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The Arabic word at the beginning of the sentence, يلا, isn't a proper Arabic word and cannot be found in any proper dictionary. It is derived from the expression يا الله and it is used in local dialects as a connection to indicate that you are about to conclude a situation and move to some other subject or situation.
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The origin of yalla is given by we_speak_arabic as ya allah. Is that an address to Allah?
Duolingo incorrectly marks "all right" as wrong, and shows "alright" instead. I don't know if that's the case with American English, but as a UK English speaker I was taught that "alright" is not all right! ALRIGHT | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary https://dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english › alright 2 Oct 2019 - alright definition: 1. non-standard form of all right