How to say “come on” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is yalla (يَالَّا). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
يَالَّا
particlecome on · let's go
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yalla sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
يَلَّا، مَع السَّلامِة!
Come on — goodbye!
tamaam, bajeebhum. yalla, bshoofik bukra 3a-l-3asha.
تمام، بَجيبهُم. يَلّا، بْشوفِك بُكْرا عَالعَشا.
Okay, I'll bring them. Alright, see you tomorrow at dinner.
yalla, law khallaSti baTTli it-tanZeef u-nil7aq il-muTreb.
يَلّا، لَو خَلَّصْتِ بَطّْلِي التَّنْظِيف وَنِلْحَق المُطْرِب.
Come on, if you finish, stop the cleaning and we'll catch the singer.
yalla 7azzer: 'eesh il-'ishi 'illi biTla3 u-3umro ma binzel?
يَلّا حَزِّر: إيش الإِشي اللّي بِطْلَع وْعُمْرو ما بِنْزِل؟
Go ahead, guess: what is the thing that goes up and never comes down?
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