Chilean Spanish
i heard from a few friends that spanish in chile is alot difrent then the spanish in mexico so if anyone could pleasee tell me some of the basic chilian spanish words and what they mean that would be awesome and also if anyone knows a website for a chilean spanish dictionary or really any chilian spanish website it would really be nice!
thankyou for your feedback!! and if you are from chile i say HOLA!!! send me a message or add me as a friend or what ever you do on here!! gracias!!!!! anything about chile or the spanish down there would be good too i am verry interested in chile!! gracias!!
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Hi, My friends in Chile always used la carrete to refer to a party or a big night out, and una luca meant a 1,000 peso note. I imagine if you do a web search for ¨Chilean slang¨ or things along those lines, you´ll get lots of help. Also, look on Amazon or other book retailers for phrase books. Here is one:
Good luck!
(Just a quick FYI: Spanishdict.com asks us to use correct spelling and capitalization in the posts since many English students read the posts and use the site. Welcome!)
A friend talked me into buying this book when we used to chat. I've never used it. PM me your address if you'd like to read it and I will mail it to you. (gratis)
My favorite poet is from Chile. His name is Jesús Sepúlveda. You should check it out: )
Hola! I have been to Chile 3 times and I have many friends there. I know a lot of the slang there but their are also a couple websites you can look at. bacan: cool, awesome cachai: get it? or entiendes? pololo/a: boyfriend or girlfriend weon: is like "wey" "guay" (i am not sure how to spell it sorry) in mexican. like friend, but don't use it with just anyone wena: is like buena or good wea: thing or una cosa or they would say something like "que wea pasa??" fome: boring piola: cool, chill, traquilo Hope I helped! They also "po" at the end of a sentance for emphasis lie "si po!" You can look for more here. http://www.contactchile.cl/en/chile-chilean-slang.php
