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
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してるの?
are doing?