hala
HALA is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
hala expression telling s. o. to do s.t. {a} urging. Hala, káun na, Come on. Eat now. Hala, sumbága, Come on! Sock him. {b} acquiescing. Na hala, sígi, O. K. , go ahead. Hala, bayinti na lang, O. K. , twenty is O. K. c urging in a satirical way. Hala, sígig bilar, arun matísis nang ímung ubu, Go on, keep on staying up late, so your cough develops into T. B. v [A23] {1} go along with s.t. unhesitatingly. Ug hangyúun, muhala dáyun, If you ask him, he agrees to do it right away. Ug hagdun, muhala dáyun, If you ask him to join you, he agrees right away. {2} urge s. o. into immediate action. Walay naghala nímu sa kaminyúun ug karun magbásul ka na, Nobody urged you to get married, and now you are sorry. halla {1} expression of helplessness, upon watching s.t. happen. Halla, natumba, There, its falling. {2} expression chiding s. o. Halla, káun, bisag gisakitag tiyan, Go ahead, eat some more even if you got a stomach-ache from it.