How to say dance in different languages


Learn How To Say “Would You Like To Dance?” in 50 Languages

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DANCING IS ELEMENTAL, and a sure way to reach across barriers of culture and language. Impress latinxs in South America or the Greeks in Santorini by asking them to dance in their native language.

Language Spelling Pronunciation
Afrikaans Sal jy met my dans, assblief? Sal yee met my dans asse-bleef
Albanian A doni të vallzoni? Ah don-ee the val-zonee
Arabic Haiya narcos? Hi-ya nar-cos
Armenian Guh bares eendzee hed? Guh bar-es e-end-zee hed
Bosnian Hoces li plesati? Ho-chesh lee pleh-sat-tee
Bulgarian Iskate lid a tancuvame? Is-ka-ta lee da tan-sov-may
Catalan Vols ballar amb mi? Volls ball-ar amb me
Chamorro Malagu hao bumaila yan guahu? Mala-goo how bum-all-e-ah yan gow-who
Chinese (Mandarian) Ni Xiango taio wu ma? Nee shee-ahng tee woo mah
Croatian Bi li htio plesati sa mnom Bee lee ha-tee-o pleh-sat-tee saw mnom
Czech Smím prosit? Smeem pro-say
Danish Vil du danse med mig? Vil do dan-say med mig
Dutch Wil je met me dansen? Will ye met mai dan-sen
Estonian Kas te soovite tantside? Kas tee sue-vite tant-side
Filipino Halika sayaw tayo? Ha-lee-ka say-awe tay-o
Finnish Haluaisitko tanssia kanssani? Hal-ua- tans-sia kan-sanee
French Voulez vous danser? Voo-lay voo dan-sah
Georgian Ginda vicekvot? Gin-da vi-cek-vot
German Möchtest du mit mir tanzen? Moch-test do mitt mir tan-zen
Greek Thélis na horépsis mazí mou? Thee-lis naw horep-shay ma-zay moo
Hebrew Ha’im tirtsi lircod iti? Ha-eem teart-see lear-cod it-ee
Hindi Aap naachna chahenge? Ap naw-ch-na cha-hen-ge
Hebrew ihun uteh nihaiu stihein ana i-un uttuh ni-haiu sti-hin ana
Hungarian Szeretnél táncolni velem Szer-ret-neal taan-col-nee vel-em
Icelandic Viltu dansa við mig? Vil-tu dan-saw vee-o mig
Indonesian Bersediakah Anda berdansa dengan saya? Ber-sed-ia-kah an-da ber-dan-sa den-gen say-ah
Irish (Gaelic) An bhfuil tú damhsa liom? Ahn buf-ool to daam-sa lee-om
Italian Voule ballare? Vou-lay ball-are-ee
Japanese Odorimasho? Oh-doh-ree-mah-show
Latvian Vai jūs vēlaties dejot? Vy joos vel-laaties de-jot
Lithuanian Ar pašoksi su manini? Are paas-oaks-ee sue man-een-nee
Luxembourgish Wëlls de mat mir danzen? Vells day maat mir dan-zen
Macedonian Bi sakala li da tantsuvash so mene? Be sak-a-la lee da tants-su-vaash so mena
Malay Mahukah saudari menari dengan saya? Mah-hu-ka sue-dari men-ari den-gen saya
Norwegian Skal vi danse? Skaal vee dan-say
Polish Czy moge z pania zatańczyć? Tsch mo-gau zee paan-yah za-tan-tsch
Portuguese Você quer dançar? Vo-see key-er dan-sar
Romanian Vrai să dansezi? Vrye suh dan-sez-e
Russian Hochesh tantcivat? Ho-che-sh ta-nt-ce-vaht
Scots Woods ye loch tae jink wi’ me? Woods ya lock tay jink we me
Serbian Mogu li imati ovu igru? Moo-goo lee im-ati oo-vu ig-ru
Slovak Smiem prosiť? Smeem pro-say
Slovenian Bi radi plesali z mano? Be rad-ee pleh-sal-ee z maan-o
Spanish Quieres bailar? Key-er-es by-lar
Swahili Tcheze ngoma? Tche-zee no-ma
Swedish Vill du dansa med mig? Vill du dan-sa med mig
Thai Yàhk dtên rum mái? Yahk dten rum my
Turkish Benimle dans eder misiniz? Ben-em-lee dans ed-er miss-in-ez
Ukrainian Chočeš zi mnoiu potantsjuvaty? Cho-says zee men po-tants-ju-vat-ee
Uzbek Men bilan raqsga tushmaysizmi? Men bil-ahn racks-ga tush-my-siz-me
Yiddish Volstu gevolt tantsn mit mir? Vols-tu ga-volt tant-sen mitt mir
Zulu Uthanda ukudansa nami? U-than-dah u-ku-dan-sa na-me

The next time you land on foreign soil, mingle with the locals and learn some new moves.

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How to Say Dance in Spanish

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Dance in Spanish is baile

Example Sentences

  • El viernes pasado nos fuimos a un baile.

    We went to a dance last Friday. Source

  • Habrá un baile de etiqueta en el casino.

    There will be a formal dance at the casino. Source

  • Este club de baile realmente va a llegar lejos.

