Why is Argentina so Italian? Explained in Slow Spanish with Subtitles

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

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[@Skiis44]

The owners of the local pizza shop are from Argentina. The son actually went to Italy to find a wife.Some of the clan is from Uruguay. This was confusing to us at first.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Oh, yes! Argentina and Italy share much of their culture. And Argentina and Uruguay have practically no cultural barriers at all! The accent of Uruguayans and people from Buenos Aires is basically the same and there are only a few subtle vocabulary differences.

[@justocorrea8664]

This guy makes everything so interesting and delightful to hear, great stuff

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Gracias!

[@apaul9776]

Excellent. Very good indeed. Good level of language and clearly articulated. I actually suggested a while ago that you do some factual stuff about Argentina (I am sure that you don't remember!) and it is very pleasing to see this being done. I find this much more compelling than fairy stories, though of course tastes very. It is good to have this option. Thank you.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Thank you so much, Paul! Of course, we read to everyone's feedback and we really really appreciate it. If you have more comments and ideas on the kind of videos you enjoy the most, don't hesitate to let us know!! :D

[@jereflores943]

​@@StoryLearningSpanishme parecio interesante el vídeo y la parte de tu bisabuela, mis antepasados tanos vinieron de esa zona tambien 😅

[@fabianpatrizio2865]

Interesting.......even my grandfather migrated to Buenos Aires (from Sicilia) in the 1920s....but got homesick after a couple of months and went back :-) otherwise I could have been Argentinian instead of being born in Italia........now in Australia though

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Oh, that's very interesting! :D Indeed, you could be Argentinian!

[@aliciaromanzini5296]

No solo en Buenos Aires hay influencia Italiana, aquí en Córdoba también. Tenemos muchas ciudades y pueblos italianos ( friulanos, piamonteses, del Veneto , de Basilicata ( como mi nona ), etc. etc. Fiestas como la de la bagna cauda, del salame , de la famiglia piamontesa etc. A la zona sur de Córdoba comúnmente se le llama Pampa gringa ( por los italianos que allí habitan ) dedicados mayormente a la agricultura. y ni hablar del porqué es la cuna en Argentina de una bebida como el fernet.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Muchísimas gracias por tu aporte!

[@SpencerLowe-kg4rg]

Although I'm only 1/8th Italian because of my great grandfather from Sardinia who is the father of my mom's father. I just have this one soft spot for Argentina. Argentina is a land that brings together Italian and Spanish like the saying Argentines are Italians who speak Spanish.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Muchas gracias por tu comentario! ❤️

[@SpencerLowe-kg4rg]

@@StoryLearningSpanish de nada. Es más que mi placer. Me encanta mucho Argentina. Mi país favorito

[@CGavic-dr2dw]

The DNAs most `present in Argentina are: 1) Iberian (over 73%); 2)Amerindian (53%) ; 3) Italian (just over 49%). (Source: MyHeritage Statistics).

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Thank you so much for this contribution 🥰 Really interesting numbers

[@DAVID-ut7fg]

Rosario es la ciudad más italiana de argentina

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Hola, David! Muchísimas gracias por tu comentario. ¡Excelente dato! Sin duda es una ciudad hermosa. Totalmente recomendable para cualquiera que visite la Argentina.

[@rubenherrera3792]

Solo Buenos Aires ? Y santa fe y gran parte de Córdoba se establecieron en a mediados de 1860 ya que Italia todavía no existía y había una hambruna terrible 😮 me parece que te falta leer más libros antes de hablar 😮

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

@@rubenherrera3792 No. Los italianos empezaron a partir despues del 1880. Antes, muy pocos. Aqui en Italia tenemos archivos. Partiron porqué las familias pobres eran grandes y los hijos demasiados. Comian mal, pero comian siempre. Lo que no comian era mucha carne, porqué no habia suficiente ganado. No era cuestion de hambruna: era cuestion de no tener bastante tierra para todos y de un sistema fiscal injusto. Todavia habia el rey y mandaban unas pocas familias. Siempre las mismas.

[@rubenherrera3792]

@@giorgiodifrancesco4590 gracias mi amor por la información pero ya había antes de 1880 en la pandemia de 1870 había muchos apellidos italianos muertos por la pandemia y en la época de la colonia ya había genovéces en la boca y te comento había un escritor italiano # no recuerdo el nombre # que habla de su llegada al sur de Córdoba y parte de santa fe 1870 y la gran cantidad de inmigrantes italianos a esa zona # leí mucho sobre esto

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

@@rubenherrera3792 No eran la gran oleada, que es de 1883 en adelante. La decada con mayor emigacion de Italia fue la de 1901/1910. Hay un museo en Genova. No tienes que amarme, no es necesario.

[@SudamericaUNASUR]

Rosario es la ciudad argentina con mayor influencia italiana de argentina

[@paulharrison9030]

I loved the BA accent!

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Thank you, Paul! :D

[@elenagarrison3701]

Que interesante! Como Siempre. Gracias

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Gracias a ti, Elena! :D

[@emrg3996]

Argentinian is a beautiful mixed between spanish and italian. A true latino union

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

They often say Argentinians sound like Spanish speakers with an Italian accent!

[@emrg3996]

@@StoryLearningSpanish yes its true argentina accent is very good to listening. 15 millions spanish and 20 millions italian desendent. And country its realy amazing with beautiful architectur and building. I would like travel in this country, maybe one day 👍🏻

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Yes, you should definitely visit!

[@corinnel.128]

Muy bueno y interesante. Muchas gracias. Un saludo desde Inglaterra!

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Un saludo para ti, Corinne! 😊

[@MGdelOeste]

Maradona is not an Italian surname. It is a Spanish surname from Galicia. "Mar de Dona" = "Mar de la Virgen".

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Thank you so much for your contribution! We didn't know!

[@alessioseminara3254]

Nevertless his heritage was from Italy and partially from Croatia.

[@oscarlianza6161]

wrong

[@MGdelOeste]

@@oscarlianza6161 It is not. It's true, it's a surname from Lugo. That doesn't mean Diego didn't have some Italian heritage too.

[@franz9573]

maradona's mother is of italian descent (from naples) but he also had spanish and indigenous ancestors

[@Espinosi1]

Wonderful video. Grettings from argentina, Buenos aires

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

😂

[@believeinpeace]

Muy interesante! Muchas Gracias!

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Gracias a ti por mirar nuestro video, Inez! :D

[@PamelaProPeace]

I love your videos. They are always so clear and at the same time interesting with vocabulary that I am sure will be useful. A question though. I need to watch the video many times to learn the vocabulary... so would it be possible to make them so that the subtitles could be switched on or off? The first time I watch the video it is helpful to see both the Spanish and the English translation. But then I would like to watch the video again with only the Spanish. After that I would like to be able to watch with no subtitles at all! After all, the hardest thing is just listening to a language and being able to understand it! Is this technically possible? p.s. As the KZbin option for subtitles is enabled here (I presume you did that) maybe just leave it at that as they CAN be turned on and off, and not put put the words on the screen?

[@mariongosselin509]

I was thinking the exact same thing, so I would be interested as well in this option :)

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Hi, Pamela! Thank you so much for your comment and your feedback on subtitles. We have been considering the option to make subtitles optional. So far, most of our viewers appreciate the hardcoded subtitles, but we're thinking about changing it eventually, or creating some specific videos with softcoded captions for those like you that would prefer to have the option to turn them off. Please, don't hesitate to let us know if you have more thoughts on our content. We love to hear from you.

[@myyoutubechannel6280]

@@StoryLearningSpanish fabulaudit actually knows of comprehensible input and perhaps has encountered the studies which indicate that watching material in a foreign language with native subtitles turnt on results in very little learning. what you do is brilliant, but i highly suggest you deactivate the english subtitles, because too many are tempted to just read them, which leads to no progress. it‘s also hard to miss them since they‘re right under the foreign subtitles.

[@RominaArgentinaIrlanda]

For those who are saying Maradona surname is Spanish, I've no idea the origin of his surname, but Diego M. said in my interviews that he felt in home in Napoli. Because the ancestors of his mother came from Napoli. So... in his family tree, there is Italian blood. Saludos desde Tucumán, Argentina. Tucumán tiene descendencia italiana en menor grado, pero el peso de la cultura e inmigrantes españoles fue más fuerte en estas tierras. Sólo tengo una abuela santafesina de origen siciliano. El resto de mis abuelos son españoles. Besos! Buen contenido. ❤😊

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

💕

[@ClarkKent-xu5wm]

pues me ha encantao

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Gracias! :D

[@rubenherrera3792]

Te falta leer mas historia 😮 argentina e inmigración # en santa fe sin tidos tanos y gran parte de Córdoba

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

Nunca escuché lo de la moneda o banconota en Italia (y soy un italiano de Italia, que vive en Italia). Ni nunca vi lo del 29 como "dia de los gnocchi". :-) Esa pasta se comìa el domingo (y antiguamente, en ocasiones especiales). Ahora, cuando uno quiera.

