allá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "alla"

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin illāc.

Adverb

allá

1. there (in or at that place)
2. there (in that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc.)
3. there (to or into that place; thither)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin illāc.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈʝa/ [aˈʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈʝa/ [aˈʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /aˈʎa/ [aˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃa/ [aˈʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒa/ [aˈʒa]

• Audio (Latin America):

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧llá

Adverb

allá

1. there, over there, thither, yonder (in a direction away from the speaker and the listener)

   Synonyms: allí, ahí

2. then; back then (in time)
3. expressing rejection or lack of interest towards the speaker

   allá tú ― that's your problem / too bad for you / that's up to you

Antonyms

• aquí, acá

Derived terms

• acá y allá
• allá donde fueres, haz lo que vieres
• de acá para allá
• más allá

 

Further reading

• “allá”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10