How do you say how are you in Argentinian Spanish?

Answer 1

¿Cómo estás? is basic/informal and not the formal use of 'usted,' but as an Argentinean living in the USA, we rarely refer to other Argentineans with 'usted' since they are just other paisanos (countrymen).

To make it formal, one simply omits the last 's' and can add the word 'usted' (optional). For example: "¿Cómo está?" or "¿Cómo está usted?" Keep in mind the Argentineans don't aways pronounce the letter 's' in words, or they do so more slightly than most other Spanish-speaking countries. (Uruguay, the country directly above Argentina, has a very similar way of speaking, while Spain, El Salvador, etc., does not.)

Oftentimes, the word "che" is interjected, like "¿Cómo estás, che?" or "Che, ¿cómo estás?" Those are pretty common amongst people who know each other, like friends and family, and can also be used quite frequently as a general, friendly greeting.

Just remember that Argentineans speak Spanish - Argentine-style Spanish is not considered a different language since Argentineans understand Spanish from Mexico all the way to Spain and conversely are also understood. The differences are cultural and/or geographical, and even though they all definitely spice up the Spanish language, overall there isn't much difference.

Answer 2

To be honest, Spanish is the official language. There are some ways to say different things, yes, but the right way to say "How are you?" in Spanish is "¿Cómo está usted?", which being formal when talking to adults and teachers, where if you said it to a friend or someone of the same age, you'd say: "¿Cómo estás tú?". Slang wise, in Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic, we would say: "Como tu 'ta?" or "Como 'tas?". This is "slang". Another way to say it is: "¿Cómo te va?", meaning what's going on? or what's up?

Answer 3

Bién y tú in Argentina would be Bién y vos

Answer 4

Bienvenido

Answer 5

how are you