EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to dance with someone; to join in dancing...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ki-sa-YAW/
FIL: Ang akto ng pag-anyaya o pagsama sa isang tao o grupo sa pagsasayaw.
EN: to dance with someone; to join in dancing
The classic 'May I have this dance?' moment, but in verb form. Or when the DJ plays a banger and you pull your friend onto the dance floor, you're asking them to makisayaw. It's the social act of joining someone in the sacred ritual of awkward or amazing dancing at a party.
maki- (social verb prefix) + sayaw (dance)
ROOT MEANING: dance
'Makisayaw' is to join someone who is already dancing or to ask someone to dance with you. 'Sumayaw' is just to dance.
🇵🇭 Nahihiya akong makisayaw dahil hindi ako marunong.
🇺🇸 I'm shy to join in the dancing because I don't know how.
🇵🇭 Puwede bang makisayaw sa iyo, Binibini?
🇺🇸 May I dance with you, Miss?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.