Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/gall-dil-te-laina/ ਗ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Saying Word # ਗੱਲ ਦਿਲ 'ਤੇ ਲੈਣਾ gall dil te laina Say it**GULL DIL teh LAI-na**Type**Saying**Shahmukhiگل دل تے لینا In short To take a matter onto the heart, to be deeply hurt or affected by someone's words, the Punjabi phrase for taking offence to heart. ## How it's used 1. 1ਉਸ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਨੂੰ ਦਿਲ 'ਤੇ ਨਾ ਲੈ, ਉਹ ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ।Don't take his words to heart; he was joking. 2. 2ਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਝਿੜਕ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਦਿਲ 'ਤੇ ਲੈ ਲਈ।He took his mother's scolding to heart. 3. 3ਦਿਲ 'ਤੇ ਲਈ ਗੱਲ ਭੁੱਲਣੀ ਔਖੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ।A remark taken to heart is hard to forget. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਗੱਲ ਦਿਲ 'ਤੇ ਲੈਣਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਨਰਮ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਦਾ ਦਿਲ 'ਤੇ ਗਹਿਰਾ ਅਸਰ ਲੈਣਾ, ਦੁਖੀ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਅਕਸਰ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਮੇਰੀ ਗੱਲ ਨੂੰ ਦਿਲ 'ਤੇ ਨਾ ਲਈਂ। ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਭਾਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਦਿਲ ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਦੁਖਦਾ ਹੈ। ਝਗੜੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਵਾਕ ਸੁਲ੍ਹਾ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਨੂੰ ਕਠੋਰਤਾ ਬਣਨ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Literal meaning Gall means a matter or remark, dil is the heart, te laina is to take upon. The literal image is of lifting someone's words and placing them on your heart, where they sit heavy and press down. It is the opposite of letting words pass over you. What is taken to the heart stays there, aching. ## What it really means The saying means to take something deeply to heart, to be wounded by a remark, a criticism, or a slight. 'Meri gall nu dil te na lai' (don't take my words to heart) is the standard softener before or after saying something blunt. It acknowledges sensitivity without mocking it. The phrase admits that words have weight and that hearts are easily bruised, a gentle, humane view of human feeling. ## Cultural context Punjabi speech is famously direct, and this muhavra is the culture's built-in shock absorber. Because people speak bluntly, they also need a phrase that says: I know that stung, I did not mean it to wound. It is heard in families after arguments, between friends after teasing goes too far, and in workplaces after harsh feedback. It keeps directness from becoming cruelty. ## What does gall dil te laina mean? The saying means to take something deeply to heart, to be wounded by a remark, a criticism, or a slight. Gall means a matter or remark, dil is the heart, te laina is to take upon: the literal image is of lifting someone's words and placing them on your heart, where they sit heavy and press down. 'Meri gall nu dil te na lai' (don't take my words to heart) is the standard softener before or after saying something blunt. ## Is being sensitive mocked in Punjabi culture? No. It acknowledges sensitivity without mocking it. The phrase admits that words have weight and that hearts are easily bruised, a gentle, humane view of human feeling. ## Why does Punjabi speech need this phrase? Punjabi speech is famously direct, and this muhavra is the culture's built-in shock absorber. Because people speak bluntly, they also need a phrase that says: I know that stung, I did not mean it to wound. It is heard in families after arguments, between friends after teasing goes too far, and in workplaces after harsh feedback. It keeps directness from becoming cruelty. ## ਗੱਲ ਦਿਲ 'ਤੇ ਲੈਣਾ ਦਾ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਗੱਲ ਦਿਲ 'ਤੇ ਲੈਣਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਨਰਮ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਦਾ ਦਿਲ 'ਤੇ ਗਹਿਰਾ ਅਸਰ ਲੈਣਾ, ਦੁਖੀ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ। ## ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਵਾਕ ਕਿਉਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ? ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਅਕਸਰ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਮੇਰੀ ਗੱਲ ਨੂੰ ਦਿਲ 'ਤੇ ਨਾ ਲਈਂ। ਝਗੜੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਵਾਕ ਸੁਲ੍ਹਾ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਨੂੰ ਕਠੋਰਤਾ ਬਣਨ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਦਿਲ ਟੁੱਟਣਾdil tuttnaTo have one's heart broken](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dil-tuttna/) Sources (3) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi-English Dictionary 3. Punjabi Muhavre Kosh (idiom collections), Punjabi University, Patiala [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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