wallah
🇫🇷 French slang from France
What does “wallah” mean?
I swear
Example
“Wallah, c'est pas moi !”
I swear, it wasn't me!
Good to know
From Arabic 'by God'. Unlike Hebrew 'walla', it mainly means 'I swear'.
Who you can say it to
Only with close friends
☕ Everyday🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: Je te jure.
Heard in a conversation
A favour for moving day
Emma Du coup c'est nickel, rendez-vous à 10 h chez toi. T'inquiète pour les pizzas, je viens pour le canapé 😂
so that's perfect, meet at 10 at yours. don't worry about the pizza, I'm coming for the sofa 😂
Karim T'es la meilleure, wallah 🙏
you're the best, I swear 🙏
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