Huwag itong ikalito sa salaysalay, salalay, salay, at sanaysay.Ang salaysay ay isang paglalahad ng pagkakasunod ng mga pangyayari na maaaring gawa-gawa lamang o di kaya ay nakabase sa totoong buhay.
That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative.