linya
línya with stress marks
line; column; alignment
Usage Note
Linya is a Spanish loanword from línea, used broadly for a line of text, a queue of people, a telephone line, or an alignment. It is highly versatile and appears across everyday, technical, and formal registers; pumila sa linya means to stand in line.
Examples
" Pumila ka sa linya. "
Natural Translation
Get in line.
Literal Translation
Line-up you in line.
" Mahaba ang linya. "
Natural Translation
The line is long.
Literal Translation
Long the line.
" Sobrang haba ng linya sa bangko kaninang umaga kaya halos isang oras akong naghintay para makapagbayad. "
Natural Translation
The line at the bank this morning was so long that I waited almost an hour just to be able to pay.
Literal Translation
Very long the line at bank earlier morning so almost one hour I waited for be-able-to-pay.
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