Yalla
Definitions
Interjeição: "vamos lá!", "anda!"
Example Sentences
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"Yala! Vamos à praia!"
Languages of Origin
- Arabic / Judeo-Arabic
Etymology
Árabe coloquial يَلا yallah 'vamos lá', abreviação do Árabe clássico يا ألله ya allah 'Ó Deus!'
- Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage
- Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
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Alternative Spellings
Yala, Yalah, Yallah, Iála, Iálah
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