Día del Amigo
el Día del Amigo
On 20 July the phones in Argentina do not stop, the restaurants of Buenos Aires fill up, and friends give each other a flower or a cake. It started with a dentist watching the Moon landing.
In this topic
- What do Argentines do on Día del Amigo, 20 July?
- Who invented Día del Amigo and why is it on 20 July?
- How do you say happy Friends' Day in Argentine Spanish?
Argentina keeps Friends' Day on 20 July. Other countries have a friends' day on other dates.
What happens on 20 July
- what
- People send messages all day: "Feliz día, amigo. ¿Vos cómo andás?". Groups of friends go out to dinner together; some give a flower, a book or a cake.
- when
- 20 July, every year.
- where
- Across Argentina. The restaurants of Buenos Aires fill up that night, and you have to book a table days in advance.
- who
- Friends, in the voseo of Buenos Aires.
- why
- A day to celebrate friendship, proposed in 1969 by Enrique Febbraro, a teacher and dentist from Buenos Aires.
- On 20 July people send messages, groups of friends go out to dinner, and some give a flower, a book or a cake.
- The restaurants of Buenos Aires fill up that night; tables are booked days in advance.
- Other countries keep a friends' day on other dates; in Argentina it is 20 July.
Hoy ese día los teléfonos no paran.Today, on that day, the phones don't stop.
Los restaurantes de Buenos Aires se llenan esa noche.The restaurants of Buenos Aires fill up that night.
Hay que reservar mesa con días de anticipación.You have to book a table days in advance.
The dentist and the Moon
The idea was born in 1969, on the day man reached the Moon. Enrique Febbraro, a teacher and dentist from Buenos Aires, was watching television and thought: today all humanity is friends. He wrote letters to many countries proposing a day to celebrate friendship. Over the years the idea took hold in Argentina.
- The Día del Amigo was proposed in 1969, on the day of the Moon landing, by Enrique Febbraro, a Buenos Aires teacher and dentist, who wrote letters to many countries with the idea.
La idea nació en 1969, el día que el hombre llegó a la Luna.The idea was born in 1969, the day man reached the Moon.
Pensó: "Hoy toda la humanidad es amiga".He thought: "Today all humanity is friends."
Con los años, la idea tuvo mucho éxito en Argentina.Over the years, the idea became very successful in Argentina.
Words for the day
- ¡Feliz día!
- happy (friends') day!
- ¿Cómo andás?
- how are you doing?
- salir a cenar
- to go out for dinner
- reservar mesa
- to book a table
- con anticipación
- in advance
- regalar
- to give as a present
- la torta
- the cake
- tener éxito
- to be successful
La gente manda mensajes: "Feliz día, amigo. ¿Vos cómo andás?"People send messages: "Happy day, friend. How are you doing?"
Algunos regalan una flor, un libro o una torta.Some people give a flower, a book or a cake.
Words to know
- el amigo
- the friend
- la amistad
- friendship
- ¡Feliz día!
- happy day!
- ¿Cómo andás?
- how are you doing?
- reservar mesa
- to book a table
- la torta
- the cake
- juntos
- together
Hear it
En Argentina, el 20 de julio es el Día del Amigo.In Argentina, the 20th of July is Friends' Day.
La idea nació en 1969, el día que el hombre llegó a la Luna.The idea was born in 1969, the day man reached the Moon.
Los restaurantes de Buenos Aires se llenan esa noche.The restaurants of Buenos Aires fill up that night.
La gente manda mensajes: "Feliz día, amigo. ¿Vos cómo andás?"People send messages: "Happy day, friend. How are you doing?"