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λα
man (informal address/emphasis tag) /la/
particleB1#1365 most common
Also: hey, come on, eh
Example sentences
Έλα λα!
Come on!
Κάτσε λα κάτω.
Sit down, man.
Πες μου λα τι έγινε χτες.
Tell me, man, what happened yesterday.
Μεν φωνάζεις λα, σε ακούω.
Don't shout, man, I can hear you.
Τζαι εσού λα, εν θα έρτεις μαζί μας;
And you, man, aren't you coming with us?
Άμα δεν μου το πεις λα τωρά, εννά θυμώσω.
If you don't tell me now, man, I'll get angry.
Word family
ρεsimilar informal address tag used across Greek dialectsβρεsimilar informal address tag, slightly softer than ρεμωρέolder, fuller form behind particles like ρε and βρε
Etymology
The origin of this particle is not well established. It belongs to a small family of Greek address and emphasis tags, such as ρε and βρε, that mark familiarity between speakers rather than carrying lexical meaning. It survives mainly in Cypriot Greek speech rather than in the standard written language.
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