Bedeutung
A very common way to say great.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Baku, 'Əla' is often accompanied by a specific hand gesture—a thumbs up or a slight nod of the head with a smile. Young people might stretch the word out ('Əəəla!') to show extreme excitement or cool factor. Even in business, saying 'Əla' after a successful meeting is common to build 'warmth' (səmimiyyət). If you don't say 'Əla' or 'Çox yaxşı' when eating at an Azerbaijani home, the host might think you didn't like the food.
The 'Baku' Nod
When you say 'Əla!', give a small, sharp nod. It makes you look 10x more like a local.
Watch the 'Ə'
If you say 'Ala' instead of 'Əla', you might accidentally offend someone. Practice the 'cat' sound!
Bedeutung
A very common way to say great.
The 'Baku' Nod
When you say 'Əla!', give a small, sharp nod. It makes you look 10x more like a local.
Watch the 'Ə'
If you say 'Ala' instead of 'Əla', you might accidentally offend someone. Practice the 'cat' sound!
Food Praise
Always use 'Əla' for food. It's the highest compliment for an Azerbaijani cook.
Teste dich selbst
Choose the best response to: 'Mən imtahandan 5 aldım!' (I got an A on the exam!)
Response:
'Əla!' is the perfect enthusiastic response to good news.
Complete the sentence to say 'The weather is great today'.
Bugün hava ______.
'Əladır' describes the quality of the weather perfectly.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Sabah bulvarda gəzək? B: ______! Saat neçədə?
'Əla' shows enthusiastic agreement to a suggestion.
Match the word to the situation.
You just ate the best kebab of your life.
Use 'Əla!' to praise food quality.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
When to say Əla!
Food
- • Kebab
- • Plov
- • Tea
News
- • New job
- • Success
- • Wedding
Plans
- • Meeting
- • Travel
- • Party
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenResponse:
'Əla!' is the perfect enthusiastic response to good news.
Bugün hava ______.
'Əladır' describes the quality of the weather perfectly.
A: Sabah bulvarda gəzək? B: ______! Saat neçədə?
'Əla' shows enthusiastic agreement to a suggestion.
You just ate the best kebab of your life.
Use 'Əla!' to praise food quality.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
14 FragenIt's okay to use if the interviewer tells you something positive about the company, but 'Çox yaxşı' or 'Mükəmməl' is safer.
Yes, 'Əla insandır' means 'He/she is a great person'.
They are almost identical. 'Super' is more international, 'Əla' feels more local.
If you don't have 'ə', people often use 'e' or 'a', but in formal writing, always use 'ə'.
Yes, it is widely used by Azerbaijani speakers in Iran as well.
Yes, with a flat tone, it means 'Oh, great... (not again)'.
No, 'Əla' is an adjective/interjection and doesn't take plural suffixes.
Grammatically yes (The most great), but it sounds redundant since 'Əla' already means 'highest'.
It's a standard word used in a slangy, high-energy way.
The direct opposite would be 'Pis' (Bad) or 'Bərbad' (Terrible).
Kids use it for everything they like, from toys to games.
It's better to use 'Yüksək səviyyəli' (High level) in formal letters.
No, it is purely secular in modern daily usage.
Doubling the word adds emphasis, like 'Great, great!'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Bomba
synonymCool/Awesome (slang)
Mükəmməl
similarPerfect
Lap yaxşı
similarVery good
Gözəl
similarBeautiful/Nice
