European style mixed with modern architecture in the Plaza de la República



Avenida 9 de Julio


leads up to the plaza widest avenue in the world


400 feet across


Los gauchos


cultural icons in Argentina.


Independent, simple life, raising cattle on the plains (las pampas)

Barrio de San Telmo

see tango dancers hear accordion-like instrument el bandoneón. Tango originated in working class neighborhoods of Buenos Aires at end of 19th century

la cámara digital

difital camera

conectar a Internet

to connect to the Internet

la dirección (pl. las direcciones) electrónica

email address
estar en línea
to be online

hacer clic en

to click on

el icono

icon

mandar

to send

el mensajero instantáneo

instant messaging

navegar por Internet

to surf the Internet

la pantalla

screen

quemar un disco compacto

to burn a CD

el ratón (pl. los ratones)

mouse

el sitio Web

Web site

el teclado

keyboard

tomar fotos

to take photos

anteayer

the day before yesterday

el año pasado

last year

entonces

then, so

luego

later, then

más tarde

later on

por fin

finally

la semana pasada

last week
algo

something
alguien

someone

algún/alguno(a)

some, any

nada

nothing

nadie

no one, nobody

ni...ni

neither...nor

ningún/ ninguno(a)

none, not any

o...o

either...or

tampoco

neither, not either
yo form of preterite of regular -er and -ir

tú form of preterite of regular -er and -ir
-iste
el/ella/usted form of preterite of regular -er and -ir
-ió

nosotros form of preterite of regular -er and -ir

-imos
vosotros form of preterite of regular -er and -ir
-isteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes form of preterite of regular -er and -ir
-ieron
Lunfardo


variety of slang originated among immigrant pop of Buenos Aires during the early 20th century. influenced by other languages, espec Italian or reversing syllables of Spanish.


in tango lyrics especially by carlos gardel


still used

Daniel Kaplan

artists from Buenos Aires


scenes of Mar del Plata, city with miles of beaches along Atlantic Ocean


popular for residents and tourists during summer between December and February


activities: sunbathing, surfing, scuba diving, fishing