아리바
ariba
아리바 (ariba) is the Korean way to say areeba.
아리바 is an exclamation used to express excitement or to encourage someone to move faster.
How do you pronounce it?
ariba
Did you know?
- While it sounds like a Korean word, 아리바 is actually a phonetic transcription of the Spanish word 'arriba', which means 'up' or 'above'.
- The sound of 아리바 is distinct in Korean because the language does not have a native 'r' or 'l' sound, using the character ㄹ to approximate both.
- Because 아리바 is a loanword, it is written in the Hangul alphabet using characters that approximate the sound, though it has no meaning in the Korean language itself.
Examples in context
- 안녕하세요? 저는 아리바입니다.Hello, my name is Areeba.
Example conversation
Dohyun and Minji are running to catch a bus.
- 도현 Do-hyeon민지야, 버스 온다! 아리바!Minji-ya, beoseu onda! Ariba!Minji, the bus is coming! Areeba!
- 민지 Min-ji알았어, 최대한 빨리 뛸게!arasseo, choedaehan ppalli ttilge!I got it, I'll run as fast as I can!
- 도현 Do-hyeon아리바! 조금만 더 빨리!Ariba! jogeumman deo ppalli!Areeba! Just a bit faster!
- 민지 Min-ji휴, 겨우 탔다.hyu, gyeou tatda.Whew, we barely made it on.
