Andres Rashti
I was born in Argentina but grew up in the UK. I was living in Australia in 2019 when I decided to move to Vietnam to teach English. I learned Vietnamese and managed to settle here after a few years.
Interesting Spanish Slang That Will Blow Your Mind
Slangs for “beer” Birra. This word was borrowed from Italian in the Rio de la Plata region (Argentina and Uruguay). It was first used in low-class circles of Italian descent that spoke a mix of Spanish and Italian called “lunfardo.” This argot was originally used by criminals, but with the advent of tango, it was embraced by the middle class. The word lunfardo comes from Lombardo, the adjective for people from the Lombardy region in Italy. Other examples of this can be “laburar” (to work) or “g
English And French: How They Influenced Each Other
French borrowings have a special place in academic texts, and that’s why when you hear someone using those terms, you’d normally say they’re using a “fancy” or posh language.