I'm planning goign to santiago, chile for 6 months, what is the best way for me to learn spanish in a shorttim

Question

I'm planning goign to santiago, chile for 6 months, what is the best way for me to learn spanish in a shorttim

Answer 1

short glosary from a chilean

cachai= got it?

luca = 1000 pesos

gamba =100 pesos

piscola =pisco + coke

bip = the urban ticket system

weon = pal (depends if its mad) if so> its a*****e

me lleva al... ?= do you take me to ...?

remember buy chileans pesos in the airport and in a known place.. dont change in "centro" (downtown)

and many slangs more...

theres a book "to understand chileans"

cuz its full of slang here

take care!

Answer 2

Well you're immersing yourself where the majority of people speak Spanish, that is a good 1st step. However, there is no quick way, everyone learns at their own pace. When your in Chile, make friends with some locals and practice every day.

Force yourself to speak Spanish and only Spanish, don't speak English with the other students unless you really need to.

Answer 3

Get a Spanish speaking girl friend. If you have one who also speaks some English and you immerse yourself in Spanish and ask her questions during your time with her, you will learn it far faster than by just hanging out, or going to a school.

Answer 4

Yes, get involved with other  people. There are a lot of groups organized by young people which do a  lot of social work. Try to make friends, young chileans are very friendly, so try to get close to them.