Buenos Aires slang, called lunfardo, took many words from Italian. Someone who feels like doing nothing has fiaca, from the Italian fiacca. You pick up words like these from Argentine Spanish you can mostly follow, which is called comprehensible input. Many Spanish apps record speakers from Mexico or Spain, so the apps and podcasts below focus on Argentina.
Try material with about one new word in each sentence. A beginner's first Argentine scene might be a short chat about lunch. Later, a whole episode gives you enough clues to work out that morfar means to eat. For courses, tutors, and schools in Buenos Aires, see our Argentine Spanish guide.
Custom Lessons Made for You
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Argentine Spanish. You learn from Argentine Spanish you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Your lessons can be about a bus ride across Buenos Aires or a new job, and Poppy, your AI tutor, writes them in the Spanish people speak in Argentina. When a word like quilombo (a mess) stops you, Poppy tells you what it means and when people say it.
The trade-off is that Bubblegum can't play a podcast or a show you found yourself. For those, use LingQ or Language Reactor below.
- Lessons, news, and stories in Argentine Spanish, about things you like.
- Characters talk the way people do in Buenos Aires, with vos, and the voices have an Argentine accent.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons, so you read them again in new contexts.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- You cannot bring in your own podcasts, shows, or books.
- A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn.
- Regenerative Review™
- Teaches Argentine Spanish
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Watch Videos and Shows From Argentina
Dreaming Spanish
Dreaming Spanish makes videos for learners, with teachers who speak slowly and clearly about topics you choose. In The Best Places to Visit in Argentina, Agustina's episodes go from Patagonia to Buenos Aires and Puerto Madryn. Learners on Reddit (r/SpanishLearning) suggest her videos for getting used to the Argentine accent.
- Videos at four levels, from Superbeginner to Advanced.
- It counts your hours of Spanish for you.
- Teaches Argentine Spanish (partly)
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Lingopie
Lingopie is a streaming app for learners. Its Argentine show Street Interviews is unscripted, so you hear the slang and fast speech of real people on the street.
- Street Interviews follows Ezequiel as he asks people in Argentina about ghosts, dates, and more.
- Spanish and English subtitles, and you can tap a word to save it.
- Review saved words with flashcards and quizzes.
- Flashcards
- Teaches Argentine Spanish (partly)
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Use Argentine Podcasts and Series You Choose
Bring in an Argentine podcast or series, and these tools help you read along.
LingQ
Bring in an episode of an Argentine podcast with its transcript, and tap the words you don't know yet.
- Bring in a podcast episode, a YouTube video, or an article, and read it as you listen.
- It marks the words you haven't met yet.
- Flashcards
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Language Reactor
Language Reactor adds learning tools to Netflix and YouTube. Try it with an Argentine series such as Envidiosa, a Netflix comedy-drama, and replay a line until you can hear each word.
- See Spanish subtitles beside a translation on Netflix and YouTube.
- Pause and replay one line when it goes too fast.
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Listen to Podcasts in Argentine Spanish
These podcasts are in Argentine Spanish and made for learners. They're listed from the gentlest to the hardest.
| Podcast | What You Hear | Try It When |
|---|---|---|
| Argentine Spanish from Scratch | Nico explains Argentine expressions and how to say them | You're just starting |
| Easy Argentine Spanish | Short episodes from Melany Di Leva about vos, slang, and life in Argentina | Short chats feel easy |
| Argentalk | Mariel tells stories about Argentine customs and traditions | You follow a simple story |
| Pocket Spanish Podcast, Español Argentina | More than 160 episodes for intermediate and advanced learners, on topics like why Argentina lost its trains | Longer talks feel easy |
| Traé Alfajores | Matías talks about Argentine history and culture in Rioplatense Spanish. New full episodes are on Patreon | You follow most of a long episode |
Listen to one episode two or three times. Each time, you'll catch more of what you missed.
Argentine Series, Radio, and Comics
Once podcasts feel easy, move on to Spanish made for people in Argentina. Okupas (2000) follows four friends living in a squatted house in Buenos Aires, and it is full of street slang. Radio Nacional streams talk and news from Argentina, so you can hear how people speak on air. For reading, try Mafalda, Quino's comic strip about a six-year-old girl and her friends. Each strip is only a few panels, and the drawings help you follow the joke.
Other Apps We Looked At (6)
- MigakuSubtitle tools for shows and web pages you choose, with cards that keep the sentence, the sound, and a picture.
- The News in Argentine SpanishA news podcast about Argentina in Rioplatense Spanish, made for intermediate learners.
- Argentine Spanish PodcastEpisodes in Argentine Spanish from Spanish with Kevin. It is new and growing.
- Entiende: Spanish DialectsEveryday phrases from five countries, including Argentina, which you can compare side by side and practice saying.
- Che: Argentinian DictionaryAn offline Spanish-English dictionary focused on Argentine words, with example sentences and audio. It is new and growing.
- Porteño SpanishA dictionary of Buenos Aires slang phrases, with a quiz.
Common Questions
Which Argentine Spanish app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Argentine Spanish, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Dreaming Spanish if you'd rather watch slow videos made for learners.
Does Spanish from other countries help with Argentine Spanish?
Yes. Most grammar and words are the same, so any Spanish you understand builds your base. Spanish from Argentina can take a little longer to get used to, so add Argentine audio early.
Will I hear lunfardo in learner podcasts?
Yes. Easy Argentine Spanish explains slang as it goes. Series and radio use words like guita (money) without stopping.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn. It holds lessons that other learners asked Poppy for. A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Lunfardo (Buenos Aires slang, with words from Italian such as fiaca)
- Wikipedia: Rioplatense Spanish
- Dreaming Spanish: El Chaltén guide, with the series The Best Places to Visit in Argentina, hosted by Agustina
- Dreaming Spanish: FAQ (Argentine Spanish takes slightly longer to get used to)
- Spanish learner discussion: Learn Argentine Spanish (Agustina on Dreaming Spanish)
- Lingopie: Street Interviews (country: Argentina; Spanish and English subtitles)
- LingQ: Argentalk, Stories in Argentine Spanish
- Argentine Spanish from Scratch (Spanish with Nico) on Apple Podcasts
- Easy Argentine Spanish (Melany Di Leva) on Apple Podcasts
- Argentalk: Stories in Argentine Spanish on Apple Podcasts
- Pocket Spanish Podcast, Español Argentina, on Apple Podcasts (for intermediate and advanced learners)
- Traé Alfajores, Argentina para no argentinos, on Apple Podcasts (new full episodes on Patreon since June 2026)
- Wikipedia: Envious (Envidiosa), an Argentine Netflix series
- Wikipedia: Okupas (Argentine series, 2000)
- Wikipedia: Mafalda (Argentine comic strip by Quino, 1964 to 1973)
- Radio Nacional Argentina
- Bubblegum
- LingQ
- Language Reactor
Checked on October 15, 2026 against each app's own pages.
