خالي قاللي اذا خلصت شغلي الخميس، فينا نروح سوا عالمزرعة.

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Breakdown of خالي قاللي اذا خلصت شغلي الخميس، فينا نروح سوا عالمزرعة.

• ال: the
• ي: me
• شغل: work

Questions & Answers about خالي قاللي اذا خلصت شغلي الخميس، فينا نروح سوا عالمزرعة.

What exactly does خالي mean? Is it just my uncle?

خالي specifically means my maternal uncle—your mother’s brother.

In Levantine, family words are often more specific than in English:

• خالي = my mother’s brother
• عمي = my father’s brother

So English my uncle is correct, but خالي gives extra detail.

Why is it قاللي and not two separate words?

قاللي is قال + لي:

• قال = he said
• لي = to me

So قاللي literally means he said to me or he told me.

In writing, you may also see it separated as قال لي, but in everyday Levantine it is very common to write and pronounce it as one unit.

Why is there no word for that after قاللي?

In Levantine, the equivalent of that—often إنو—is often omitted.

So:

• خالي قاللي اذا... = My uncle told me if...
• خالي قاللي إنو اذا... = also possible

Both are understandable, but leaving إنو out is very natural in everyday speech.