Alternative forms

  • elä (dialectal)

Etymology

See ei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈælæ/, [ˈælæ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈælæˣ/, [ˈælæ(ʔ)] (dialectal)
  • Rhymes: -ælæ
  • Hyphenation(key): älä

Verb

älä

  1. second-person singular imperative present of ei
  • Juokse! -> Älä juokse!
  • Run! -> Do not run!

Interjection

älä

  1. don’t!, stop!
  2. (colloquial) wow, really? (expressing positive surprise)
  3. (colloquial, indicates agreement on the preceding statement) tell me about it! I know, right?
    Elokuva oli ihan hillitön! — Älä!
    The movie was hilarious! — I know!.
  4. (colloquial, sarcastic) you don’t say, (oh) really?

Synonyms

ihanko totta

lähde

  • tasankovasara
    3·
    4 days ago

    Finn here. There’s no difference in pronounciation, but the colloquial expressions tend to have quite a theatrical expressive spin to them IRL. The context will also be totally different, so I don’t see much potential for confusion.