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In many languages there is a common term or phrase used to encourage people in different contexts including sports, school and work.
In Japanese, for example, there is ganbatte! ("do your best"). In Chinese, there's jia you! ("add oil"). In English, the most common terms seem to be variations of Go!, such as Go team! or Let's go!
Is there a term or terms like this in the Spanish-speaking world to cheer on competitors or encourage high performance during tests, projects or other events?
With slightly different meanings and applicable to different contexts:
¡Venga!, ¡vamos!, ¡anda!, ¡ándale!, ¡órale!, ¡dale!, ¡ánimo!, ¡aúpa!, ¡corre!...
¡vamos! sounds off - but ¡venga! would sound off in Argentina, among others.
Jul 7, 2021 at 21:08
Well, the first one that comes to my mind is a literal translation of the English term "Go! / Let's go!": ¡Vamos!
The first person plural form of the present of the verb "ir" (to go) is used especifically to exhort, as you can verify in a specific entry of the DLE
vamos
- expr. U. para exhortar.
where expr.U means expression used.
- Expression used to exhort.
