Chilean Spanish

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Chilean Spanish is a distinctive variety of Spanish spoken in Chile, characterized by unique pronunciation, vocabulary, and informal expressions that set it apart from other Latin American dialects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect of Spanish
variety of Spanish
hasAlternativeName castellano chileno
español chileno
hasFeature aspiration of final s
distinct intonation patterns
distinctive pronunciation
distinctive vocabulary
frequent use of diminutives
influence from English loanwords
influence from Quechua vocabulary
influence from indigenous Mapudungun vocabulary
informal expressions
informal second person pronoun tú
occasional use of vos in colloquial speech
rapid speech rhythm
reduction of final syllables
use of al tiro for right away
use of bacán as slang for great
use of carrete for party
use of chamba or pega for work
use of chilenismos
use of filler word cachai
use of fome for boring
use of guagua for baby
use of huevón or weón as slang
use of luca for thousand pesos
use of micro for bus
use of particle po or poh
use of pega for job
use of pololo and polola for boyfriend and girlfriend
use of shortened words in casual speech
use of slang across social classes
use of usted for politeness
use of voseo in some regions
yeísmo
hasRegister formal Chilean Spanish
informal Chilean Spanish
youth slang
hasStandardForm based on standard Latin American Spanish
languageFamily Romance languages
mutuallyIntelligibleWith other varieties of Spanish
partOf Spanish language
region Southern Cone
regulatedBy Royal Spanish Academy
surface form: Real Academia Española (de facto)
spokenIn Chile
usedBy majority of population of Chile
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Spanish hasMajorDialect Chilean Spanish