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minus-squareDr. Bob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down7·1 day agoIn French the meaning is literally “see there”.
minus-squarelurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-21 day agoThey mean the Arabian term has also been adopted by French youths
minus-squareDr. Bob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down15·1 day agoI thought they did, but collaquial use of them is the same, and the pronunciation is close. Why is it the Arabian term and not mimicry of the American pronunciation of a term that’s been in the language since the 1700s?
minus-squareNoodle07@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 day agoAre you saying wallah and voila are the same word ? O.o
minus-squareidegenszavak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoShe is the influencer from the photo
minus-squareDr. Bob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·21 hours agoNo. I was wondering why you needed another word that sounds almost the same that means the same thing. e.g. Olly Schmidt instead of Holy Shit.
minus-squareTheYojimbo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-21 day agoNo, in France voilà comes from “see there” as you said, and wallah is used as a slang meaning “I swear to god”. Colloquial use are very different.
Same in France ^^
In French the meaning is literally “see there”.
They mean the Arabian term has also been adopted by French youths
I thought they did, but collaquial use of them is the same, and the pronunciation is close. Why is it the Arabian term and not mimicry of the American pronunciation of a term that’s been in the language since the 1700s?
Are you saying wallah and voila are the same word ? O.o
She is the influencer from the photo
No. I was wondering why you needed another word that sounds almost the same that means the same thing. e.g. Olly Schmidt instead of Holy Shit.
No, in France voilà comes from “see there” as you said, and wallah is used as a slang meaning “I swear to god”. Colloquial use are very different.
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