Talk Like a Californian: A Hella Fresh Guide to Golden State Speak

by Helena Ventura

Dude, are you pumped to hack California-speak so you don’t sound like a buster? This sweet guide will get you talking fresh, whether you’re in the 626 or the Yay Area, whether you're below the line or in the pocket, or whether you're on fleek or on hiatus. Swoop this epic read, take the 5 to the 405 to the 73, and you’ll be a legit Californian. To translate, this vibrantly designed, modestly priced pocket guide to California slang will help residents and visitors alike feel at home wherever they go in the Golden State, from the beach to a food truck and from a Hollywood soundstage to a Silicon Valley cocktail party.

168 pages, Paperback

Published March 14, 2017

Reviews

[Christina]

As a Californian, this book made me feel understood. The only thing I would add is a pronunciation guide to the phrase "Silicon Valley."

[Mark Leonard]

Short, fun, cute, informative

[Anne]

Lots of fun and well-designed. The graphics center on a talking California bear. The bear demonstrates tech speak, Northern California speak and Southern California speak among other specialties. A terrific gift book

[Natalie]

So funny! I'm a Californian so I recognize a lot of these as being true. As a Baby Boomer, I didn't know some of the newer ones so it was helpful to know what my friends' kids are saying! And surprisingly, I didn't know some of these were California slang! I thought they were just regular expressions. LOL.

Also, super cute illustrations of the California bear signifying the section of the book...Hollywood, Surf, So. Cal etc.

Fun book!