[@Lulaa_the_human]

Acá en Argentina les decimos ñoquis, en plural y lo escribimos con ñ. Es costumbre comerlo los 29 y poner un billete abajo del plato para atraer el dinero, porque para muchos es el día de cobro. Incluso a los empleados públicos que faltan mucho al trabajo y se presentan sólo a cobrar se los llama ñoquis.

[@gabrielesantucci6189]

Confermo anch'io che sono italiano e vivo in Italia da sempre che non esiste questa tradizione della banconota e del 29 del mese. Mai sentito dire! Probabilmente è una tradizione degli argentini di origine italiana ed è nata in Argentina!!!

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

@@Lulaa_the_human gnocchi ya es plural en italiano, porqué nuestro plural masculino se hace con -i final, como en latin. "Gn" se pronuncia como "ñ" y "cch" es como si fuera un "k-k" doble.

[@gabymeixenberger]

Maradona no es un apellido italiano (aunque tenia también ascendencia italiana).

[@mdcparg]

Gabmeixenberger,averigua,creo que maradona tiene una parte croata

[@gabymeixenberger]

@@mdcparg desconocía ese dato. Gracias!

[@alienonline8]

como apellidos italianos hay de amontones en el futbol como cuando boca jugo con mila y decian los italianos.. vasta con ver los apellidos , es una scuadra con fama de vincere eran Palermo Bataglia.. adbondanieri y otros...que ese dia le gano a Milia y al año anterior a Real madrid--.........o Messi ..Maradona y tantísimos mas

[@rubenherrera3792]

Igual me suscribo 😮 pero tu información dejo mucho que desear😮

[@felicepatti8142]

Il tuo racconto è molto interessante,anche io ho dei primi cugini in Cordoba e Salta ma non ho più contatto con loro.Mi piacerebbe conoscerli.PATTI è il mio cognome, chissà che tu non possa aiutarmi.Ciao

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Thanks for your comment! 😊 Subscribe for more.

[@MaxMax-me5gv]

llegaron 3millones pero te olvidas decir que mas o menos '40% se marcharon despues de llegar

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Muchas gracias por el dato!

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

En Cordoba hay medio Piamonte y la Pampa se llama "gringa". Hay gente que todavia escribe poesias en piamontes (y fue su bisabuelo que llegò a Argentina). Logicamente, las ultimas generaciones no lo hablan mas.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Muchísimas gracias por tu aporte!

[@maurofalco9090]

Ciao Giorgio Confermo sia il mio nonno e mio zio sono emigrati all' inizio del 900 a Cordoba.

[@maurofalco9090]

Provenienti dal Piemonte dalla città di Barge in provincia di Cuneo

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

@@maurofalco9090 Infatti, io sono di Barge. I Falco a Barge sono pochi e provengono dalla zona tra Bibiana e Bagnolo Piemonte (5-10 kms)

[@anna7276]

This is great! I miss BA!

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Buenos Aires misses you too! Come back any time 💕

[@xmini-ul7je]

El unico numero 10 con apellido italiano, campeon del mundo, es Messi, si haces una investigacion a fondo (canal de Agustin Laje), te vas a dar cuenta que el 10 campeon del 86 tiene apellido de origen español, si, suena italiano, pero tambien palabras como "Badalona" o "Pamplona", see ya.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Gracias por tu aporte! :D

[@MaxMax-me5gv]

esos gestos existen tambien en francia y en espana asi que decir que vienen exclusivamente de la inmigracion italiana es falso

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Muchas gracias por el dato!

[@dixgun]

👍 Cool

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Gracias!

