Speak local in Santiago

• Hola, buenos díasHello, good morning
• Buenas tardes / Buenas nochesGood afternoon / Good evening
• GraciasThank you
• Por favorPlease
• DisculpeExcuse me / Sorry
• ¿Habla inglés?Do you speak English?
• No entiendo. ¿Puede hablar más lento?I don't understand. Could you speak more slowly?
• ¿Cachai?KA-chaiGet it? You know? (Chileans add it to everything)
• Al tiroal TEE-roRight away

Emergency 133Ambulance 131Fire 132Salud Responde, the health ministry's advice line: 600 360 7777

Chileans speak fast, drop the final s and use plenty of local words; even Spanish speakers need a few weeks. Usted is used with older people and at counters.

Read aloud by your device's own text-to-speech in Chilean Spanish, so accents vary by phone and browser.