learning Chileno

When I first arrived in Chile I became immediately aware of the fact that Chileans don't speak Spanish they speak Chileno. I realized that I knew NO Spanish, even though I had studied for 2 years in school, you really can't truly learn a language until you are immersed in it. Well over these passed few months I have learned bits and pieces of these different languages; Castellano, Chileno, Argentino, Flaite, and Weas (that is how the regular teenagers talk). Castellano is Spanish Spanish and they speak with kind of a lisp so there "s" are like "th". Chileano has so many different random words from other Spanish speaking countries.
Cachay- You know
Bacan- Cool
Jueee- Wow
Weon- could mean lots of different things and not always good. : )
There are countless slang words but those are my favorite. They also like to add -po to the end of their words. For example "si" is "sipo". Cachay? Good, now for the Argentinos. They tend to say their "ch" like "sh" and their "r" at the end of words are pronounced like "L". For example amor, which means love, is amol. 
 They also call each other "che" for us pronounced "chay."
Flaite... the equivalent to hood rat or "juvenile delinquent" for us in the U.S. Haha well there not all that bad but they definitely stand out. Walking down the street you can easily see who is Failte. From the way they dress, talk and the music that they listen to. My favorite favorite sayings of the Flaites are;
Shawww- is like yeah
Wena- Good
Ayi no ma- Good enough, or right on
And last but not least Weas. It is the slang of the average teenager and it involves frequently used curse words which I will not share because even though you won't understand they are still bad words.     

This is a some of the Chicas from my volleyball team playing around in Puerto Aysen during a volleyball tournament. I have a little over a month left and I can't believe how fast the time has flown by. If I could go back in time I definitely would choose a year program. I am going to miss my friends and host family so much I can't even describe. I will return one day that is for sure. Nos Vemos!