ala ː
{частица} {союз} 1. maybe, probably, could be
♢ ala muraltem {предложение} maybe I'll sing
♢ ala təj kajet? {предложение} perhaps you'll go?
♢ təj ludat ala? {предложение} would you maybe read (to me)?
♢ ala ogəm {предложение} maybe I won't
2. hardly, doubtful, who knows
♢ tudo toleʃ mo? - ala {предложение} is (s)he coming? - who knows
3. (emphatic particle)
♢ ʃonet mo təj məjəm ala? {предложение} well, are you thinking about me?
4. sometimes... sometimes, either... or, now... now
♦ ala nij, ala ʃyrtø {фраза} that remains to be seen, it could go either way
♢ ala jyr jyreʃ, ala lum lumeʃ {предложение} sometimes it rains, sometimes it snows
5. or
♢ erla tolam ala uke, om pale {предложение} I'll come tomorrow or I won't, I don't know
♢ tynø lum ala jyr, palaʃat ok lij {предложение} it's raining or snowing outside - it's hard to say
♦ tat͡ɕe ala erla {наречие} today or tomorrow
6. about, roughly
♦ ala kum ij lijeʃ {наречие} about three years ago
♦ ala ʃydø {наречие} roughly a hundred
