How to write hala or ala

Hala and ala are two words that are pronounced the same despite writing differently, it is therefore homonym terms . Likewise, they have different meanings, so it will be necessary to know what each term corresponds to in order to write them correctly. That is why in we want to facilitate the task and we explain how to write hala or ala.

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First, it should be noted that both words exist and, therefore, it is correct to write them both ways. What is important to know is that they have different meanings.

So if we write "hala" with "H", we can refer to an interjection to:

Hurry up. Example: Hala, get dressed soon and go down to the street!
Denote surprise. Example: Hala, what a beautiful dress!
Call: Hala, let's go!
Used repeatedly, it will denote persistence in a march: Hala, hala !
Encourage someone or, for example, a football team: Hala, Madrid!

As well as we can find "hala" in reference to:

The 3rd person of the verb "pull" which means to pull something: While I hold the oars, Matthew pulls the rope.

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On the other hand, when writing "ala" without initial H we are talking, among other meanings, of:

Part of the body of various animals that allows them to fly. Example: We found a bird with a broken wing .
Part of the plane located on the side. Example: The flight has been delayed due to problems in the right wing of the plane.
Part of something that stands out. Example: I'm going to buy a hat with a big wing .
Each of the parts that extend to the sides of the main body of a building. Example: There was a fire in the left wing of the institute.
Each of the tendencies of a party, organization, assembly, etc. Example: The conservative wing did not participate in the vote.
Extreme in soccer and other sports. Example: I am left without defending the left wing and scored a goal.

As you can see, in front of the feminine term "ala" we write the masculine article "el", since a change is produced by "la" when starting with "a" tonic in order to be able to pronounce it more easily.