〜やら〜やら (~yara ~yara) — A and B and so on (chaotic, overwhelmed)

The list that adds an 'ugh, so much at once' feeling to 「〜や〜など」.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N N + やら + N + やら

Verb V辞書形 + やら + V辞書形 + やら

い-adj い-adj + やら + い-adj + やら

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

When to use it

Think of moving day: boxes to carry, the room to clean, a new address to file at the 市役所, and no idea what to do first.
For that 'too many things at once, my head is spinning' moment Japanese says 「引っ越しの日は荷物を運ぶやら掃除をするやらで、一日中休む暇がなかった」(what with carrying stuff and cleaning, I had no break all day).

Meaning

「〜やら〜やら」= a list of examples that adds the speaker's feeling: there is so much it cannot be sorted out, it was hard, or it was a surprise.
That is why it also works for two feelings mixed together — holding your first pay: 「うれしいやら信じられないやら」(happy and yet unable to believe it).
It also works when you cannot tell which reason it really is: 腹が立つやら情けないやらで = anger or shame, I cannot say.
What follows is usually a 'hard / full' sentence: 「〜で大変だ」「〜でいっぱいだ」「複雑な気持ちだ」.

How to attach

N, dictionary-form verb or い-adjective plus 「やら」— 家賃やら携帯代やら, 泣くやら笑うやら, かゆいやら痛いやら
Both pieces must belong to the same group (both costs, both feelings, both chores).

Versus what you know

N4「〜や〜など」is a calm list — it just says 'there is this and this'.
N3「〜とか〜とか」「〜たり〜たり」are calm lists too.
「〜やら〜やら」adds the speaker's feeling (overwhelmed, hard, surprised).

Watch out

For a calm, formal list (who attends the meeting, what a form needs) this is wrong — write 「や」.
「やら」there makes the reader think you are fed up.

Also

You will also hear 「何やら」, meaning 'something, not sure what' (何やら話している = they are talking about something).

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

引っ越しの日は荷物を運ぶやら掃除をするやらで、一日中休む暇がなかった。

ひっこしのひはにもつをはこぶやらそうじをするやらで、いちにちじゅうやすむひまがなかった。

On moving day, what with carrying boxes and cleaning and all, I had no time to rest all day.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 運ぶ = to carry, する = to do → both V辞書形, both in the "tasks" group → attach 「やら」 to each → 「で」 says "because of all that" → then the sentence about how hard it was: 休む暇がなかった.

日本に来たばかりのころは家賃やら携帯代やらで、お金がどんどん出ていった。

にほんにきたばかりのころはやちんやらけいたいだいやらで、おかねがどんどんでていった。

When I first came to Japan, what with rent and the phone bill and everything, money just kept flowing out.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 家賃 = rent, 携帯代 = phone bill → both N, both "expenses" → add 「やら」 to each as they are → 「で」 → then the result "it was a lot": お金がどんどん出ていった.

初めての給料をもらって、うれしいやら信じられないやら、不思議な気持ちだった。

はじめてのきゅうりょうをもらって、うれしいやらしんじられないやら、ふしぎなきもちだった。

When I got my first paycheck, I was happy and couldn't believe it at the same time — a strange feeling.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) うれしい = happy (い-adj), 信じられない = can't believe it → both in the "feelings" group → 「やら」「やら」 → you can't say exactly which feeling it is → then: 不思議な気持ちだった.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

「初めて日本語で面接を受けて、緊張する＿不安になる＿、頭が真っ白になった。」— fill the blanks.

💡 Hint: Feelings mixed up, head spinning — which list?