Arabic question "Yallah! Yallah!"
Sel Appa
22-03-2006, 04:06
I've seen in a movie and on a TV Show and Arab guy saying "Yallah! Yallah!" What exactly does it mean or is it a stereotype word? It appears to mean "Go!" or "Move!" Hmmm?
I've seen in a movie and on a TV Show and Arab guy saying "Yallah! Yallah!" What exactly does it mean or is it a stereotype word? It appears to mean "Go!" or "Move!" Hmmm?
its arabic i think for let's go/come on
Peechland
22-03-2006, 04:28
I bet its nothing like 'holla".
Holla!
Depends on context. It can be used to mean 'come on', 'hurry up' etc but also to express enthusiasm (for instance if someone is impressed with a drummer's performance they might yell 'Yallah! Yallah! - equivalent to 'yeah, get down!' ect in English). So it can mean 'come on' (as in get on with it), hurry up, or 'right on - more' etc.
I bet its nothing like 'holla".
Holla!
Oh you always manage to make me giggle
Good Lifes
22-03-2006, 04:32
It has connotations of fast. Like hurry, now, go fast, quickly. Yallah, Yallah, Yallah --Would be like "Run Fast!"
Aryavartha
22-03-2006, 04:33
I've seen in a movie and on a TV Show and Arab guy saying "Yallah! Yallah!" What exactly does it mean or is it a stereotype word?
Ya Allah = Oh God.
Arab muslims tend to use "wallah" with a weak "w" - it is a slang and could mean "by God".
Peechland
22-03-2006, 04:42
Oh you always manage to make me giggle
;) Laughter truly is the best medicine my friend.:)
Iztatepopotla
22-03-2006, 04:54
Depends on context. It can be used to mean 'come on', 'hurry up' etc but also to express enthusiasm (for instance if someone is impressed with a drummer's performance they might yell 'Yallah! Yallah! - equivalent to 'yeah, get down!' ect in English). So it can mean 'come on' (as in get on with it), hurry up, or 'right on - more' etc.
So it's like "¡ándale! ¡ándale!"?