ruta
rúta with stress marks
route
Usage Note
Ruta is a Spanish loanword commonly used in transportation, logistics, and travel contexts. Jeepney and bus routes in the Philippines are frequently called ruta, and the word also appears in navigation apps and road signage.
Examples
" Ano ang ruta papuntang mall? "
Natural Translation
What is the route to the mall?
Literal Translation
What the route going-to mall?
" Iba ang ruta ng bus ngayon. "
Natural Translation
The route of the bus is different today.
Literal Translation
Different the route of bus today.
" Binago ng drayber ang dating ruta dahil sarado ang kalsadang dinadaanan namin tuwing umaga. "
Natural Translation
The driver changed the old route because the road we pass every morning is closed.
Literal Translation
Changed by-driver the former route because closed the road that pass-through we every morning.
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