Is it normal that I find Chilean Spanish particularly hard to understand? I’m learning Spanish and training myself to understand spoken Spanish by watching telenovelas. I started with an Argentinian show. I find Argentinian the easiest to understand.

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Is it normal that I find Chilean Spanish particularly hard to understand? I’m learning Spanish and training myself to understand spoken Spanish by watching telenovelas. I started with an Argentinian show. I find Argentinian the easiest to understand.

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Eduardo Rodriguez

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I am chilean, and yes, we are hard to understand. What Allie Johnson said is true, there are cultural differences that influenced a low volume and swallow words or letters.

But it is also important to note that the “speed” in which we (chileans) speak spanish is also a challenge for people not used to that.

Cordially,