EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to line up, to queue...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pu-MI-la/
FIL: Ang pagbuo o pagsali sa isang hanay ng mga tao o bagay na naghihintay ng kanilang pagkakataon.
EN: to line up, to queue
The national sport of the Philippines, whether it's for the MRT, a new milk tea shop, or getting your NBI clearance. It's the ultimate test of patience where you stand behind someone and someone stands behind you, creating a human centipede of waiting.
From Spanish 'fila' (line, row).
ROOT MEANING: line; queue; file
Verb is in the completed aspect (past tense). Present tense is `pumipila`, future is `pipila`.
🇵🇭 Pumila ako nang tatlong oras para lang sa concert tickets.
🇺🇸 I lined up for three hours just for concert tickets.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong pumila para makakuha ng ayuda.
🇺🇸 You need to get in line to receive aid.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.