Word
يلا، الفيلم بيبدا.
Meaning
Come on, the movie is starting.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about يلا، الفيلم بيبدا.
What does يلا mean in this sentence?
يلا is a very common Egyptian Arabic word meaning things like:
- come on
- let’s go
- okay, go ahead
- alright then
In يلا، الفيلم بيبدا, it gives the sentence a natural spoken feel, like:
- Come on, the movie is starting.
- Alright, the movie’s starting.
It is extremely common in everyday speech.
How is the whole sentence pronounced?
A common pronunciation is:
yalla, il-film biyibda
You may also hear:
- el-film instead of il-film
- biyibda with slight vowel differences depending on speaker
A rough English-friendly guide:
- يلا = YAL-la
- الفيلم = il-FILM
- بيبدا = bi-YIB-da
So together:
YAL-la, il-FILM bi-YIB-da.
Why is it الفيلم instead of just فيلم?
الفيلم means the movie / the film.
The الـ at the beginning is the Arabic definite article, equivalent to in English.