In conversations with people who also speak multiple languages, I&#x27;ve sometimes explained the distinction between &quot;y&#x27;all&quot; and &quot;all y&#x27;all&quot; as similar to the one between &quot;allí&quot; and &quot;allá&quot; in Spanish.  Both &quot;allí&quot; and &quot;allá&quot; mean &quot;there&quot; (as opposed to &quot;aquí&quot;, &quot;here&quot;), but &quot;allá&quot; is further away in a progression; informally you could translate it as &quot;way over there&quot;.<p>For instance, suppose you know a family of people.  Two people out of that family are currently visiting you.  You might say &quot;Y&#x27;all should bring the whole family over next time; all y&#x27;all are welcome anytime.&quot;  The first &quot;y&#x27;all&quot; refers to the two people visiting; the &quot;all y&#x27;all&quot; refers to the whole family.