Is "あら” a feminine expression? Can I use it as a guy?


あら as in the expression of surprise like "oh my".




While more females might use it than males, it is certainly NOT a female-only
expression by any means. I am a male native speaker and I say あら and あらっ all
the time and so do many other males around me.




While more females might use it than males, it is certainly NOT a female-only
expression by any means. I am a male native speaker and I say あら and あらっ all
the time and so do many other males around me.

