How to Say “What are you doing?” in Japanese

How do you say “What are you doing?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

What are you doing?

何してるの?

 nani shiteruno*

*”してるの (shiteruno)” often becomes “してんの (shitenno)” in everyday conversation.

If you want to ask politely, you can say :

何してるんですか?

 nani shiterun desuka

Pronunciation

  • What ? = 何? nani
  • you = あなたは anatawa
  • are doing = してるの shiteruno

We do not usually use “あなたは (anatawa)” in spoken language.



What

してるの?
are doing?