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Chilenismos: A Dictionary and Phrasebook for Chilean Spanish / Chilenismos-English / English-Chilenismos (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) | 
 enlarge | Author: Daniel Joelson
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Category: Book
List Price: $11.95
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 50783
Media: Paperback
Edition: Bilingual
Pages: 185
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 3.7 x 0.6
ISBN: 0781810620
Dewey Decimal Number: 467.0983
EAN: 9780781810623
ASIN: 0781810620
Publication Date: May 25, 2005
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Product Description
Chile is known for having created an enormous amount of distinct words and expressions. Consequently, the Spanish spoken in Chile is frequently indiscernible to gringos and native Spanish speakers alike. This dictionary and phrasebook collects over 1,500 of these terms and idioms, knows and 'chilenismos', and expresses them in simple English. The book also explores the roots of chilenismos and explains the grammatical constructions and idiosyncratic speech patterns particular to Chileans. This is an ideal guide for tourists, businesspeople, and anyone who plans to spend time or to live in Chile. It is also a valuable tool for the Chilean expatriate, who can be transported back to his home country and reminded of how rich and entertaining chilenismos are.
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'Chilean' in a nutshell July 26, 2006
L. J. Webb (NC, USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book will be a great help for anyone planing on going to Chile, and will be a hoot for anyone who's been there (esp. those who know Spanish). Having lived there, I wish I had this book before I went! I love this book.
Brilliant! December 14, 2007
Heidi (Twin Cities, MN, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We just took a trip to Chile last month and bought this book off Amazon and were SO glad to have it with us. We used it to learn "Chilean" spanish and it was very helpful. The phrases in the book are quite accurate, according to the locals, and they were surprised to see some of their everyday phrases in the book. I highly recommend it if you're going to visit or live in Chile and you need a jump start on their dialect of the language.
chilenismos January 1, 2008
Margaret Ashton
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I spent hours with some chilenos discussing this book. They laughed and were amazed how the author captured the true meanings and nuances throughout this book. I recommend it to anyone traveling to Chile as a must!
Awesome Book August 14, 2008
Stormy (Western MA)
This book is truly the language of the Chilean people. It's mainly slang, which makes it so fun. I have a friend in Santiago who said that it was truly slang. I said good then I shall know the language when communicating. However what is not in the book if you want real coffee not instant coffee in Chile you are to ask for cafe, cafe. Also 1 minute in the Chilean language, there is another term that is not in the book, it means it could be an hour. Just an FYI. I enjoyed the book as did my friend in Santiago, Chile........ when I purchased this.
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