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How to give the command: Line up!

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such as when choosing sides for a game

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updated Oct 24, 2009
posted by den456

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updated Oct 23, 2009
posted by Moe
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You say it "A fila!" wink "A sus lados" would be useful as well. wink

updated Oct 24, 2009
edited by ChamacoMalo
posted by ChamacoMalo
I think I need to go through all your answers and start writing stuff down. There are a lot of good phrases in them. - Seitheach, Oct 23, 2009
;-) - ChamacoMalo, Oct 23, 2009
And then print and publish them ;) - Issabela, Oct 24, 2009
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I was thinking about your question and hagan una cola can not be used like advised. Hagan una cola is when one gets in line to buy something or pay for something ...etc...... pretty much like a queue.............................................................

From the Dictionary.com line1??/la?n/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [lahyn] Show IPA noun, verb, lined, lin?ing. Use line in a Sentence See web results for line See images of line –noun a number of persons standing one behind the other and waiting their turns at or for something; queue.

hagan linea or formense is when ones gets in a formation much lile a marching band or team gets in line formation to start a game.................................. PS.cola (f) n. tail; rear; line; train; glue; cement

updated Oct 24, 2009
edited by 00769608
posted by 00769608
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cola o rabo es el extremo posterior del cuerpo de un animal,también in Guatemala cola means some kind of clue,carpenter utilized it back in the 50's.Also....... Hombre o una mujer (puede ser un carro, un caballo etc....)que está en último lugar en una competición o juego. Cola de caballo is a pony tail....................... Of course also a line.

Niños hagan una cola ,plural or niños hagan cola..plural.

niña pongase en la cola. note, It would not make sense to say niña o niño hagan una cola because one person can not make a line or a formation it has to be more that two.......Instead if you want one perso to get into a line say,niño pongase en la cola.....

However,

such as when choosing sides for a game when you want to express this in Spanish you have to say hagan linea or formen una linea.

updated Oct 24, 2009
edited by 00769608
posted by 00769608
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"ponerse en fila" o "hacer cola" means to line up I just wanted to write something, it looks like you have plenty and my response is a repeat but... smile

updated Oct 24, 2009
posted by Jason7R
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fila.

(Del fr. file).

  1. f. Serie de personas o cosas colocadas en línea.f. La que forman varias personas una tras otra. Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservado

hagan una fila.....plural has una fila ...singular

updated Oct 24, 2009
posted by 00769608
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"Ponedos" is for multiple people. Or, you can say "Haced una cola"not really .... instead, hagan cola,hagan una linéa,formense. formense a la izquierda,make a line to the left hagan una linéa a su derecha, make a line to the right apurense, hurry up.

Atencion,....attention notice the tilde on the e in the word linéa

updated Oct 24, 2009
edited by 00769608
posted by 00769608
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"Ponte" is for if you're talking to one person. "Ponedos" is for multiple people. Or, you can say "Haced una cola"

updated Oct 24, 2009
posted by asdfghjkl4
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I teach kindergarten. I say "Ponte en la cola." for "Get in line" and the kid understands well enough to go to the back of the line. (I learned 'cola' for 'line' in Yucatan... it may be regional)

Chris, i do not need to be told what else it means wink lol

updated Oct 23, 2009
posted by Valerie