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Follow on Google News |  How to get on with Sevillians while Learning Spanish in Sevilla?In Clic, we love to follow your experiences, how you get on with the citizens of Sevilla after learning one of the most spoken languages in the world. Spanish is very important as a language, but also the experiences you get through learning.
By: CLIC International House 
Seville culture It is by far one of the most popular destinations in the country to learn one of the most spoken languages in the world! Many people from around the globe, pick this magical southern cityto take a Spanish course and get the most of the experience with native teachers. However, you are bound to come across some strange idioms that Sevillians use frequently and are sometimes very hard to understand. You definitely won't learn this slang in your Spanish course, so we are here to help! Pay attention dear reader as we present several "Sevillanismos" KILLO: We think it is fair to start with a word that is very commonly used in Sevilla. If someone refers to you as "killo"you should start to feel part of the Andalusian family! It is a very friendly familiar way to say: mate or buddy. PONERSE PÚO: Do you like amazing Andalusian gastronomy? Gazpacho, salmorejo, tortilla de patatas, croqueta, whodoesn't?(If there is anyone in the room who is not in love with these specialties, please raise your hand, we can help you). When it comes to Sevillian tapas, it's high time to "ponersepúo", which means to be stuffed. Are you ready for the experience? Then..Pontepú MIARMA: Another very frequent one is: "miarma". Please, learn this word, use it and you will be loved by the entire community. This word is a compound made up of two different words: mi + alma, which literally means "my soul". This is a very kind way to say honeyor sweetheart and a very direct manner to both linguistically and socially immerse yourself in the culture. SALIRSE DE LA PELLEJA: This one can sound a bit awkward but it is also widely used in the streets of Sevilla. It means to succeed in doing something, be good at something or accomplish a goal successfully. If we take the idiom literally, it could be translated as: I am coming out of my own skin?, which does not make much sense. However, we encourage you to use it to motivate your friends when they do something good: ¡te sales de la pellejakillo! CHACHI and FLAMA: We bet you want to knowthe coolest way to say cool in Sevillian Spanish…yep, you can be very cool and use either flama or chachi when agreeing to any opinion or to express how you like something: - ¿Te parece bien el plan? (are you happy with the plan?) - Sí, Chachi/flama (yes, cool!) SAHERAO!: They say (we don't know the source) that Sevillians are passionate about their opinions and how they express themselves, exaggeratingoutrageously most of the time. As this can be a very common conversational situation, you can always respond to someone who is telling you something (in a nice way): saherao!, like trying to convey that things were not as big, or impressive, or extremely good/ bad as they are suggesting… UNA PESHÁ: Is not Hindi, it is Sevillian again, and this literally means: a lot. - Ayer trabajéunapeshá or - ¿Te gusta su nuevo coche? (Do you like her new car?) - Una peshá! (a lot) ¡CONDIÓ!: What is this? The translation into standard Spanish is: ¡Adiós! And a very informal and friendly Andalusian farewell idiom. So…¡condió Hope these expressions will help you with get more out of theexperience of learning Spanish in Sevilla! Address: Albareda 19, 41001 Seville, Spain Phone: +34954502131 Email: clic@clic.es Web url: http://clic.es/ End
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