bilyon
bilyón with stress marks
billion
Usage Note
Bilyon is commonly used in news and formal contexts when discussing large-scale figures like the national budget or population. It follows the short scale system (1,000,000,000), making it equivalent to the American English billion.
Examples
" Isang bilyon ang presyo. "
Natural Translation
The price is one billion.
Literal Translation
One billion the price.
" Walong bilyon na ang tao sa mundo. "
Natural Translation
There are already eight billion people in the world.
Literal Translation
Eight billion already the person in-the world.
" Umaabot sa ilang bilyong piso ang taunang badyet na inilaan ng gobyerno para sa edukasyon at kalusugan. "
Natural Translation
The annual budget the government allotted for education and health reaches several billion pesos.
Literal Translation
Reaches to several billion peso the yearly budget that was-allotted by-the government for the education and health.
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