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► 副詞
何やら  [(1)なにやら]  [coll]    meaning:  whatever  rank: 3
☆ 何やらすごく美味しそうな匂いがするな ⇨ Whatever it is something smells very delicious
☆ 何やら怪しげな奴 ⇨ A somewhat suspicious guy

► 名詞
何やら  [(1)なにやら]  [coll]    meaning:  whatever  rank: 3
☆ 彼等は何やらひそひそ話している ⇨ They are whispering to each other about something

何やら  [(1)なんやら]  [coll]    meaning:  whatever  rank: 3
☆ 何やらやたらと手間がかかる ⇨ 
☆ 彼は忙しいやら何やらと言って会いに来ない ⇨ He says he is too busy or whatever, and he never comes to see me


More examples:
  • 御偉方が集まって何やら会議をしている ⇨ The big brass is getting together and having a meeting
  • 週末は何やらかんやら用事があって忙しい ⇨ I am busy during weekends doing whatever chores
  • 車にはオイル交換やら新しいタイヤやら何やらと沢山維持費がかかる ⇨ There are a lot of maintenance costs involved with cars like oil change, new tires and so on