ChileChile

Capital – SantiagoCapital – Santiago

Language- SpanishLanguage- Spanish

President- Michelle BacheletPresident- Michelle Bachelet

Declared Independence 1818Declared Independence 1818

Population – 16,598,074 Population – 16,598,074

Currency – peso (455 = 1 US dollar)Currency – peso (455 = 1 US dollar)

Location Location

Northern Chile Northern Chile

Southern Chile Southern Chile

55thth largest exporter of wine largest exporter of wine

Gabriela Mistral (1945) and Gabriela Mistral (1945) and Pablo Neruda (1971) Nobel prize for Pablo Neruda (1971) Nobel prize for

LiteratureLiterature

Easter Island Easter Island

Rodeo is a national sport Rodeo is a national sport

Lake region Lake region

Valpo Valpo

““Air” Ortman Air” Ortman

Me gusta la pizza Me gusta la pizza

Chilean Slang Chilean Slang

¡No estoy ni ahí!I- I don't care.¡No estoy ni ahí!I- I don't care.¿Cachai?- Do you understand?¿Cachai?- Do you understand?¡Córtala!- Cut it out! Quit!¡Córtala!- Cut it out! Quit!Fome- boring or dumb Fome- boring or dumb gringo/a, - (blond/e) foreigner gringo/a, - (blond/e) foreigner Guatón- fatsoGuatón- fatsoPituto - (to receive special treatment or Pituto - (to receive special treatment or privileges)privileges)

pololo/a, -boyfriend / girlfriendpololo/a, -boyfriend / girlfriend

capo – cool capo – cool

¡Chao pescado! - See you later, ¡Chao pescado! - See you later, alligatoralligator

guagua – baby guagua – baby

pato malo - bad boy, hoodlumpato malo - bad boy, hoodlum

pintar el monopintar el mono - to goof off - to goof off