ojalá
Language: Spanish · [oxaˈla] · Pronunciation: oh-hah-LAH
Pronunciation: Speaker: Marreromarco · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
let's hope so, if only — hopefully
The story
Ojalá goes back to Arabic law šā' Allāh, if God wills, from the centuries when much of Spain spoke Arabic. Spanish speakers use it with no religious weight at all, about the weather or an exam. English says hopefully, or fingers crossed.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Spanish
- What does it literally say?
- If God wills it
- Where would you hear it?
- A student waiting for exam results
- What does it mean?
- May it turn out that way
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