What does Yalla mean?

Let's go/come on For example: "Yalla, hurry up!"

Where does the slang word Yalla come from?

Yalla is a slang term from Algeria. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Algeria and across Africa.

Yalla

🇩🇿 Algeria Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition

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Yalla definition 1

Let's go/come on

"Yalla, hurry up!"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇩🇿 Algeria
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Yalla 🇪🇬 Egypt

“Let’s go” or “come on” in Egyptian Arabic, used to urge someone to hurry or start moving.

"Yalla, hurry up or we’ll be late!"

Yalla 🇸🇳 Senegal

Dieu (God)

"Yalla moy ki xam (God knows best)"

🇩🇿 About Algeria Slang

Algeria slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

KASINARY has 1945 Algeria slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Yalla" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Yalla 🇪🇬 Egypt

Let's go/come on

Yalla 🇸🇳 Senegal

Dieu (God)

Yalla 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Arabic for 'let's go' or 'come on.' Widely used in South Sudan's Arabic pidgin

Yalla 🇸🇩 Sudan

Come on; let's go

Yalla 🇹🇩 Chad

يلا (Let's go/Come on)

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