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Friday 3, September 2010
Claims for social justice are universal, as evidenced in this video from Denver, Colorado, which shows protesters demanding beter pay and benefits. ; argentina; Protesters; denver; economy; piqueteros; buenos aires; janitors; seui; Pablisky Moreira has 34 seconds to perform his act, make people smile, and collect his income. Watch him juggle these challanges.; argentina; traffic; juggling; economy; busker; buenos aires; Argentine; street artist; Zarpado means to cross a line of socially accepted behavior. But it also can be used to describe something that is very cool.; porteño; spanish; vocabulary; buenos aires; porteños; argentina; words; porteña; idiomatic; language; Argentine; Britney Spears; Do you know what chamuyar means? No? Then you're not "argentinizado" enough. Fix that now by watching this video.; slang; vocabulary; buenos aires; seduce; argentina; castellano; lunfardo; words; seduction; Argentine; Manuel Malenchini, who is just 16, takes to the streets of Buenos Aires to protest the government's farm policies.; farm; strike; cristina kirchner; News; protest; agriculture; buenos aires; Government; Argentine; Fake, false, counterfeit - all synonyms for "trucho." Learn to use it here and sound like a Porteño in no time.; porteño; spanish; vocabulary; slang; Travel; porteños; argentine girls; argentina; lunfardo; castellano; porteña; tango; south america; idiomatic; language; Argentine; Want to say that you can't stand someone, or, just the opposite, that you really back your friend up? Check out this video and learn the locals would say it.; argentine women; study; buenos aires; porteños; argentina; words; student; porteña; idiomatic; Maradona; Britney Spears; cool; porteño; vocabulary; slang; tourism; expressions; argentine girls; tango; south america; The word "laburar" comes from the Italian "laborare" and here in Buenos Aires it means "to work." Here's how to use it like a local.; As a percentage of cars on the road, Argentina has five times more traffic deaths than the U.S. This video looks at the problem.; buses; drivers; journalism; congestion; driving; abroad; study; buenos aires; Travel; transportation; Taxis; argentina; trucks; castellano; accidents; student; police; cars; racing; laws; fatalities; license; lanes; video; spanish; News; Death; tourism; signals; traffic; wrecks; tango; south america; For all its beauty, Buenos Aires also has an underside. To describe it like a local, you should know the word "afanar," meaning "to rob."; Argentina has excellent food. If you want to sound like a local when talking about it, use the word "morfar," which means "to eat." Scooping Argentina shows you how in this video on lunfardo.; buenos aires; Travel; argentina; castellano; Dining Out; student; words; idiomatic; restaurants; video; spanish; slang; vocabulary; tourism; culinary; expressions; lunfardo; meals; school; south america; food; eating; language; If you want to sound Argentine, "zafar" has got to be part of your active vocabulary. Laura Rajchman shows you how to use it.; study; buenos aires; argentina; castellano; student; words; idiomatic; customs; video; spanish; vocabulary; slang; learn; tourism; expressions; lunfardo; school; tango; south america; language; If you want to sound like an Argentine, you've got to be able to use words like "quilombo," which means "a big mess" of somekind. Laura Rajchman shows you how to use it like a "Porteño."; In Lunfardo, "Berreta" is a term used to describe something that is cheap or of poor quality. Laura Rajchman shows you how to use it properly in Argentina.; fashion; abroad; study; buenos aires; Travel; argentina; castellano; student; words; idiomatic; customs; video; cool; spanish; vocabulary; slang; learn; tourism; expressions; lunfardo; south america; language; Argentines use "rayado" to describe a person who is crazy or "loco." Laura Rajchman shows you how to use it in Buenos Aires.; abroad; buenos aires; study; Travel; rayado; argentina; words; student; crazy; idiomatic; customs; video; cool; spanish; vocabulary; slang; learn; tourism; Loco; expressions; lunfardo; school; tango; south america; language; Road2Argentina brings people here to study everything from Spanish to tango. They can even get you an internship at the Buenos Aires Zoo.; dancing; fashion; spanish; economy; abroad; study; tourism; argentina; castellano; school; student; tango; south america; intern; Internship; exchange; video; The best hair stylist in Argentina comes to your house or apartment.; fashion; peluquero; service; tourism; barber; stylist; hair; A look at the strange story of a suitcase full of $800,000 in cash, brought into Argentina by a Venezuelan with ties to both the Argentine and the Venezuelan governments.; atonini; journalism; Hugo Chavez; buenos aires; Travel; money laundering; argentina; politics; airport; venezuela; bribes; wilson; Government; customs; video; julio de vido; spanish; News; guido; Resigns; economy; kirchner; corruption; south america; economics; Felisa Miceli, Argentina's first female Economy Minister, resigned in scandal after a mysterios bag of cash was found in her bathroom at the ministry.; journalism; Plaza de Mayo; spanish; Quits; News; Resigns; ministry; economy; tourism; buenos aires; Travel; argentina; politics; south america; economics; Government; video; A look at the election of Mauricio Macri as the mayor of Buenos Aires and the impact this might have on national politics.;
 
 
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