Its about time I tell you some of the chilean lingo that iv learnt! Honestly after studying Spanish for 5years I didnt worry one bit about speaking spanish, as I always did when I went to spain on holiday so I thought yeah itll be a little difficult but ill get the hang of it.....3months later and yeah I have!!!
Slang.............the slang here its...pffft!!!! The parents dont even understand conversations between the young people sometimes so yeah....good luck gringa!!
1. CACHAI used at the end of every sentence, literally i think this means catch, but in chilean form its "do you get it?""understand?" a phrase that I heard often...."Ahhh la gringa no cacha nada" aka The gringa understands nothin!! thanks guys!!
2.ONDA this is used if your talking about a cool guy or good atmosphere...BUENO ONDA...ese chico es bueno onda, hes a cool guy!!
3. BAKAN, CHURO extensively used with young peolple meaning ultra cool
4. PONER EL GORRO - to put on a hat, this use this to mean to cheat on someone
5. FOME meaning boring, bad, dumb, silly, referring to something u dont like.
6. GUAGUA means baby
7. LUCA is like we would say a quid (1000 peso bill)
8. POLOLO/A boyfriend/girfriend, poliando (dating)
9. PUCHA/ CHUCHA is when something bad happens or doesnt go your way, I often here pucha que fome!!
10. YA QUE BUENO (my ultimate favourite)...translated as yeah, watever!
11. TIRAR UN CHANCO ...to throw a pig...aka to burp
12. WEÓN .....aka an idiot but also used for a friend
One thing i also noticed is that they call older people tio y tia, like unlce and aunt!!
When talking about a friend you dont just call them like...Sarah, its LA Sarah...ALWAYS!! eg: estoy con la Sarah
Chao Pescado = See u later aligator
they use ita with EVERYTHING, como estai gordita, amiguita etc...
that will do for now...watch this space
Schools out for the Summer
So, I finished school on 16th Dec and it was so sad to say bye to all the little kids, even tho I know I will be seeing them again in March! you really grow so close to them when your are with them everyday and within my 3 months of teaching there I can honestly say I loved it, yessss mum I actually enjoyed work!!! Everyday I was easily motivated to wake up at 6:30am and take the over crowded, smelly school bus to the other side of town where I would see all the chicititos!! Throughout the last term I have really helped out alot with the junior school and I feel like I have really accomplished something. I loved being the "cool" teacher everyday they were over hugging u and it doesnt matter if they have already hugged u once they will hug u at least another 10 times that day, they really look up to you and u have to be so careful about everything u say and do because they really pick up on it, so fast!!!!
The last week of school we had the christmas concert it was alot of hard work but the end result was great!! 4 days of 8am-8pm to help with the concerts, tiring but worth it!!
I took part in the 3rd basico, "secret friend"aka secret santa. At the beginning the kids had to write letters descirbing themselves so their friend could guess, and on the last day we exchanged girfts! On top of that I got alot of other presents!! One that really stuck out was this little notebook Ignacio made for me. He had glued all these coloured pages together and wrote on every single page, never go home to ireland!! it was so so soooo cute!!
Well their new term starts in March so im back for that anyway, kinda like our september so new classes, new teachers etc!!
Well thats my time of teaching over for now, and I def loved every minute of it!! It would make me think of teaching as a career, but mmmmm well see!!!
Chao
Graduation/ Prom
What a night it was!!!
After being told "No its not a formal, its a prom" the first thing that came to mind was Grosvenor formal and I thought noway, that would be hard to beat!! let me tell you...it most def was up there with it! It was "Off the hook". I was more than happy o get a dress on and a pair of heels :) It was soooooo classy and must I add a free bar all night aka 7pm til 5:30am, also there was an icecream vendor beside the bar, free icecream too, random, but went down well!! Everyone looked great and the boys scrubbed up well. The parents of the graduates came also and it was honestly great banter. On arriving we got photos and a pisco sour (and I was wrapped into a long debate about whether Pisco is actaully Peruvian or Chilean, considering my dislike for Pisco I decided best keep my opinions to myself before some sort of riot broke. Here Pisco is "it" like we have potatoes, they have pisco) nice comparison, I know ;)
After chatting outside and waitin on everyone to arrive we went in to the dinning/dance room to have some food. I could of swore it was some1s wedding, the decorations and everything were all wow! Of course as a "VIP" (I seem to strike lucky everytime) I was outside in this huge white tent with red and pink roses everywhere, with waiters rushing to your every need. With swanky music and the best company ever the dinner was a laugh. That soon ended and off we went to the dance floor for the next 5 n half hours! EVERYONE I mean EVERYONE hit the floor with their moves, there wasnt any billy no mates sittin in the corner. The latin music was def my fave, through in a wee bit of my salsa, (Courtney u know what Im talkin about after our dance classes in ards ;)
Now, I dont even notice the lack of english songs which is great, I find my self singin along with all the reaggetone and the latino beats (everyone finds it hilarious when I sing in spanish to all their songs, im not sure wether its my attempt to sing in general or its my pronountiation haha)
After a looooong night on the dance floor, OH not forgetting the Brazilian part, they brought out all carnival things, hats, feathers, whistles everything and everyone went crazy, enjoyed it alot! Of course everyone told the DJ i was irish, so he done his best to find and irish song and everyone danced around me in a circle wanting me to do some type of Irish dancin, instead I grabbed the nearest person to me (Thanks javiera) and we boogied together.
