Magluto ka ba nga banabana lang?

Do you cook without measuring?

Pronunciation

mahg-LOO-toh kah bah ngah bah-nah-BAH-nah lahng

Word by word

magluto = to cook
ka ba = do you, in a question
nga = in a way that
banabana lang = just estimating or approximating

Meaning and context

This is an everyday question about cooking style. It asks whether someone estimates ingredient amounts through experience or intuition instead of measuring everything precisely.