Vamos

/ˈvɑːmoʊs/ interjection

Definition

A Spanish word meaning 'let's go' or 'come on'; commonly used in English to express urgency or encouragement.

Etymology

From Spanish 'vamos,' the first-person plural form of 'ir' (to go). It entered English through contact with Spanish-speaking communities, especially in the southwestern United States.

Kelly Says

Language is a two-way street—'vamos' is Spanish, but millions of English speakers use it without thinking, which shows how living languages constantly borrow words when they need them, creating beautiful hybrid conversations!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሄድን
heed-en
ARالعربية
لنذهب
lin-tha-ib
BNবাংলা
যাওয়া যাক
ja-o-ya ja-ak
CACatalà
anem
a-nem
CSČeština
jdeme
y-deh-me
DADansk
kom
kom
DEDeutsch
lasst uns gehen
lasst uns ge-hen
ELΕλληνικά
πάμε
pa-me
ESEspañol
vamos
vah-mos
FAفارسی
بریم
be-reem
FISuomi
menkää
men-kää
FRFrançais
allons
al-ohn
GUGU
એક ચાલો
e-k cha-lo
HAHA
mu'a tafi
mu-a ta-fi
HEעברית
בואו
bo-u
HIहिन्दी
चलो चलते हैं
chalo chal-te hain
HUMagyar
jöjjönk
yo-jonk
IDBahasa Indonesia
mari kita pergi
ma-ri ki-ta pe-ri
IGIG
biko
bee-koh
ITItaliano
andiamo
an-dee-ah-mo
JA日本語
行こう
ikou
KKKK
барып кетік
ba-ryp ke-ti-k
KMKM
ទៅ
tou
KO한국어
가요
ga-yo
MRMR
चलो
cha-lo
MSBahasa Melayu
mari kita pergi
ma-ri ki-ta pe-ri
MYမြန်မာ
ပါမယ်
ba-ma-mel
NLNederlands
laten we gaan
la-ten we gaan
NONorsk
kom igjen
kom i-gen
PAPA
ਚਲੀਏ
cha-lee-ay
PLPolski
idziemy
id-zhim-ee
PTPortuguês
vamos
vah-mos
RORomână
haideți
ha-i-deh-tee
RUРусский
давайте
da-va-y-te
SVSvenska
kom igen
kom i-gen
SWKiswahili
tufanye
tu-fa-nye
TAதமிழ்
போகலாம்
po-ga-lam
TEతెలుగు
వెళ్ళండి
vellan-di
THไทย
ไปกันเถอะ
pai gan teu
TLTL
Tara na
ta-ra na
TRTürkçe
haydi gidelim
hay-di gi-deh-lim
UKУкраїнська
поїдемо
poy-de-mo
URاردو
چلیں
ch-layn
VITiếng Việt
hãy đi
hay dee
YOYO
jẹ ki a lọ
je ki a lo
ZH中文
我们走吧
wǒmen zǒu ba
ZUZU
siphela
si-phe-la

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