Travel Video

Welcome to the Punta Tombo Penguin Colony in Punta Tombo, Argentina.  Here you will find the largest Magellanic Penguin Colony in the world and they happen to be so used to people that you can walk right up to them and dance with them.  I don’t know if you would call it dancing but this was a very unique experience I while visiting the city of Puerto Madryn, Punta Tombo is roughly 2.5 hours a way from Puerto Madryn.

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Learning How To Speak Argentinian Spanish is very easy if you know how to speak regular Spanish.  The Spanish dialect found in Argentina is influenced heavily by both the Italian language and customs.  Another very unique trait of Spanish in Argentina is how they pronunciate different vowels.  There are some different words used in Argentina that aren’t used in other countries but for the most part you are able to able to speak regular Spanish and be understood 99% of the time.  The countries of Colombia, Venezuela, and Argentina all speak the most proper Spanish (closes to Castilian Spanish spoken in Spain.

How Do I Say That In Argentinian Spanish?

• Pronunciation
• Anytime you see a Y and LL you pronounce with SH
• I Am: Yo Soy (Sho soy)
• Bungee Jumping: Bunshee Shumping (see video)
• Verbiage
• Argentinians also use the correct Castillian way
• When you say are you: Vos Sos? (instead of Usted eres)

I can’t say that learning how to speak Portugese was easy, at the same time I can’s say that its the hardest thing to learn on the planet.  While Brazilian Portuguese is very different from Portuguese in Portugal.  I describe it as a mix of Spanish and French words with an drunk French accent.  I was able to finally wrap my tongue around their unique accent and with my background in Spanish I was able to pick up on many of the words, safe to say Hebrew & Amharic were much easier to learn.

I have the pleasure of introducing my very good friend Maria Alexandra from http://latinabroad.com trying to speak English, or wait, Puerto Rican Spanish.  Having such a close relationship with the United States, the Spanish spoken on the island of Puerto Rico has a lot of slang mixed into it.  To give you an example instead of saying Pan-thai-ya for computer screen, they simply say E-Screen, lol.  You will find some common phrases that they use including some phrases that are exclusive to Puerto Rico.

How Do You Say That In Puerto Rican Spanish?

• Hello: Kes-Lah-Keh (literal translation is whats up/whats going on
• Variation: Kes-Lah-Keh Pai (add Pai at the end to signify bro/man, whats up bro)
• Thats Cool: Esta Bien Kangri! (Esta Bien Cabron)
• You’re the man: Estas Bien Brutal!

• How are you: Como Estas

Curious about what language they speak in Ethiopia? Have no fear, WanderingTrader is here to teach how you everything you need to know.  Along with Hebrew, Amharic is one of the oldest written languages in the world.  Whenever I travel to a country I always try to at least learn all of the basic expressions to make sure that the local hustlers don’t try to rip me off.  I found a long time ago that when you say something in their language they will back off a lot faster than when you just look like a tourist.

How Do You Say That In Amharic?

• Hello- Salam
• Goodbye – Ironically I use the Spanish Ciao and everyone understands

• How are you – Salamnu
• For a Girl – Salamnesh or Endem-nesh
• For a Man- Salamnu
• I am good: Indem-ne-nay

• Thank you – Amah-Sigah-Nalu
• Please, Your Welcome – Manalk

• Yes: Ah-Ow
• No: I
• Okay: Eeshee

• My brother: When-dem-neh
• Oh My God!: Weigh-Neh

• How Much (Does it Cost) – Seenta-No
• Whats your name (male) – Sigh-meh-mah-no
• Whats your name (female) - SIH-mesh-mah-no?

• Pretty – Conjo
• You Are Beautiful – Betam Conjo
• My Beauty – Ene Conjo