Getting around
Buenos Aires has an extensive public transport network. The Subte and buses make it easy to move between neighborhoods and reach the school.
Spanish and the city
Learn Spanish in Buenos Aires
Study the language where it becomes part of everyday life.
Buenos Aires gives you something a textbook cannot: Spanish happening around you all day.
Learn in class, then hear and use the language in cafés, shops, restaurants, on the Subte and in conversations across the city.
At Verbum, the city becomes part of the learning experience.
Almagro · Near Medrano · Mini Groups · Individual Lessons
Language and the city
Spanish immersion in Buenos Aires
Immersion is not simply being surrounded by Spanish.
It is learning enough to notice what people are saying, understand how the language changes in real situations and begin using it yourself.
The Spanish you work on at Verbum can become useful the moment you leave class — ordering coffee, asking for directions, chatting with someone at a shop or understanding an expression you heard on the street.
Learn it in class.Recognize it outside.Make it yours.
The language around you
Spanish in Buenos Aires sounds different
Buenos Aires has its own rhythm, vocabulary and ways of speaking.
You will hear voseo, local expressions, distinctive intonation and words that may not appear in a standard Spanish textbook.
At Verbum, you learn Spanish that is useful anywhere in the Spanish-speaking world while also becoming familiar with the language you hear around you in Buenos Aires.
- vos instead of tú
- ¿Querés? instead of ¿Quieres?
- porteño expressions
- Argentine pronunciation and intonation
Almagro
A neighborhood you can live in
Verbum is located in Almagro, a traditional Buenos Aires neighborhood close to Palermo and well connected to the rest of the city.
- Address
- Jerónimo Salguero 553, C1177 Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Transport
- Near Medrano Station on Line B
Approximately five blocks from Castro Barros Station on Line A
Our location
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C1177 Buenos Aires, Argentina
A practical beginning
Your first days in Buenos Aires
Everyday Spanish
You will quickly encounter opportunities to use Spanish — ordering food, asking questions, shopping, taking transport and meeting people.
Neighborhood life
Spend time beyond the main tourist attractions. Cafés, parks, bookshops, markets and neighborhood streets are where much of everyday Buenos Aires happens.
Give yourself time
You do not need to understand everything immediately. The city becomes easier — and more interesting — as your Spanish begins to grow.
Practice beyond class
A little Buenos Aires, every day
Some of the most useful language practice happens when you are not trying to “study”.
Share a mate.
Order a café.
Ask someone a question.
Read a sign.
Listen to a conversation.
Notice a phrase you heard in class.
Sound a little more porteño.
Get 5 real expressions you’ll hear in Buenos Aires, with simple explanations and examples.
Explore Buenos Aires through our articles
La Boca: History, Caminito and What to See in Buenos Aires
Explore La Boca’s Genoese heritage, Caminito, Quinquela Martín’s museum, La Bombonera and historic conventillos through Verbum’s connection with the neighborhood.
Casa Rosada: Why Argentina’s Government House Is Pink
Discover Casa Rosada’s role, its development in the 19th century and the traditional explanation surrounding its distinctive pink color.
El Ateneo Grand Splendid: One of the World’s Most Beautiful Bookstores
Explore El Ateneo Grand Splendid’s theatre-to-bookstore history, preserved balconies and painted dome, and National Geographic’s 2019 description.
Feria Plaza Francia: Crafts and Art in Recoleta
Discover Recoleta’s Feria Artesanal Plaza Intendente Alvear, popularly known as Feria Plaza Francia, its handmade crafts and nearby cultural sights.
San Telmo Antiques Fair at Plaza Dorrego
Discover the Feria de Antigüedades de San Pedro Telmo, created in 1970, and the historic buildings and lively Sunday atmosphere around Plaza Dorrego.
El Zanjón de Granados: Underground History in San Telmo
Explore El Zanjón’s restored house, tunnels and archaeological remains in San Telmo, plus the history and neighborhood legend of Casa Mínima.
Ghost Stories in the Recoleta Cemetery
Explore the Recoleta Cemetery legends of David Alleno, Rufina Cambaceres and the Lady in White, with clear distinctions between history and folklore.
Teatro Colón: Buenos Aires’ historic opera house
Discover Teatro Colón’s 1908 opening, successive architects, auditorium and renowned acoustics, with a clear distinction between history and travel rankings.
What kind of Buenos Aires are you looking for?
Culture
Bookshops, museums, theatre, music and a city with a strong literary life.
Everyday life
Cafés, neighborhood streets, markets and conversations that make the city feel lived rather than visited.
Language
Voseo, porteño expressions and Spanish that changes as you hear it in real situations.
Connection
Learning enough Spanish to move beyond the tourist layer and interact more naturally with the people around you.
At Verbum
Study Spanish while you’re here
Choose the format that fits your stay.
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