La Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈɫɑ/

lah

UK

/lˈæ/

la

Definition

'La' is a syllable used to represent a specific musical note in solfège (the sixth note: 'do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti'), and is also used as the feminine singular definite article ('the') in languages like Spanish and French.

Usage & Nuances

In music, 'la' is always pronounced 'lah' and appears in singing exercises or as part of the scale. In Spanish/French, 'la' means 'the' for feminine nouns, but this use does not exist in English grammar. Do not confuse 'la' with the English 'LA' (Los Angeles abbreviation).

• Spanish: la (nota musical) - la (artículo femenino, singular)
• Portuguese (BR): lá (nota musical) - a (artigo feminino, singular)
• Portuguese (PT): lá (nota musical) - a (artigo feminino, singular)
• Chinese (Simplified): 拉 (音符) - 拉 (例：'la'在音乐中，或外来语)
• Chinese (Traditional): 拉 (音符) - 拉 (例：'la'在音樂中，或外來語)
• Hindi: ला (संगीत का स्वर) - ला (फ़्रेंच या स्पैनिश में महिला के लिए इस्तेमाल होने वाला शब्द)
• Arabic: لا (نغمة موسيقية) - لا (أداة تعريف أنثوية في الإسبانية/الفرنسية)
• Bengali: লা (সংগীত) - 'la' (নির্দিষ্ট আর্টিকেল, স্প্যানিশ/ফরাসি ভাষার শব্দ)
• Russian: ля (нота) - 'la' (артикль, в испанском/французском)
• Japanese: ラ（音楽の音階） - 'la'（スペイン語・フランス語の定冠詞）
• Vietnamese: la (nốt nhạc) - 'la' (mạo từ xác định, trong tiếng Tây Ban Nha/Pháp)
• Korean: 라(음계) - 'la'(스페인어/프랑스어 부정관사)
• Turkish: la (müzik notası) - 'la' (belirli dişil tanımlık, İspanyolca/Fransızca)
• Urdu: لا (موسیقی کی نوٹ) - 'la' (معرف نسوانی آرٹیکل، ہسپانوی/فرانسیسی)
• Indonesian: la (not musik) - 'la' (artikel tertentu feminin, Spanyol/Prancis)

Example Sentences

Sing the note 'la'.

basic

In Spanish, 'la' means 'the' for feminine words.

basic

The song starts with 'la la la'.

basic

When I can't remember the words, I just sing 'la la la'.

natural

The teacher asked us to find words that use 'la' as the article.

natural

She's learning Spanish and now always says 'la casa' instead of 'the house'.

natural