Usages of pila
Kailangan kong maghintay nang matagal kapag marami ang nakapila.
I need to wait a long time when there is a long line.
Kailangan nating hintayin ang pamilya kapag marami ang pila.
We need to wait for the family when there is a long line.
Mahaba ang pila tuwing tanghali sa palengke.
The line is long at noon at the market.
Sobrang haba ng pila sa istasyon kapag umaga.
The line at the station is extremely long in the morning.
Mas mahaba ang pila sa istasyon kaysa sa palengke.
The line at the station is longer than at the market.
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