In no time the lights where on and the broom boy was out, 5:30 and everyone was dieng for an after party. Instead of the beach we headed to Polli´s house where she has the bigest pool ever! Despite the 1hour journey to get there and the added hour due to every1 stopping the bus because they felt sick it was a geg, typical singing/shouting (much like grosvenors bus to the Cremlin).
Pollis house was mad to say the least, as everyone was prepared for the beach we all had out bikins so in the pool we went and then I curled up on the sun lounger and fell asleep for 2hours which felt like 10mins. Spent all day at Pollis house with a bbq and lots of water. Time to go home so walking out of Pollis house I didnt actually realise that we were in the middle of nowhere. We went to take the "Micro" home (the local 4a metro), nothing could be seen for miles, the road just went on....and on...and on...and on, surely a micro didnt pass through there, but after a 40min wait it did, a nicely packed out Micro which came from 3 towns back!! I think this was a true south american experience, on this overcrowded bus, no air, so so soooo hot I felt like id just done a 4 mile run, and looking under someones armpit out the window I could see all the farmers in their field planting an picking their emmmm plants lol! Paolas 5 minute squirt of bottled water and the latin music blasting from the drivers stereo in the front made it enjoyable.
Arrived home around 4:30pm and straight to bed I was, to wake up again at 9pm to go to a friends birthday...nice!! Ill let u think of a word on how i felt on sunday...
anyway, Prom....
como te fue?
buenisimo!!!!!!!
"como la Zorra" ...do not use this apart from when ur with friends ;)
After being told "No its not a formal, its a prom" the first thing that came to mind was Grosvenor formal and I thought noway, that would be hard to beat!! let me tell you...it most def was up there with it! It was "Off the hook". I was more than happy o get a dress on and a pair of heels :) It was soooooo classy and must I add a free bar all night aka 7pm til 5:30am, also there was an icecream vendor beside the bar, free icecream too, random, but went down well!! Everyone looked great and the boys scrubbed up well. The parents of the graduates came also and it was honestly great banter. On arriving we got photos and a pisco sour (and I was wrapped into a long debate about whether Pisco is actaully Peruvian or Chilean, considering my dislike for Pisco I decided best keep my opinions to myself before some sort of riot broke. Here Pisco is "it" like we have potatoes, they have pisco) nice comparison, I know ;)
After chatting outside and waitin on everyone to arrive we went in to the dinning/dance room to have some food. I could of swore it was some1s wedding, the decorations and everything were all wow! Of course as a "VIP" (I seem to strike lucky everytime) I was outside in this huge white tent with red and pink roses everywhere, with waiters rushing to your every need. With swanky music and the best company ever the dinner was a laugh. That soon ended and off we went to the dance floor for the next 5 n half hours! EVERYONE I mean EVERYONE hit the floor with their moves, there wasnt any billy no mates sittin in the corner. The latin music was def my fave, through in a wee bit of my salsa, (Courtney u know what Im talkin about after our dance classes in ards ;)
Now, I dont even notice the lack of english songs which is great, I find my self singin along with all the reaggetone and the latino beats (everyone finds it hilarious when I sing in spanish to all their songs, im not sure wether its my attempt to sing in general or its my pronountiation haha)
After a looooong night on the dance floor, OH not forgetting the Brazilian part, they brought out all carnival things, hats, feathers, whistles everything and everyone went crazy, enjoyed it alot! Of course everyone told the DJ i was irish, so he done his best to find and irish song and everyone danced around me in a circle wanting me to do some type of Irish dancin, instead I grabbed the nearest person to me (Thanks javiera) and we boogied together.