[@daviddiazfernandez548]

Disculpad pero el apellido Maradona es de origen gallego. Lo podéis buscar dicho origen

[@rwb2011]

Yo son descendant Italiano

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Muchas gracias por tu comentario! No olvides suscribirte al canal para ver más videos como este. :D

[@LuisPerez-xe6nu]

¿Porqué la gente ha emigrado en olas desde Europa a lo largo de su historia? En resumen, es un continente superpoblado, con pocos recursos naturales para sostener su población y la competencia por el control de esos recursos ha generado un sinnúmero de conflictos bélicos que ha provocado el éxodo de millones. Muchos de esos inmigrantes se marcharon hacia Argentina y a otras partes de América en busca de un mejor futuro. A pesar de que Europa goza de una estabilidad y bonanza económica en estos momentos, es un continente con una historia de conflictos, guerras. Para un ejemplo, en estos momentos tenemos un conflicto en Ucrania y hace 30 años había otro en Los Balcanes.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Muchísimas gracias por tu análisis! Es muy interesante. No olvides suscribirte!

[@MaxMax-me5gv]

Maradona es apellido espanol

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Muchas gracias por el dato!

[@cjc2]

Italians went to Argentina for the same reasons they went to Brazil, the United States, Canada, and many other countries they went to escape poverty, and find a better future for themselves.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Thanks for your comment!

[@Lulaa_the_human]

Si hablás español nativo, podés poner el video en 1,25 y habla a velocidad normal. De nada.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

😂 Buen dato!

[@hernancartas5145]

Maradona no es un apellido italiano, es gallego. Todo lo demás bravo👏

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Muchas gracias por el dato!

[@vicentefuentes67]

Tambien los españoles hacen gestos con las manos.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Sí, claro, en todos los países hay gestos propios de la cultura. ¡Muchas gracias por tu aporte!

[@dragonlandtakaratomyplarail]

but why the Italian didnt help their South American countrymen in the Malvinas war? so what was called that brotherhood?

[@robertoservadei4766]

Te olvidaste de las milanesas!

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡No hay que olvidarse de las milanesas! ¡Jamás!

[@gabrielgarobbio]

Maradona no es italiano, es de Lugo, Galicia, España

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

🥰 Gracias. Don't forget to subscribe

[@dinapintos5594]

Los argentinos somos italianos que hablamos espanol y pretendemos ser franceses.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

😂😂

[@alpachino1758]

Maradona no es tano , es gallego

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Gracias por el dato! :D

[@MaxMax-me5gv]

las pizza estan en todo occidente incluso en paises que no recibieron inmigracion italiana, nada que ver con la presencia de inmigrantes

[@MaxMax-me5gv]

igual por las pasta , nada que ver con la inmigracion italiana

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

¡Muchas gracias por el dato!

[@quivop7759]

The most italian provinces are Entre Rios and Santa Fé, not Buenos Aires.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Thank you kindly for the contribution! :D

[@foreverraining1522]

Why do Spanish speakers say "eh ta" instead of "estas"

[@chesarosanroman499]

Actually, what you mention is a characteristic particular to the Spanish from Buenos Aires and Uruguay. Every “S” that is right before a consonant we pronounce it as some sort of “inhaling S”. It’s like inhaling with your mouth open. And I have no idea why we do that or where it came from.

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Chesaro's absolutely right. In some Spanish-speaking countries, it's normal to "drop" or "inhale" the "S". In Argentinian Spanish, it happens when the "S" is before a consonant. In some othe countries or regions (and also in Argentina), it's normal to drop the "S" at the end of a word: _está'_ instead of _estás_ .

[@TomRNZ]

@@chesarosanroman499 I would say it's an "aspiration" rather than "inhaling". It's similar to the English "h" or the Spanish "j". It's also not particular to Buenos Aires and Uruguay either. Many regions in many countries do it, including coastal regions of Colombia and Venezuela and some parts of Spain.

[@chesarosanroman499]

@@TomRNZ The word “aspiration” has a whole different meaning in English, more related to whishing and longing than with the action of breathing air in through the mouth, that’s why I didn’t use. And yeah, It might be also used in other Spanish speaking countries o regions I don’t know of.

[@TomRNZ]

@@chesarosanroman499 I'm a native English speaker, and like many words in English, "aspiration" has more than one meaning. As well as the meaning you mentioned, it's also used in linguistics to describe producing a sound with an exhalation of breath. "Inhale" is to breath in, so it's not the right word to use when describing the "s" sound in these dialects of Spanish.

[@PEPLUVER1]

There's no better accent than the Brooklyn NY Italian accent

[@StoryLearningSpanish]

Absolutely! The US shares a lot of history with countries such as Argentina. We both received a lot of Italian population!

[@antoniogutierrezjr7471]

Maradona was not Italian lol he was mestizo