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All seasoned with a bit of Catalan life and salsa brava.
Ojalá is a word that expresses hope in Spanish. It derives from the Arabic wa-šā’ allāh (“if God wills”).
It is pronounced [oxaˈla], here is an example:
The dictionary will tell you that ojalá in Italian is translated as magari!
The Real Academia Española website defines it as a term denoting a strong desire for something to happen.
It is one of those expressions with multiple meanings, which also changes meaning according to the mood in which it is pronounced.
The word ojalá contains hope, the will to do, desires to fulfil, loves to cultivate or leave in the past (and Silvio Rodríguez taught me this well).
They are, in practice, the same ingredients with which I feed my days and continue my journey in inclusive languages.
I liked to sum them all up in the name of my professional newsletter.
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