What does “ولا إيه” mean in Egyptian Arabic?

Add ولا إيه؟ (walla eh?) to the end of a question and it becomes a challenge: “…or what?” إنتي بتكذبي ولا إيه؟ is “Are you lying, or what?” With a smile it’s teasing; said flatly it presses for a straight answer. ولا (walla) means “or” in questions, and إيه (eh) is “what.”

Abu Jojo plays a fast colours game with a little girl: أصفر (yellow), أخضر (green), أحمر (red), أزرق (blue), برتقالي (orange), بني (brown). When her answers stop adding up he asks إنتي بتكذبي ولا إيه؟, then إنتي بتشوفي؟ (“can you even see?”). ولا also offers plain choices: شاي ولا قهوة؟, “tea or coffee?”