This is the 10th most frequent Marathi word.
आल
The Marathi word "आल" means "came" in English.
Here 'आला' indicates past tense of 'to come' for a singular masculine subject.
तो कार्यालयात आला.
He came to the office.
In this sentence, 'आला' depicts the occurrence of rain, used in a dependent clause.
पाऊस आला की, जमिनीला गारवा मिळतो.
When the rain comes, the soil gets refreshed.
Here, 'आलं' is a part of indirect speech indicating a quoted imperative form.