Do you know of a Chilean Slang Book?
Hena writes to inquire about a Chilean slang book. Although I’ve got a page on Chilean slang, I haven’t heard of this book:
My husband and I lived in Santiago for a few months (near Bellavista) and traveled the length of Chile for nearly 6 months. During our travels, we bought a book that’s pretty famous among Chilenos and ex-pats living in Chile. It’s a funny sort of Chileno-English dictionary of Chilean slang. We lent it to someone years ago and never got it back. It was a paperback book with a green cover. I’m desperate to find it again and am wondering if this rings a bell? I believe it was written by an American man. Any thoughts? Your help is very much appreciated!
If you are familiar with this book, please add your comment below or contact me. Thanks!
Update: You can find How to Survive in the Chilean Jungle on Amazon.com.
Posted January 19th, 2006 in Ask Pepe.
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I was in Antartica at the mall… Parque Arauco, I think…. and I saw a Chilean Slang Book in English… it costs about 10 dollars. Good luck!
January 30, 2006
The book you’re looking for is “How to survive in the Chilean jungle”. There is also a parto 2 of it.
February 1, 2006
Thanks William.
It looks like the “official” site for How to Survive in the Chilean Jungle is here:
www.chileandichos.com
The book’s ISBN is: 9562013030
You can also find the book on Amazon.com
February 2, 2006