    This dance club is really going places. Source

  • Bailemos.

    Let's dance. Source

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Dance in Spanish
  • Además de eso, no sé bailar.

    Besides that, I don't know how to dance. Source

  • Me gustaría bailar contigo.

    I'd like to dance with you. Source

  • Le gusta cantar y bailar.

    He likes singing and dancing., He likes to sing and dance. Source

  • No pueden bailar.

    They can’t dance. Source

  • Yo no bailo.

    I don't dance. Source

  • Baila conmigo.

    Dance with me. Source

  • Él tiene miedo de bailar.

    He's afraid to dance. Source

  • Me gusta bailar.

    I like to dance. Source

  • Ven a bailar conmigo.

    Come and dance with me., Come and dance with me! Source

  • Él quiere bailar.

    He wants to dance. Source

  • Él quiere estudiar música y danza.

    He wants to study music and dance. Source

  • La saqué a bailar.

    I asked her to dance. Source

  • No sé bailar.

    I can't dance. Source

  • Yo no puedo bailar.

    I can't dance. Source

  • Quiero aprender a bailar como vos.

    I want to learn to dance like you. Source

Looking for something a bit more visual? Check out our infographic on Dance in Spanish with example sentences and translations.

Useful Links

  • SpanishDict
  • WordReference
  • Wiktionary
  • Google Translate
  • Tatoeba
  • bab.la
  • Glosbe
  • Linguee

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Hello Everyone!

Since I know that you all love to dance, I'm sure that being in any other country in the world, you also dance at parties, milongas and in different cafes.

I think that knowing how to spell and read the word "Dance" in different languages ​​of the world will help you not to miss such places. Happy holiday to you.

Dance everywhere! Dance always! Live dancing-dot! Let's Dance!

Translation of the word "Dance" into the languages ​​of the world
No. Language Translation
1 Albanian valley
2 English dance
3 Arabic رقص
4 Armenian par
5 Afrikaans dans
6 Belarusian skoki
7 Bulgarian tanz
8 Welsh dawns
9 Hungarian tanc
10 Vietnamese khiêu vũ
11 Galician danza
12 Dutch dance
13 Greek χορός
14 Danish dans
15 Hebrew ריקוד
16 Yiddish טאַנצן
17 Indonesian tari
18 Irish prince
19 Icelandic dance
20 Spanish danza
21 Italian danza
22 Kazakh bi
23 Catalan dansa
24 Chinese 舞蹈 (wudao)
25 Korean 댄스
26 Latvian deja
27 Lithuanian šokis
28 Macedonian tanz
29 Malay tari
30 Maltese żfin
31 Norwegian dans
32 Persian رقص
33 Polish taniec
34 Portuguese Danca
35 Romanian dans
36 Serbian ples
37 Slovak tanec
38 Slovenian ples
39 Swahili ngoma
40 Thai नृत्य
41 Tatar biyu
42 Turkish oyun
43 Ukrainian dance
44 Philippine sayaw
45 Finnish tanssi
46 French dance
47 Hindi नृत्य
48 Croatian ples
49 Czech tanec
50 Swedish dans
51 Esperanto Danco
52 Estonian tants
53 Japanese ダンス

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Let's dance! 10 Interesting English Dance Expressions

Do you like to dance? Then it will be extremely useful for you to learn some words and expressions in English related to dancing.

I'm sure you've seen the famous American film "Dirty Dancing" and watched with rapture how beautiful Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey's movements are.

After a movie like this one really wants to sign up for a dance, doesn't it?

10 interesting English expressions about dancing

1. Dance the night away

2. To boogie

Let's boogie!

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3. Strut your stuff

Enjoy the dance, be confident on the dance floor, rock it: Matt. Some people consider him to be a good dancer.

4. Burn up the dance floor

Dancing with enthusiasm so that others will notice: Nina burned up the dance floor at Linda’s party last Sunday.

5. Dance on air

Feel euphoric, be very happy: My husband was dancing on air after he got a promotion.

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6. Put on your dancing shoes

0497 Don't forget to put on your dancing shoes! It will be a superb pool party.

7. Have two left feet

Not a very good dancer

8. A slow dance

They looked so romantic dancing their first slow dance.

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9. Dance cheek to cheek

Slow dance: Sandy and Peter were dancing cheek to cheek when someone knocked the door.

10. All-singing, all-dancing

Very modern and technically advanced: Bob showed us his new computer all-singing, all-dancing.

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Types of dances

Also pay attention to the types of dances in English.

  • Ballet - ballet
  • Disco - Disco
  • Tango - Tango
  • Salsa - salsa
  • Samba - Samba
  • Belly dance - oriental dance (belly dance)
  • Hula - Hula (Hawaiian dance)
  • Ballroom dance - ballroom dancing
  • Waltz Waltz
  • Breakdance - breakdance (type of dance with acrobatic elements to hip-hop music)
  • Ice dancing - ice dancing
  • Contemporary (modern) dance - contemporary dance
  • Tap dance
  • Irish dance - Irish dance
  • Folk dance -folk dance

Of course, I have not given you the English names of all existing dances, but only the most common ones.


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