I’m a little pressed for time now and won’t try to reinvent the wheel. Below are some online and print resources that will help you get your foot in the door with this engaging dialect. Try to learn the basics immediately, for example: al tiro, the verb cachar, huevón (in all of its forms), the informal conjugation of verbs in the second person singular, and then take on the rest at whatever pace suits you.
Books
- How to Survive in the Chilean Jungle, by John Brennan: U.S. (Amazon) – Chile (Antárctica)
- Chilenismos, by Daniel Joelson: U.S. (Amazon)
Web sites
- Chilean Slang Made Easy on knol
- Chilean Slang from ContactChile
- Chilean Spanish on Wikipedia
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