How to Say "How Many" in Tagalog | ILAN in English

How do you say “how many” in Tagalog? Learn to use ilan, the essential Filipino word for asking about quantity. This Tagalog lesson shows how ilan is used in everyday conversations, whether you’re counting people, objects, or other items. Study the practical Tagalog sentence examples and clear English translations, so you’ll see exactly how to ask about numbers naturally and confidently. Mastering ilan will help you expand your conversational skills and make your Tagalog sound more fluent and precise.

Watch this video to learn how to ask “how many” in Tagalog using the word ‘ilan.’ Check out practical example sentences with simple English translations to learn how ‘ilan’ is used to ask about quantity in daily conversation.

Ilan ang kapatid mo? (How many siblings do you have?)

Ilan ang nakapila? (How many people are in line?)

Ilan ang nawawala? (How many are missing)

Ilan ang kasama mo? (How many are with you?)

Ilan ang may kotse? (How many have cars?)

Ilang baterya ang kailangan mo? (How many batteries do you need?)

Ilang damit ang isinukat mo? (How many clothes did you try on?)

Ilan lang ang nag-like sa pinost ko. (Only a few liked my post.)

Nasa labas pa ang ilan sa kanila. (Some of them are still outside.)

Ilan ang kinuha mo?  (How many did you take?)

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HOW MANY in Tagalog

Ilan ang gusto mong isama? (How many do you want to bring along?)

Ilang beses mo siyang tinawagan? (How many times did you call her?)

Ilang aso meron ka? (How many dogs do you have?)

Ilan ang anak nila? (How many children do they have?)

Ilang beses kang um-absent sa buwan na ‘to? (How many times were you absent this month?) 

Namatay ang ilan sa mga tanim kong kamatis.. (Some of my tomato plants died.)

Ilang beses ka na bang nagpalit ng password? (How many times have you changed your password?)

Ilan na lang ang hindi pa nababakunahan. (Only a few haven’t been vaccinated.)

Ilang taon ka na? (Lit. How many years are you? = How old are you?)

Ilan na lang ang natira? (How many are left?)

Ilang pasahero na lang ang nasa loob. (Only a few passengers are left inside.

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Ilang kutsaritang asin ang ilalagay natin? (How many teaspoons of salt are we adding?)

Ilang pirasong sibuyas ang binili mo? (Lit. How many pieces of onion did you buy? = How many onions did you buy?)

Ilan lang ang natanggap sa trabaho. (Only a few were hired for the job.)

Ilan lang ang bumili ng ticket. (Only a few bought tickets.)

Nabasag ang ilan sa mga baso. (Some of the glasses were broken.)

Luma na ang ilan sa mga libro. (Some of the books are already old.)

Ilang pares ng medyas ang nasa aparador? (How many pairs of socks are in the closet?)

Ilang beses ko ba kailangang ipaliwanag? (How many times do I have to explain?)

Ilang upuan ang bakante? (Ilan upuan ang bakante?)

Ilang pizza ang nakain mo? (How many slices of pizza did you eat?)

Ilang bag ang dadalhin natin? (How many bags are we bringing?)

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