یالا
yala
The Persian expression for "come on" (as an expression of encouragement) is یالا (yala).
The phrase یالا is used to encourage someone. Other ways to express this include عجله کن, which specifically means "hurry up" or "come on".
Meaning: expression of encouragement (intj)
Which one should you use?
You might use بیا for a more common informal sense of "come on" or the colloquial بیا بابا to mean "come on, buddy."
How do you pronounce it?
yala
Did you know?
- If you want to tell someone to 'come on' in a way that means 'stop joking', you can say بیخیال (bikhial), which literally translates to 'being heedless' or 'forgetting'.
- While یالا is used in some Persian dialects to mean 'come on', it is actually a loanword from Arabic and might sound quite foreign or specific to certain regions to a standard Tehrani speaker.
- In certain informal settings, people might use ای بابا (ey bābā) to express frustration, which sounds similar to the encouraging بیا بابا but carries a completely different emotional weight.
Examples in context
- بیا، لطفاًCome on, please.
- بیا بریم بیرونCome on, let's go outside.
- بیا بابا، کار داریم!Come on, buddy, we have work to do!
- بیا بریم سفرCome on, let's go on a trip!
Example conversation
Reza is encouraging Niloufar to finish her workout.
- رضا Rezaفقط دو تا دیگه، یالا نیلوفر!Faghat do tā dige, yālā Niloufar!Just two more, come on Niloufar!
- نیلوفر Niloufarخیلی خستهام، نمیتونم.Kheyli khaste-am, nemitoonam.I'm so tired, I can't.
- رضا Rezaتقریباً تموم شد، ادامه بده.Taghriban tamoom shod, edāme bede.It's almost finished, keep going.
- نیلوفر Niloufarباشه، تمومش میکنم.Bāshe, tamoomesh mikonam.Okay, I'll finish it.
