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ilan

Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word ilan in the Tagalog Dictionary.

Definition for the Tagalog word ilan:


ilán  Play audio #288
[question word]  how many; a few; a number of; several; some; certain

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Root: ilan
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Pinagsasama ng pintór ang ilán sa mga disenyong itó.
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The painter combines several of these designs.
Maghintáy ka ng iláng taón para matamó ang pagkilalang ináasám mo.
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Wait for several years to gain the recognition you aspire for.
Iláng beses nangánganák ang aso mo sa isáng taón?
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How many times does your dog have puppies in a year?
Kung bawasan ang sampû ng limá, ilán ang maiiwan?
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If we take five away from ten, how many will be left?
Huwág mawalán ng pag-asa kahit iláng beses ka pang mabigô.
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Don't give up hope even if you fail many times.
Iláng taón ka nang nagtátrabaho dito?
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How many years have you been working here?
Itó ang problemang iláng oras na niláng sinásagután.
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This is the problem that they've been working on for hours.
Natuwâ kamíng magkaroón ng iláng oras na pahingá.
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We were delighted to have a few hours to rest.
Iláng beses nang hinulaan ni Bebang ang pagbagsák ni Rodrigo.
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Bebang has predicted Rodrigo's downfall several times.
Ilán ang tinamóng saksák ng bíktima?
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How many stab wounds did the victim obtain?

User-submitted Example Sentences (30):
User-submitted example sentences from Tatoeba who have self reported as being fluent in Tagalog.
Ilan ang mga kulay?
Tatoeba Sentence #1890672 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How many colors are there?


Ilan kayo? Tatlo kami.
Tatoeba Sentence #1363101 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How many are you? We are three.


Mga ilang libro meron ka?
Tatoeba Sentence #1927426 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
About how many books do you own?


Ilang aklat ang binasa mo?
Tatoeba Sentence #2917653 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How many books did you read?


Ilang wika ang marunong ka?
Tatoeba Sentence #1789456 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How many languages do you speak?


Ilang tao ang nasa grupo mo?
Tatoeba Sentence #4491651 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How many people are in your group?


Ilang bulaklak ang binili mo?
Tatoeba Sentence #1796257 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How many flowers did you buy?


Ilang kromosoma meron ang tao?
Tatoeba Sentence #1821305 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How many chromosomes does a human being have?


Umiyak yung bata nang ilang oras.
Tatoeba Sentence #1653992 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
That kid kept crying for hours.


"Ilang taon ka na?" "Labing-anim."
Tatoeba Sentence #1644234 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
"How old are you?" "Sixteen years old".


Wala ako sa bayan nang ilang araw.
Tatoeba Sentence #1874827 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I'll be out of town for a few days.


"Ilang susi?" tanong ni Pepperberg.
Tatoeba Sentence #2669516 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
"How many keys?" asked Pepperberg.


Ilan pa ang kailangan kong bilangin?
Tatoeba Sentence #2911947 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How many more must I count?


Nagdala sila sa akin ng ilang libro.
Tatoeba Sentence #2823906 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
They bring some books to me.


Tumanaw ako sa dagat nang ilang oras.
Tatoeba Sentence #1654268 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I gazed at the sea for hours.


Tumigil siya sa otel nang ilang araw.
Tatoeba Sentence #1711861 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
She stayed at the hotel for several days.


Ilang mangkok ng kanin ang kinain mo?
Tatoeba Sentence #2834036 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How many bowls of rice did you eat?


Ilan sa mga mag-aaral mo ang nandito?
Tatoeba Sentence #2763496 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How many of your students are here?


Humahabol ang ilang tao ng kagalakan lamang.
Tatoeba Sentence #1748335 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Some people pursue only pleasure.


Sasamahan kita pagkatapos nang ilang minuto.
Tatoeba Sentence #1689253 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I'll be with you in a few minutes.


Bumili ka ng ilang tokwa pabalik mo sa bahay.
Tatoeba Sentence #3080498 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Buy some tofu on your way home.


"Ilang taon ka na?" "Ako'y 16 na taong gulang."
Tatoeba Sentence #3293566 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
"How old are you?" "I'm 16 years old."


Natagpo ko siya sa taglamig nang ilang taon na.
Tatoeba Sentence #1862491 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I met her in the winter a number of years ago.


Gusto naming matuto ng ilang mga awit na Kastila.
Tatoeba Sentence #2763370 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
We want to learn some Spanish songs.


Ilang barbero ang nagtatrabaho sa barberyang ito?
Tatoeba Sentence #2834045 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How many barbers work in this barbershop?


Noon, nangingisda ako nang ilang oras tuwing bakasyon.
Tatoeba Sentence #1626758 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I used to fish for hours on holidays.


Ilang taon ka noong unang nagkaroon ka ng isang nobya?
Tatoeba Sentence #2809528 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How old were you when you had your first girlfriend?


Ilang oras nang maglalaro ang mga bata sa dalampasigan.
Tatoeba Sentence #1730863 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
The children would play for hours on the beach.


Hindi sinabi ni Tom kung ilang pera ang kanyang ginastos.
Tatoeba Sentence #2804929 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Tom didn't say how much money he had spent.


Ilang beses na kitang sinabihan na huwag kausapin si Tom?
Tatoeba Sentence #2912012 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
How many times have I told you not to talk to Tom?


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How to pronounce ilan:

ILAN AUDIO CLIP:
Play audio #288
Markup Code:
[rec:288]
Related Filipino Words:
mangilán-ngilánkailanánpang-iláníilánnakailánmakailánTig-ilán?mag-ilánhindî iilánanilán
Related English Words:
a number ofhow manyfewa fewseveralsomecertain
Grammatical Ligature:
This word plus a grammatical ligature would be:
ilang
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