ola

Everyday

1. Not an English word on its own. It may be a piece of a longer word, as in "cola", "granola" or "Coca-Cola". tree →
2. It may be a name, like the girl's name Ola, or the Spanish greeting "hola" (hello) written without the h. tree →
3. "Ola" is also the name of a taxi company in India and of a brand. tree →

In the lessons

You will not usually meet "ola" alone in lessons. If you see it in a word list, it probably came from splitting a word such as "cola" or "granola", or from a name. In Spanish, "hola" means "hello" (the h is silent), and "ola" means "wave" (of the sea).

Examples

• "Hola!" means "hello" in Spanish. tree →
• My friend Ola comes from Poland. tree →
• Granola ends with the letters "ola". tree →
• The word "cola" ends in "ola". tree →
• In Spanish, "ola" means a wave in the sea. tree →
• Ola waved to us from the other side of the playground. tree →

Note

Treat it as a fragment or a name, not an English word. If it begins a sentence or is a person's name, write it with a capital: Ola. The Spanish greeting is spelt "hola", with a silent h.