Is it a good idea to study spanish in Argentina?
I have only taken a 2 month Spanish course earlier but am still very keen to learn the language. Im also very keen on checking out Bariloche in Argentina...If I study Spanish in Argentina as a beginner,will I still be able to use it in Spain...?
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Yeser you are right, Spanish is Spanish.
However, only one consideration (not vital) with learn learning Spanish in Argentina is that they no don´t follow some accent rules about accents in the pronounciation and this could be interfere and confuse you in the use of grammar learning.
An Examples.
Sign in - "Regístrate" is the real accent, they pronounce "Resgistráte"
Stand up - "Párate" is the real accent, they pronounce "Paráte"
Sit down - "Siéntate" is the real accent, they pronounce "Sientáte Sentáte"
Moreover, Any Spanish spaker country is a great experience for improve your language skill. 
¡Saludos!.
I have learned in both Spain and Argentina (and at home in england). whilst there are a few differences between the two countries, grammatically they are similar and you will get by just fine in spain if you learn in argentina!
actually, i think it is harder the other way around. the argentinian accent can be tricky to understand the first time you go there, but after a short time you get used to it, and once you do going to spain will be no problem!
im in Argentina now, and i did a spanish course recently in buenos aires. ths helped me a lot, and i learned some porteños slang too. here is the wbsite if you're interested!
this school was really good, i'd recommend it. they even let me (to some extent) ignore the whole 'Vos' thing, although the general public here werent so forgiving...
I learned Spanish in Argentina when I lived there for 2 years.
I believe their accent is easier to understand for the typical American when starting out. After a few months it doesn't really matter, you'll learn to understand whatever people are saying to you. As for the accent changes, it is really deeper than the accent since imperative is different as well. Regardless, you just need the practice so choose I place that you want to go to. As others have said, the important thing is that you go someplace where you are immersed. I just got back from being their 3 weeks and it is a lovely place.
Good luck.
People in Argentina can generally speak without "voseo" (or, at least, I've never come across anyone who couldn't), but even if they couldn't, no native speaker with basic studies will have the slightest problem communicating with an Argentinian that only uses "voseo", so I don't see the problem. Once you've reach the point where you are fluent in a style of Spanish, you can not only understand the others, but learning the tiny differences between them is a piece of cake... compared to the effort required to learn Spanish from scratch.
If you enjoy in Argentina, it is a place as good as any other to learn Spanish.
Spanish is Spanish, that´s right. But you have to know that in Spain we speak in a totally different way than in Argentina. I think that Argentinian is the most different version of Spanish if you compare it to "castellano": the accent is different, they use lots of different words (as in many Latin American countries) and the grammar is quite different. Nevertheless, Spanish people will understand you, but remember, if you want to have a domain of Spanish accent, you´d better go to Spain And here, you´ll also find thousands of different accents...this is what´s so beautiful about this language.
I would recommend you that you decide which accent really interests you and start with that version and not to mix it with others, at least while you study it. In this way you avoid mixing different ways of speaking Spanish, different expressions that might be understood badly in some regions (feg. concha in Argentina sounds quite rude in some contexts, while is Spain it only means a shell).
I think that is an excellent idea. I find that after talking to people and watching movies/shows from Argentina, Spanish from other countries is easier to understand. I think if you can understand and follow Spanish from Argentina, you can understand any type of Spanish.
I if may add my two cents to the discussion, I know that in some regions of Argentina, Argentine accent has an Italian hint. But where exactly, I can't tell.
You will learn with an Argentinian accent but that won't stop you being understood in Spain, any more than learning English in America would stop you being understood in the UK.
There may be some local phrases that they won't know in Spain but that is a minor issue really.
I agree that any langauge immersion will be most beneficial, but with that i would give this word of warning: if you are planning on using spanish in Spain mostly in the future, I would try and look for oportunities there as each country has its own idioms and ways of saying things. Also Spain is known for using vosotoros which is uncommon in latin america (you might hear vos in latin america but its usually conjegated with the tu or usted...or even sometimes the nosotros form). If you do go to Argentina, make sure you suppliment it with ways to hear people from Spain talking, as thier accent is quite different. But as far as vocab goes, take any chances you get to learn.
I stand with Yesero on this,Immersion is the best in any of the Spanish speaking countries. We have an Argentine friend in our group here in México, and although we think he "talks funny" and he does get teased a bit by friends, His Argentine accent is clearly understandable. Spanish speakers all over the world understand each other ,even though we must overcome the national and regional differences in word usage, and in some cases even pronunciation. The differences at the end of the day are not so great as to prevent understanding. So then, Go, immerse yourself and learn.Enjoy Argentina, a wonderful country with a very European flair.
Welcome to the forum Melini, from what I have learned Spanish is Spanish so wherever you can get firsthand immersion you will be learning.
