South America
Video Chat with People from Venezuela
Between its Caribbean coastline, its Andean towns and the wide plains of the llanos, Venezuela gives people plenty to talk about. Caracas, Maracaibo, Valencia, Barquisimeto, Mérida and Puerto La Cruz are all places your next match might call home. Spanish is the language of everyday life, and Venezuelan Spanish is full of local expressions: "chamo" for a friend, "chévere" for cool, "épale" for hey. Some younger adults are comfortable in English, but a few Spanish words will make the chat feel warmer.
Venezuela's clock sits at UTC-4 year-round, the same as US Eastern daylight time in summer and an hour ahead of it in winter, so its evenings line up well with North America. Ask about arepas and the endless debate over the best filling, or about cachapas, tequeños and the hallacas families make at the end of the year. Baseball is the big sport. Music runs from salsa and merengue to joropo from the plains and gaita from Zulia, and travel talk often turns to Angel Falls, the Los Roques islands or the mountains around Mérida. Our Spanish practice page can help you warm up.
Venezuela at a glance
| Flag | 🇻🇪 |
|---|---|
| Official name | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
| Capital | Caracas |
| Region | Americas · South America |
| Official language | Spanish |
| Currency | Venezuelan bolívar soberano (Bs.S., VES) |
| Calling code | +58 |
| Time zone | Venezuela Time (America/Caracas) |
How to say hello
A few words of Spanish make a great first impression, even if you switch to English right after.
| Language | Phrase | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? | OH-lah, KOH-moh ehs-TAHS | Hi! How are you? |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | ¡Épale, chamo! | EH-pah-leh, CHAH-moh | Hey, buddy! |
| Spanish | ¡Buenas noches! | BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs | Good evening! |
Tips for chatting with people from Venezuela
- Venezuelans often follow a greeting with "¿Qué más?" (what's up?); answer "Todo fino" or "Todo bien" and ask it back.
- Ask about arepa fillings by name: "reina pepiada" (chicken and avocado) and "pelúa" (shredded beef with yellow cheese) are classics, and almost everyone has a favorite.
- Ask which team they follow in the Venezuelan baseball league, or which Venezuelan players they cheer for in the US major leagues.
- Venezuelan Spanish can be fast and often softens the "s" at the end of syllables, so ask your partner to slow down if you're learning.
Only meet people from Venezuela
Omlet matches you Worldwide by default. To meet only people from Venezuela, use the country filter, the only filter Omlet has:
- Open Omlet and press Country on the control panel.
- Search for Venezuela and select it.
- Press Start. Press Next to meet someone else from Venezuela, or switch back to Worldwide any time.
Your first day is free: you add a card through Stripe to start it, and nothing is charged that day. When the 24 hours end, the country filter costs $3 one time, charged to that card, unless you cancel before then in Settings (if you cancel, you can still pick a country until the day ends). It's not a subscription, and it stays unlocked on that device and browser. It doesn't carry over to other devices or browsers, and clearing your browser data removes it. There's one free day per device, home network and card. Payment goes through Stripe, so Omlet never sees your card number.
The filter works both ways, and matching can be slower when fewer people from Venezuela are online. Chatting itself is free, and Worldwide matching never costs anything.
Your own country is detected automatically and shown to the people you meet as a flag.
Neighboring countries
Venezuela borders 3 countries. Curious about the people next door? Meet them too: