| Bakit ayaw mong pumunta doon? | Why don’t you want to go there? | |
| Bakit ayaw mong umalis sa bahay mo? | Why don’t you want to leave your house? | |
| Bakit ayaw mong umalis? | Why don’t you want to leave? | |
| Bakit basa ang damit mo? | Why are your clothes wet? | |
| Bakit bughaw ang langit? | Why is the sky blue? | |
| Bakit bukas ang bibig ng isda? | Why is the fish’s mouth open? | |
| Bakit bukas ang bibig ng lalaki? | Why is the man’s mouth open? | |
| Bakit di mo ako tinawagan? | Why didn’t you call me? | |
| Bakit ganoon? | How come? (Why like that?) | |
| Bakit hindi kumakain ang batang babae? | Why isn’t the girl eating? | |
| Bakit hindi mo bilhin ang pulang kotse ito? | Why didn’t you buy this red car? | |
| Bakit hindi mo binasa ang libro? | Why didn’t you read the book? | |
| Bakit hindi mo kinumpuni kahapon? | Why didn’t you repair it yesterday? | |
| Bakit hindi mo sinalo ang bola? | Why didn’t you catch the ball? | |
| Bakit hindi po? | Why not? | |
| Bakit hindi pumunta sa salu-salo si Marilou? | Why didn’t Marilou go to the party? | |
| Bakit hindi? | Why not? | |
| Bakit ka bumibili ng bulaklak? | Why are you buying flowers? | |
| Bakit ka bumibili ng tiket? | Why are you buying a ticket? | |
| Bakit ka galit ? | Why are you angry? | |
| Bakit ka malungkot? | Why are you sad. | |
| Bakit ka nag-aalala? | Why are you worried? | |
| Bakit ka nagbabasa ng tungkol sa pistang Pilipino? | Why are you reading about Filipino holidays? | |
| Bakit ka naghuhugas ng aso? | Why are you washing the dog? | |
| Bakit ka nagsasanay ngayon? | Why are you practicing today? | |
| Bakit ka nagseselos? | Why are you jealous? | |
| Bakit ka nakasuot ng sweater? | Why are you wearing a sweater? | |
| Bakit ka naparito? | Why did you come here? | |
| Bakit ka pupunta sa Pilipinas? | Why are you going to the Philippines? | |
| Bakit ka tumatawa? | Why are you smiling? | |
| Bakit ka umakyat sa puno? | Why did you climb the tree? | |
| Bakit ka umiinom ng tubig? | Why are you drinking water? | |
| Bakit ka umiiyak? | Why are you crying? | |
| Bakit kailangan niyang umalis? | Why does he/she need to leave? | |
| Bakit kayo pupunta sa Paris? | Why are you going to Paris? | |
| Bakit kayo pupunta sa tindahan ngayon? | Why are you going to the store today? | |
| Bakit kumakain ang batang babae? | Why is the girl eating? | |
| Bakit mabaho? | Why does it smell bad. | |
| Bakit malungkot ka? | Why are you sad? | |
| Bakit may marka siya? | Why are there marks on him/her? | |
| Bakit mo ako iniwan? | Why did you leave me. | |
| Bakit mo kailangan ng bagong kotse? | Why do you need a new car? | |
| Bakit mo kailangan ng bagong payong? | Why do you need a new umbrella? | |
| Bakit mo kailangan ng bagong telebisyon? | Why do you need a new television? | |
| Bakit mo mas gusto ang taginit? | Why do you like summber better? | |
| Bakit mo mas gusto ang tag-lamig? | Why do you like winter better? | |
| Bakit mo sinusukat ang pader? | Why are you measuring the wall? | |
| Bakit mo siya iboboto? | Why are you voting for her? | |
| Bakit nagbabanlaw ng buhok si Nanay? | Why is Mom washing the hair? | |
| Bakit nasa komedor ang mga tao? | Why are the people in the dining room? | |
| Bakit nasa kusina ang mga tao? | Why are the people in the kitchen? | |
| Bakit nasa sala ang mga tao? | Why are the people in the living room? | |
| Bakit po hindi? | Why not? | |
| Bakit po kayo nagdiriwang? | Why are you celebrating? | |
| Bakit po kayo naghuhugas ng kamay? | Why are you washing your hands? | |
| Bakit po kayo nakasuot ng sumbrero? | Why are you wearing a hat? | |
| Bakit po kayo nasa banyo? | Why are you in the bathroom? | |
| Bakit po mabaho ang kabayo? | Why does the horse smell bad? | |
| Bakit po mabango ang kobre-kama? | Why do the sheets smell good? | |
| Bakit po mahalaga ang mag-ensayo? | Why is it important to practice? | |
| Bakit po mahalaga ang pag-aaral? | Why is studying important? | |
| Bakit po mahalaga ang pagsisipilyo? | Why is brushing your teeth important? | |
| Bakit po mahalagang mag-aral ng wikang Filipino? | Why is it important to study Filipino? | |
| Bakit po may parada ngayon? | Why is there a parade today? | |
| Bakit sa kanya ang tingin mo? | Why are/were you looking at her/him? | |
| Bakit sila nag-aalala? | Why are they worried? | |
| Bakit siya basa? | Why is he wet? | |
| Bakit siya nag-aalala? | Why is she/he worried? | |
| Bakit siya nasa kama? | Why is she in bed? | |
| Bakit siya sumisigaw? | Why is she screaming? | |
| Bakit umiiyak ka na? | Why are you crying now? | |
| Bakit wala ka sa trabaho? | Why are you not at work? | |
| Bakit? | Why? | |
| bakod | a fence | |
| balat | leather | |
| Balik ka ulit! | Come again! (return you again) | |
| Balik po kayo ulit! | Come again! (plural or formal) | |
| Balik-bayan ako. | I’m a filipino returning from overseas. | |
| Baliktad ang bata. | The child is upside down. | |
| Baliktad ang libro mo! | Your book is upside down! | |
| Baliktad ang litrato. | The picture is upside down. | |
| Baliktad ang mga kotse. | The cars are upside down. | |
| Baliktad ba ang cake? | Is the cake upside down? | |
| Baluktot ang kaniyang mga binti at tuwid ang kaniyang mga braso. | His legs are bent and his arms are straight. | |
| Baluktot ang mga binti ng babae. | The woman’s legs are bent. | |
| Baluktot ang mga braso ng batang lalaki. | The boy’s arms are bent. | |
| Baluktot ang puno. | The tree is bent. | |
| Baluktot at paliku-liko ang puno. | The tree is bent and twisted. | |
| Baluktot ngunit hindi paliku-liko ang kaniyang braso. | His arm is bent but not twisted. | |
| balyena | whale | |
| banda | band | |
| banda doon | thereabout | |
| bangko | bank | |
| Bangon na. | Get up. (from bed) | |
| bansa | country | |
| banyo | bathroom | |
| barya | coins | |
| Basa ang buhok niya. | His/her hair is wet. | |
| Basa ang kalye. | The street is wet. | |
| Basa ang maleta ko dahil umuulan. | My suitcase is wet because it’s raining. |
