May ilang barya pa sa pitaka ko.

Here, may means there is / there are.

So May ilang barya pa sa pitaka ko is built like:

• may = there is/there are
• ilang barya = a few coins / some coins
• pa = still / left
• sa pitaka ko = in my wallet

A very literal breakdown is:

There are still some coins in my wallet.

In Filipino, may is very common for saying that something exists or is present somewhere.

Yes, basically. May, mayroon, and meron can often express the same idea: there is / there are / has / have.

For this sentence, you could also hear:

• May ilang barya pa sa pitaka ko.
• Mayroon pang ilang barya sa pitaka ko.
• Meron pang ilang barya sa pitaka ko.

May is short and very common in everyday speech.
Mayroon is a fuller form.
Meron is also very common and conversational.

The exact rhythm and emphasis may change a little, but the core meaning stays the same.

In this sentence, ilang means a few, some, or several.

It refers to an indefinite small number. The speaker is not giving an exact count.

So:

• ilang barya = a few coins / some coins

Important: ilang can also mean how many? in a question:

• Ilang barya ang nasa pitaka mo? = How many coins are in your wallet?

So ilang can be either:

1. interrogative: how many
2. indefinite: some / a few / several

In your sentence, it is clearly the second one.

Because ilang already makes the noun plural or multiple in meaning.

In Filipino, when a quantity word already shows that there is more than one, mga is usually unnecessary.

So:

• ilang barya = some coins
• not usually ilang mga barya

This is similar to English: you say some coins, not some plural coins. The quantity word already does the job.

Barya usually means coin or small change.

Depending on context, it can mean:

• actual coins
• loose change
• small-denomination money

So ilang barya could mean:

• a few coins
• some change

If the sentence is about what is left in the wallet, barya often gives the feeling of just some small money left, not bills or a large amount.

Pa adds the idea of still, yet, or left.

Without pa:

• May ilang barya sa pitaka ko.
  = There are some coins in my wallet.

With pa:

• May ilang barya pa sa pitaka ko.
  = There are still some coins in my wallet.
  = I still have some coins left in my wallet.

So pa suggests that the coins remain. It often implies something like:

• not everything is gone
• some amount is still available
• there is something left

This little word is very common and very useful in Filipino.

In Filipino, small particles like pa often appear after the word or phrase they are closely linked with.

Here:

• ilang barya pa = still some coins / some coins left

That placement sounds natural and idiomatic.

You may also hear slightly different placements in other sentences, but May ilang barya pa sa pitaka ko is a very normal way to say it.

In general, it is best to learn pa by exposure, because its position can depend on what is being emphasized and on the sentence structure.

Sa pitaka ko means in my wallet.

Breakdown:

• sa = in / at / on / to, depending on context
• pitaka = wallet, purse
• ko = my

So:

• pitaka ko = my wallet
• sa pitaka ko = in my wallet

Here, sa marks the location where the coins are.

Because in Filipino, short possessive pronouns like ko usually come after the noun they possess.

So:

• pitaka ko = my wallet
• bahay ko = my house
• kotse ko = my car

This is different from English, where the possessive comes before the noun:

• my wallet
• my house
• my car

So the Filipino pattern is often:

noun + possessive pronoun

It can mean wallet or purse, depending on context and speaker usage.

In many cases, pitaka is best translated as:

• wallet
• purse
• sometimes even a small money holder

So if the shown meaning says wallet, that is perfectly fine. In another context, purse might also be natural.

The pattern is roughly:

May + quantity + noun + pa + location

So in your sentence:

• May = there is/there are
• ilang barya = some coins
• pa = still
• sa pitaka ko = in my wallet

A useful way to think of it is:

There are still some coins in my wallet.

This is an existential sentence: it tells you that something exists somewhere.

Yes. Even though the structure is literally more like there are still some coins in my wallet, English will often naturally express it as:

• I still have some coins in my wallet.

That is a very natural translation in context.

Filipino often uses may-sentences where English might prefer have.

Yes, it sounds natural.

The nuance is something like:

• the speaker does not have much money left
• but there are still a few coins remaining
• the amount is small and not exact

Because of ilang and barya, the sentence can feel modest or casual:

• not a lot of money
• just some loose change
• but at least something is still there

So it can carry a slight leftover feeling: I’ve still got a few coins left in my wallet.

If you remove pa, the sentence becomes more neutral:

• May ilang barya sa pitaka ko.
  = There are some coins in my wallet.

With pa:

• May ilang barya pa sa pitaka ko.
  = There are still some coins in my wallet.
  = I still have some coins left in my wallet.

So pa adds the idea of continuation or remaining amount.

Yes.

Because barya can refer to both coins and change, ilang barya may be understood as:

• a few coins
• some loose change

Which English wording sounds best depends on the context. If someone is checking whether they have enough money for something small, some change might sound very natural.

Some variation is possible, but not every rearrangement sounds equally natural.

For example, these are possible in certain contexts:

• May ilang barya pa sa pitaka ko.
• Mayroon pa akong ilang barya sa pitaka ko.

That second version uses a different structure:

• Mayroon pa akong... = I still have...

So Filipino can express the same basic idea in more than one way.
Your original sentence is a normal, natural existential form.