mausisa
The Filipino word for curious is mausisa.
mausisa describes someone who is inquisitive, tending to ask questions or possessing a desire to explore and investigate.
Meaning: tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate (adj)
Which one should you use?
intrigado can be used to express being intrigued or curious.
Did you know?
- In Spanish-influenced Filipino, using intrigado to mean 'curious' can actually imply that you are caught up in drama or scandal, rather than just being interested.
- In Filipino culture, being too mausisa about someone's personal business can be seen as pakikialam, which means interfering or meddling.
- If you are curious about a person's private business in an annoying way, you might be called tsismoso (male) or tsismosa (female), which refers to being a gossip.
Examples in context
- Alam kong sina Tom at Mary ay mausisa.I know that Tom and Mary are curious.This sentence demonstrates how to use mausisa to describe people.Tatoeba #8768519 by fishda, translation #6517136 by CT
- Naintriga ako sa kuwento na sinabi mo.I am intrigued by the story you told.
- Mausisa ang batang iyon.That child is curious.
- Huwag kang maging mausisa sa buhay ng iba.Don't be curious about other people's lives.
Example conversation
Patricia and Juan are looking at a mysterious locked box.
- PatriciaJuan, tingnan mo itong lumang kahon.Juan, look at this old box.
- JuanAno kaya ang laman niyan?I wonder what is inside that?
- PatriciaMausisa ka talaga pagdating sa mga sikreto.You are really curious when it comes to secrets.
- JuanGusto ko lang naman malaman.I just want to know.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
