How to pronounce “dale”

Hear how “dale (okay, sure, go ahead)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

daleDAH-leh
Accent

Breakdown

Meaningokay, sure, go ahead
Syllablesda · le (2)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: DA.
IPA/ˈda.le/

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Example sentences

¿Vamos al cine? ¡Dale!Shall we go to the movies? Sure!
Dale, nos vemos allá.Okay, see you there.

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