by Tomoyuki Higuchi
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.
何
What
＋
してるの？
are doing?
