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yalla

/YAH-lah/ Intermediate Updated September 16, 2025

Arabic colloquial for ‘come on/let’s go’.

Example sentence

Yalla, we're late.

Similar words

let's go

Details

  • Category: regional
  • Region: Middle East, Global diaspora
  • First use: 20th century
  • Origin: Levantine/Egyptian Arabic; widespread.

Notes

Common in pop culture and travel.

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