Category: Daily LifePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ਗੱਲ

/gall/Roman

English meaning: Talk; matter

Definition

A thing said or discussed — gallan, the long chats over chai.

Example

“ਇੱਕ ਗੱਲ ਦੱਸਾਂ?”

In English: “Shall I tell you something?”

Another example: “ਮੇਰੀ ਇੱਕ ਗੱਲ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਸੁਣ।”

Usage — When, Where & How

A very high-frequency noun for 'a thing said, a matter, talk'; gallan are the long chats over chai. Everyday and informal; feminine. Appears in countless idioms (ਗੱਲ ਕਰਨੀ — to talk; ਵੱਡੀ ਗੱਲ — a big deal).

Common Collocations

  • ਗੱਲ ਕਰਨੀ
  • ਗੱਲ ਸੁਣਨੀ
  • ਵੱਡੀ ਗੱਲ
  • ਗੱਲਾਂ ਮਾਰਨੀਆਂ
  • ਗੱਲ ਮੰਨਣੀ

Word Forms

ਗੱਲ (f sg), ਗੱਲਾਂ (f pl), obl ਗੱਲ/ਗੱਲਾਂ

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Literary Heritage

“ਏਕੁ ਪਿਤਾ ਏਕਸ ਕੇ ਹਮ ਬਾਰਿਕ”

/Ek pita ekas ke ham barik/

“There is one Father; we are all His children.”

Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Founder of Sikhism, First Sikh Guru · 1469–1539

Guru Granth Sahib

Guru Granth Sahib — the foundational message of universal brotherhood

“ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੀ ਜਾਣਾ ਮੈਂ ਕੌਣ”

/Bulha ki jana main kaun/

“Bulleh, what do I know who I am? — I am neither believer nor infidel; I am beyond all labels.”

Bulleh Shah · Sufi Poet & Mystic · 1680–1757

Kafis (Sufi poems)

Bulleh Shah's Kafi on the dissolution of the ego in divine love

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ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Punjabi
Script
Gurmukhi
Family
Indo-Aryan
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