là

See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

French

Etymology

From Middle French la, from Old French la, from Latin illac. The grave accent on the a was added to disambiguate with la ‎(“the”). Compare Spanish allá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/

• audio (France)

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• (Quebec, formal), IPA^(key): /lɑ/
• (Quebec, informal), IPA^(key): [lɔ]
• Homophone: la

Adverb

là

1. there

Antonyms

• ici

Derived terms

• là-bas
• là-haut
• par là

External links

• “là” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin illāc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/, [l̺ä]

• Audio (Italy)

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• Rhymes: -a

Adverb

là

1. there

Anagrams

• al

Synonyms

• lì

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Mandarin

Romanization

là (Zhuyin ㄌㄚˋ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 剌
2. Pinyin transcription of 嘑
3. Pinyin transcription of 拉
4. Pinyin transcription of 揧
5. Pinyin transcription of 擶
6. Pinyin transcription of 攋
7. Pinyin transcription of 楋
8. Pinyin transcription of 爉
9. Pinyin transcription of 瓎
10. Pinyin transcription of 瘌
11. Pinyin transcription of 癞
12. Pinyin transcription of 癤
13. Pinyin transcription of 翂
14. Pinyin transcription of 腊
15. Pinyin transcription of 臈
16. Pinyin transcription of 臘
17. Pinyin transcription of 萺
18. Pinyin transcription of 蜛
19. Pinyin transcription of 蝋
20. Pinyin transcription of 蝲
21. Pinyin transcription of 蠟
22. Pinyin transcription of 辢
23. Pinyin transcription of 辣
24. Pinyin transcription of 鑞
25. Pinyin transcription of 镴
26. Pinyin transcription of 鬎
27. Pinyin transcription of 鯻
28. Pinyin transcription of 蜡

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Middle French

Adverb

là

1. (late Middle French) Alternative form of la (there; at a given location)

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Mochica

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laː/

Noun

là

1. water

Synonyms

• leng

References

• José Antonio Salas, Diccionario mochica-castellano, castellano-mochica (2002)

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Portuguese

Adverb

là (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of lá

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Romansch

Etymology

From Latin illāc.

Adverb

là

1. there

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

là m ‎(genitive singular là, plural làithean)

1. Alternative spelling of latha

Usage notes

• Usually used for special days of the calendar.

Derived terms

Derived terms

Là Bealltainn / Là Buidhe Bealltainn ‎(“Beltane, May Day”) Là na Bliadhna Ùire ‎(“New Year's Day”)

Là nan Trì Rìghrean ‎(“Epiphany”) Là Nollaige ‎(“Christmas Day”)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [l̪aː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [l̻ʲaː˨˩]

Etymology 1

Noun

là

1. fine silk

Etymology 2

Verb

là

1. (copula) to be
2. to iron

Usage notes

As a copula verb that is somewhat semantically empty, it is often omitted in everyday speech.

See also

• bị
• được
• ở