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"Buenos Aires" is a proper noun which is often translated as "Buenos Aires", and "tango" is a noun which is often translated as "el tango". Learn more about the difference between "Buenos Aires" and "tango" below.
Buenos Aires(
bweh
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nos
ay
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rehz
)A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
1. (city)
a. Buenos Aires
I need to travel from Buenos Aires to Córdoba.Necesito viajar de Buenos Aires a Cordoba.
2. (region)
a. Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the province with the largest population in Argentina.Buenos Aires es la provincia con mayor población de Argentina.
tango(
tahng
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go
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el tango (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In my Latin dance class they taught us steps for salsa, cumbia, and tango.En mi clase de ritmos latinos nos enseñaron pasos de salsa, cumbia y tango.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. bailar tango
We were tangoing all night long, and now my feet hurt.Estuvimos bailando tango toda la noche y ahora me duelen los pies.
