hala

Meaning

Noun

paternal aunt (father’s sister)

Adv

Misspelling of hâlâ (“still, yet”).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɑˈɫɑ/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خاله (hala), from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla, “maternal aunt”).

Sentences

Hala bir şansımız var .

We have a chance.

Bu , hala uzak bir umut olarak görünüyor.

Still, this seems a distant prospect.

Ancak bölge bazı ciddi sorunlarla hala uğraşıyor.

But the region still faces some serious problems.

Gecikmenin kaynağı ise hala belirsiz .

Why the delay occurred is still unclear.

Oylar hala sayılıyor.

The votes are still being counted.

Fakat hala " Sonbahar Şarkısı"nı vermemişti.

But he still hadn't given the “Autumn Song.”

Kemal hala köşede duruyor, fakat barın kapısına dikkatle bakıyordu.

Kemal was still standing in the corner, but he was looking carefully at the door of the bar.

Bu yöntemsel takviyelerin bazıları bugün hala yayınlanmaktadır.

Some of these methodological supplements are still published today.