Usage Note
Sahig refers to any type of floor. In many Filipino households, it is customary to remove your footwear before entering to keep the sahig clean, as it is common to sit or even sleep on the floor.
Examples
" Marumi ang sahig natin. "
Natural Translation
Our floor is dirty.
Literal Translation
Dirty the floor our.
" Ang sahig ay malinis. "
Natural Translation
The floor is clean.
Literal Translation
The floor is clean.
" Punasan mo muna ang sahig bago tayo umupo dito para hindi tayo madumihan ng alikabok. "
Natural Translation
Wipe the floor first before we sit here so we don't get dirty from the dust.
Literal Translation
Wipe you first the floor before we to-sit here so not we to-get-dirty of dust.
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