hala
Spanish, interjection
hala is spelled H-A-L-A (4 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,645th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hala is a Spanish interjection meaning “come on! let’s go!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of halar. With an accent, halá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of halar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Expresión para demandar prisa o sorpresa”.
What does hala mean in English?
interjection
- 1
come on! let’s go!
- 2
wow! (an indication of surprise)
- 3
my goodness! (an indication of surprise, shock, or amazement)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of halar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Expresión para demandar prisa o sorpresa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hala
- ¡hala! canonical
- ala alternative
- alá alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to hala
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hala in Spanish?
hala appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).