How to say “come on” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “yallah”; in Algerian, “aya”, “ya5i” and “yallah”; in Tunisian, “haya”, “ti”, “aya”, “woh”, “yalla”, “ta”, “yallah” and “ayaw”.
In Moroccan Darija
yallah يالله
An interjection meaning “come on, let's go”; “just now, only just”; “barely, only”.
يالله نمشيو، راه تعطلنا: “Come on, let's go, we're late.”
In Algerian Darja
aya ايا
An interjection meaning “come on! let's go! (invitation)”; “so, and then (in narration)”.
آيا نروحو، راهو الوقت.: “Come on, let's go, it's time.”
ya5i ياخي
An interjection meaning “come on, what (indignant question)”; “so, then (question opener)”.
ياخي واش بيك اليوم؟: “Come on, what's wrong with you today?”
yallah يالله
An interjection meaning “come on, let's go, hurry”; “oh God (invocation)”.
يالله نروحو راه الوقت فات: “Come on, let's go, it's late.”
In Tunisian Derja
haya هيا
An interjection meaning “come on, let's go”; “go on, hurry up”; “okay then (acceptance, resignation)”.
صباح ال خير , هيّا نحضر لكم ال قهوة: “Good morning, come on, let me make you coffee.”
ti تي
An interjection meaning “come on, well (emphasis, reproach)”; “come on! (urging someone)”; “come on, hey (urging, insisting)”.
تي هي الام ساعات ما تعدلش بين صغارها: “Come on, a mother sometimes isn't fair to her children.”
aya ايا
An interjection meaning “come on, go ahead”; “okay, alright”; “well, bye”.
ايّا حضّرونا رواحكم: “Come on, get yourselves ready.”
woh وه
An interjection meaning “come on, for heaven's sake”; “hey (to get attention)”.
يزي وه، فهمتك: “Enough, come on, I got it.”
yalla يلا
An interjection meaning “come on, let's go”; “quick, hurry up”; “well, so (to wrap up)”.
يلا نمشيو، الكار باش تفوتنا.: “Come on, let's go, we're going to miss the bus.”
ta تا
A particle meaning “come on, but really (emphasis, protest)”; “so what, even if”.
تا شبيك؟ علاش زعفان؟: “Come on, what's wrong with you? Why are you upset?”
yallah يالله
An interjection meaning “come on, go ahead, let's go”; “hurry up”; “O God (invocation)”.
يالله نمشيو، راهو فات الوقت.: “Come on, let's go, it's already late.”
ayaw اياو
An interjection meaning “come on!, let's go! (plural)”; “hurry up! (plural)”.
اياو عاد، فاتنا الوقت!: “Come on already, we're out of time!”