bilang
bílang with stress marks
number; count
Also means
Bilang can also mean 'as' or 'in the capacity of' when used to denote a person's role or status.
Usage Note
Bilang refers to a count or number and is commonly used in daily life for tallies, identification, or statistics. It also serves as the root for verbs like 'magbilang' (to count), explaining how to both describe a quantity and perform the act of counting.
Examples
" Ano ang bilang ng bata? "
Natural Translation
What is the number of children?
Literal Translation
What the number of child?
" Alamin mo ang bilang ng tao. "
Natural Translation
Find out the number of people.
Literal Translation
Know you the number of person.
" Tumaas nang husto ang bilang ng mga turista sa isla matapos itong itampok sa isang sikat na palabas. "
Natural Translation
The number of tourists on the island rose greatly after it was featured on a popular show.
Literal Translation
Rose very-much the number of the tourists on island after this featured on a popular show.
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