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Argentina has a long university tradition, a large and varied higher-education system and a strong record in medicine, science, law, the humanities and the social sciences. Public universities are free or very low-cost, also for international students. And in Buenos Aires, you study in one of Latin America’s great capitals. A university tradition older than the … Read more

Argentina attracts international students who want to earn a university degree in Spanish. Buenos Aires alone offers degrees ranging from medicine and engineering to business, law, psychology and the humanities. Getting there takes preparation. You need to understand how your degree works, meet the university’s admission and Spanish requirements, prepare your academic documents and arrange your … Read more

If your Spanish course in Buenos Aires lasts less than 90 days, you can usually enter Argentina as a tourist, as long as your nationality allows visa-free entry. Here is the list, so you can see in a moment whether that applies to you. It is based on the official table of the Dirección Nacional de … Read more

Many students notice the pronunciation before they notice the vocabulary. You may have studied Spanish for years and then arrive in Buenos Aires and suddenly realize that the Spanish around you sounds surprisingly different. People are still speaking Spanish, of course. But the pronunciation, rhythm and intonation can make the variety immediately recognizable. This is particularly … Read more

If you are learning Spanish, you will eventually discover that Spanish does not sound the same everywhere. The Spanish spoken in Buenos Aires is different from the Spanish spoken in Spain. Vocabulary may differ, pronunciation can sound different, and some grammatical forms are used differently. But can Argentines and Spaniards understand each other? Absolutely. These are … Read more

If you arrive in Buenos Aires after studying Spanish somewhere else, you may notice that the Spanish around you sounds different. You may hear vos instead of tú, notice a distinctive pronunciation of ll and y, encounter unfamiliar expressions, or find that the rhythm and intonation of everyday conversations take some getting used to. You haven’t arrived in a different language. You … Read more

One of the first things you may notice when you arrive in Buenos Aires is that people often don’t say tú. They say vos. If you have studied Spanish elsewhere, this can initially be confusing. You may recognize the meaning but not immediately recognize the grammar. The good news is that voseo is easier to understand than it may seem. … Read more

If you are learning Spanish in Buenos Aires, you may notice that Argentines often call their language castellano rather than español. You might hear someone say: “¿Hablás castellano?” But why castellano? And does it mean that Argentines speak a different language from other Spanish speakers? The answer takes us back to the origins of the Spanish language. Where does “castellano” … Read more

You need to prove your Spanish level. Maybe an employer asked for it, maybe a university application requires it, maybe you just want something concrete to put on your CV or LinkedIn profile. You start researching and run into the same wall almost everyone does: the well-known official exams are slow, tied to a physical test … Read more

Expressions common in everyday conversations and reflecting the region’s close, friendly communication style.