Kinahanglan ba nga pirmi kang busy?

Do you need to stay busy?

Pronunciation

kee-nah-HAHNG-lahn bah ngah PEER-mee kahng BEE-zee

Word by word

kinahanglan ba = do you need / is it necessary
nga pirmi kang = that you are always
busy = busy / occupied

Meaning and context

Used to ask whether someone feels a need to remain constantly occupied or always have an activity to do. Busy is a very common English loanword in everyday speech.