In no time the lights where on and the broom boy was out, 5:30 and everyone was dieng for an after party. Instead of the beach we headed to Polli´s house where she has the bigest pool ever! Despite the 1hour journey to get there and the added hour due to every1 stopping the bus because they felt sick it was a geg, typical singing/shouting (much like grosvenors bus to the Cremlin).
Pollis house was mad to say the least, as everyone was prepared for the beach we all had out bikins so in the pool we went and then I curled up on the sun lounger and fell asleep for 2hours which felt like 10mins. Spent all day at Pollis house with a bbq and lots of water. Time to go home so walking out of Pollis house I didnt actually realise that we were in the middle of nowhere. We went to take the "Micro" home (the local 4a metro), nothing could be seen for miles, the road just went on....and on...and on...and on, surely a micro didnt pass through there, but after a 40min wait it did, a nicely packed out Micro which came from 3 towns back!! I think this was a true south american experience, on this overcrowded bus, no air, so so soooo hot I felt like id just done a 4 mile run, and looking under someones armpit out the window I could see all the farmers in their field planting an picking their emmmm plants lol! Paolas 5 minute squirt of bottled water and the latin music blasting from the drivers stereo in the front made it enjoyable.
Arrived home around 4:30pm and straight to bed I was, to wake up again at 9pm to go to a friends birthday...nice!! Ill let u think of a word on how i felt on sunday...
anyway, Prom....
como te fue?
buenisimo!!!!!!!
"como la Zorra" ...do not use this apart from when ur with friends ;)
Comida...comida, comida
Aka, food food food!!
I tend to pay close attention to what I eat (unless of course I have spent a night on the town in which case I can be easily distracted by the piping steam of French fries and other deep-fried, grease-drenched delicacies). Of course here, drunk food also does exist (minus kebabs)but there are a couple of extra perks. For less than 20p there are the most delicious little empanadas that can cure any alcohol filled belly. Little stuffed pastries filled with cheese or onions or meat or mushrooms or all of the above are just big enough and just right!
But life definitely doesnt consist only of drunk food and for that I am grateful. Chileans seem to be big on eating lots of fruits and vegetables. The avocados called ´paltas´ (not aguacates) are delicious here and so are the rest of the fruits. I have fell in love with pineapples. Teressa the maid makes the most delicious smoothies.
Breakfast isn´t a meal grande like it is in the UK. In fact, people usually drink a little coffee (cafecita) or tea, eat a little bread and cheese or fruit and they´re done, no greasy ulster frys. Since I am never on time in the morning (or really any time for that matter) I never have time to sit down and eat before running out the door to get to school so really not much has changed.
As for lunch, however, its a biggger story. Lunch, or almuerzo, is the most imporant meal of the day. People eat a lot for lunch. Almuerzo usually consists of 3 courses soup, salad then main course and dessert with a coffee. Oh, and wine of course, wine. While its nice to enjoy a wee glass f wine everyday, I am beginning to understand the incredible importance of the siesta.
Dinner is not dinner its ´once´. Once is bread and manjar also for once there is cheese and jam, ham and avocados and other fruits. Dinner and lunch is kind of like in reverse. Wine is usually a part of once and coffee and tea are always a part of once. It is kind of nice to eat a giant meal at 1 or 2 and then have a small meal and tea before bedtime. Really nice, actually.
So that´s the food issue. My Chilean family tells me that I eat ´como un pajarito´ which means like a little bird. Well thats the food issue :)
I tend to pay close attention to what I eat (unless of course I have spent a night on the town in which case I can be easily distracted by the piping steam of French fries and other deep-fried, grease-drenched delicacies). Of course here, drunk food also does exist (minus kebabs)but there are a couple of extra perks. For less than 20p there are the most delicious little empanadas that can cure any alcohol filled belly. Little stuffed pastries filled with cheese or onions or meat or mushrooms or all of the above are just big enough and just right!
But life definitely doesnt consist only of drunk food and for that I am grateful. Chileans seem to be big on eating lots of fruits and vegetables. The avocados called ´paltas´ (not aguacates) are delicious here and so are the rest of the fruits. I have fell in love with pineapples. Teressa the maid makes the most delicious smoothies.
