What ala means
- ala Place and quality
- land / ground / low / downGround or lower level ('ụda olu ala' = low pitch).
How to say it
Say it as à-là. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.
Igbo is a tonal language, so the pitch of a word carries meaning. The spelling above keeps the marks the app teaches, and the recording is a native speaker, not a machine voice.
ala in a sentence
- ụgbọ alaa car
- ụda olu alalower pitch or low voice level
- ọdụ ụgbọ alamotor park
- Ụgbọ ala ga-abịa n'oge.The vehicle will arrive on time.