يالله

Compounded from يَا (“O”) +‎ اللّٰه (“God”)

• IPA^(key): /yaːl.lah/

يالله • (yallah)

1. just, just now, recently

   Synonyms: عاد (ʕad), شوية (ʃwiyya)

   يالله شفت خوك غادي ف الشاريع.

   yallah ʃeft xuk ɣadi f ʃʃariʕ

   I just saw your brother walking on the street.

2. (action) about to, almost, on the verge of

   Synonym: على بونت (ʕla bunt)

   يالله جينا نبداو نلعبو و هيّ تّفش الكورة.

   yallah jina nleʕbu u hiyya ttfeʃ l-kura

   We were about to start playing when the ball deflated.

3. barely

   الصالير يالله كيكفيه باش يخلص الكرا و الماكلة د الشهر.

   ṣṣalir yallah kikfih baʃ yxelleṣ l-kra w l-makla.

   The salary barely covers his monthly rent and food.

يالله • (yallah)

1. hurry up, come on

   Synonym: سربي (serbi)

   يالله، راه خاصنا نمشيو! ― yallah rah xaṣna nemʃiw ― Come on, We have to go!

2. expresses schadenfreude

   يالله، شفتي؟ ها نتا طحتي على وجهك!

   yallah, ʃefti? Ha nta ṭeḥti ʕla wejhek

   Ha, see? You fell on your face!