Breakfast isn´t a meal grande like it is in the UK. In fact, people usually drink a little coffee (cafecita) or tea, eat a little bread and cheese or fruit and they´re done, no greasy ulster frys. Since I am never on time in the morning (or really any time for that matter) I never have time to sit down and eat before running out the door to get to school so really not much has changed.
As for lunch, however, its a biggger story. Lunch, or almuerzo, is the most imporant meal of the day. People eat a lot for lunch. Almuerzo usually consists of 3 courses soup, salad then main course and dessert with a coffee. Oh, and wine of course, wine. While its nice to enjoy a wee glass f wine everyday, I am beginning to understand the incredible importance of the siesta.
Dinner is not dinner its ´once´. Once is bread and manjar also for once there is cheese and jam, ham and avocados and other fruits. Dinner and lunch is kind of like in reverse. Wine is usually a part of once and coffee and tea are always a part of once. It is kind of nice to eat a giant meal at 1 or 2 and then have a small meal and tea before bedtime. Really nice, actually.
So that´s the food issue. My Chilean family tells me that I eat ´como un pajarito´ which means like a little bird. Well thats the food issue :)
Chillin in Chile
So Kamikazee (a club) were doing a casting for a new promo group to advertise their new year party! I decided to go along with Javiera cuz she wanted some extra money for the summer! (Considering no1 here has a job and evvvveryone sponges of their parents it seemed like a good idea) So off we went, and next thing I know im having my photo taken and sittin an interview with 3 Chilean guys!!!! Yesss you guessed it, (i couldnt miss this opportunity, I dont miss many eh?!) i applied to be part of the new Kamakazee Promo Team!!! annnnnd I got it!!! hahah!! I dont think I stopped laughing that whole day...i NEVER would have imagined I would be sitting an interview and having a photo shoot in Chile with a bunch of spanish speakers!!!!!but there ya go....and work starts at the end of this week :) annnd the money is pretty good so, that wil aid my trip to Brasil!!
Im off to the north of Chile, possibly Peru and Bolivia we´re gonna see how time goes! and on 20th Feb.....BIENVENIDOS A MIAMI!!!!!!! like seriously, it is possible to be so lucky!!!! everything has worked out excellent, apart from my flight home which is costing ALOT to change the dates!!
Well, Im back in the school working all of March and back to sunny Belfast mid April (I think)...but watch this space, plans seem to change ALOT here!! No1 is ever on time and and no1 EVER sticks to their plans, its quite head melting!!
Driving automatic cars is not fun!!!
Another boat trip on Sunday, nothing like lieng on the deck and soakin up some rays!!
Christmas has offically started here, last night we had like a wee "ceremony" for the 4h Sunday before Jesus was born, Im not really sure but they do this every Sunday up until Christmas and light different coloured candles which mean different things, its really traditional and supposidly religious, but it turned out to be quite funny and not takin seriously at all, but Im sure Ill get the idea of a Chilean Christmas anyway.
So at school the kids are doing a christmas Concert and its driving me crazy!!! Now i understand why teachers get stressed!!!! Trying to teach Jingle Bells to 90 6 year olds who dont speak english that well...its quite a task!! anyway we have resorted to frosty the snowman cuz some of them know that!!
Im off to the north of Chile, possibly Peru and Bolivia we´re gonna see how time goes! and on 20th Feb.....BIENVENIDOS A MIAMI!!!!!!! like seriously, it is possible to be so lucky!!!! everything has worked out excellent, apart from my flight home which is costing ALOT to change the dates!!
Well, Im back in the school working all of March and back to sunny Belfast mid April (I think)...but watch this space, plans seem to change ALOT here!! No1 is ever on time and and no1 EVER sticks to their plans, its quite head melting!!
Driving automatic cars is not fun!!!
Another boat trip on Sunday, nothing like lieng on the deck and soakin up some rays!!
Christmas has offically started here, last night we had like a wee "ceremony" for the 4h Sunday before Jesus was born, Im not really sure but they do this every Sunday up until Christmas and light different coloured candles which mean different things, its really traditional and supposidly religious, but it turned out to be quite funny and not takin seriously at all, but Im sure Ill get the idea of a Chilean Christmas anyway.
So at school the kids are doing a christmas Concert and its driving me crazy!!! Now i understand why teachers get stressed!!!! Trying to teach Jingle Bells to 90 6 year olds who dont speak english that well...its quite a task!! anyway we have resorted to frosty the snowman cuz some of them know that!!
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