patiperri - (adj) a person who likes to go out (pasear/salir), visit new places (conocer), travel (viajar)
patiperro - a globetrotter. The female version would be "patiperra", but since "perra" means "bitch", I'm not sure if its used much. In doubt, I'd just use the adjective pattiperi.
Es patiperri. No soporta quedarse en la casa, ni con 8 meses de embarazo
She's patiperri. She can't stand staying at home, even eight months pregnant.
Chilenismo, coloquial
Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
No es lo mismo me enteré de algo que me enterré.
No es lo mismo que me enteré de algo que me enterré.
It's not the same to say "I found out about something" as "I buried myself".
Conversing at lunch yesterday, I committed the error of saying "Me enterré de...", to which V. responded "Nopo, te enterraron? Sabes que significa eso?" "Ooops! Sí."
And then I remembered a little song/chant thing I was taught, it went something like this...
A Tito le entierran mañana.
A Tito le entierran hoy.
A ti te van a enterrar.
They bury Tito tomorrow.
They bury Tito today.
They are going to bury you.
enterarse de algo - to find out something or to find out about something
enterrar - to bury (like in a grave)
This is just plain old regular Spanish.
It's not the same to say "I found out about something" as "I buried myself".
Conversing at lunch yesterday, I committed the error of saying "Me enterré de...", to which V. responded "Nopo, te enterraron? Sabes que significa eso?" "Ooops! Sí."
And then I remembered a little song/chant thing I was taught, it went something like this...
A Tito le entierran mañana.
A Tito le entierran hoy.
A ti te van a enterrar.
They bury Tito tomorrow.
They bury Tito today.
They are going to bury you.
enterarse de algo - to find out something or to find out about something
enterrar - to bury (like in a grave)
This is just plain old regular Spanish.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
regatear
regatear - to bargain
Tienes que regatear con los vendedores; si no te cobran caro.
You have to bargain with the sellers; if not they charge you too much.
I believe this is common Spanish, not Chilensis.
Tienes que regatear con los vendedores; si no te cobran caro.
You have to bargain with the sellers; if not they charge you too much.
I believe this is common Spanish, not Chilensis.
Monday, August 25, 2008
soi terzible pollo
Soi terzible pollo. - You are soo naive. Were you born yesterday?
To be un pollo, a chicken, means you are dumb and timid.
Sebastian: Puta, me cagaron con la vuelta.
Andrés: Soi terziblee pollo. Tenis que haberla contado al tiro.
Sebastian: Shit, they screwed me over with the change.
Andrés: You are soo naive. You should have counted it right away.
synonyms: pavo, gil
Coa-I believe, Chilensis, coloquial
To be un pollo, a chicken, means you are dumb and timid.
Sebastian: Puta, me cagaron con la vuelta.
Andrés: Soi terziblee pollo. Tenis que haberla contado al tiro.
Sebastian: Shit, they screwed me over with the change.
Andrés: You are soo naive. You should have counted it right away.
synonyms: pavo, gil
Coa-I believe, Chilensis, coloquial
Sunday, August 24, 2008
enchular
enchular - to pimp up
¡Mira ese auto enchulado!
Look at that pimped up ride!
No te preocupis, me manejo con el photoshop. Yo te enchulo la parte gráfica de la tesis.
Don't worry, I'm good at photoshop. I'll pimp up the graphic part of the thesis.
Chilenismo, coloquial
¡Mira ese auto enchulado!
Look at that pimped up ride!
No te preocupis, me manejo con el photoshop. Yo te enchulo la parte gráfica de la tesis.
Don't worry, I'm good at photoshop. I'll pimp up the graphic part of the thesis.
Chilenismo, coloquial
Saturday, August 23, 2008
¡bah!
¡bah! - an interjection which you use when you are surprised about something and disagree, or had previously believed otherwise, like "huh."
Diego: Me encontré con Marcelino en el Proa ayer.
Marcelo: ¡Bah! Pensé que estaba en Australia.
Diego: I ran into Marcelino in el Proa (the bow) yesterday.
Pato: Huh. I thought he was in Australia.
¡miiiiish! - an interjection to use when you are pleasantly surprised
Walking through town you run into a friend:
¡Miiiish! Que bueno encontrarme contigo!
¡Miiiish! How nice to run into you!
Chilenismos? I found bah here so perhaps it's more widely used than in Chile. Coloquiales
Diego: Me encontré con Marcelino en el Proa ayer.
Marcelo: ¡Bah! Pensé que estaba en Australia.
Diego: I ran into Marcelino in el Proa (the bow) yesterday.
Pato: Huh. I thought he was in Australia.
¡miiiiish! - an interjection to use when you are pleasantly surprised
Walking through town you run into a friend:
¡Miiiish! Que bueno encontrarme contigo!
¡Miiiish! How nice to run into you!
Chilenismos? I found bah here so perhaps it's more widely used than in Chile. Coloquiales
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