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Mama says what are you doing back here and Mr Johnson’s leaving.
Mamá pregunta qué haces aquí mientras el Sr. Johnson se va.
I asked what are you doing here.
No, what are you doing in these mountains, here.
Serena, what are you doing? I’m in the elevator.
I still don’t entirely understand what are you doing here.
Barqueem says, what are you doing here, man.
During exercises focus on what are you doing at the moment.
I’m curious, what are you doing, you touch my face and so…
Siento curiosidad por lo que haces, tocas mi cara y…
I might ask what are you doing here at my table.
That was on the day his brother asked me, what are you doing with him.
Eso pasó el día en que su hermano me preguntó qué quería con él.
It’s scary to me, what are you doing.
It’s not necessary museums or art gallery to show the world what are you doing.
No solo se necesitan museos ni galerías de arte para mostrarle al mundo lo que haces.
Chotelal, what are you doing? It’s spilling.
And what are you doing here in the… okay, well, I’ll go then.
Dad, what are you doing? I just told you that they’re sensitive to sound.
So tell me, what are you doing for the dream? I…
Cressida what are you doing here.
Think about what are you doing.
So, what are you doing there.
Come on, what are you doing here.
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How to Say «What Are You Doing?» in Spanish
What are you doing? =
- ¿Qué estás haciendo?or ¿Qué haces?(informal)
- ¿Qué está haciendo?or ¿Qué hace?(formal)
Tú vs. Usted
You is translated into Spanish in many different ways. Use the handy table below to help you decide which form you need to use.
| Form | Used With | Spanish |
|---|---|---|
| Tú (informal second person singular) | a single person who is the same age as you or younger | ¿Qué estás haciendo?or ¿Qué haces? |
| Usted (formal second person singular) | a single person who is older than you or to whom you want to show respect | ¿Qué está haciendo?or ¿Qué hace? |
Take a look at some examples below:
| examples |
|---|
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¿Qué estás haciendo? — Nada. ¿Vamos al cine? What are you doing? — Nothing. Do you want to go to the movies? |
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¿Qué hace, abuelo? No puede meter un recipiente de plástico al horno. What are you doing, Grandpa? You can’t put a plastic container in the oven. |
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Lesson Transcript
| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: What are you doing? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask what someone is doing in Spanish. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: Here’s the informal way to ask “What are you doing?” in Spanish. |
| Laura: [Normal] ¿Qué haces? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “what” |
| Laura: [Normal] qué [Slow] qué |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “you do” |
| Laura: [Normal] haces [Slow] haces |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning “What are you doing?” |
| Laura: [Slow] ¿Qué haces? [Normal] ¿Qué haces? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you’re speaking to a stranger. Here’s the formal way to ask, “What are you doing?” |
| Laura: [Normal] ¿Qué está usted haciendo? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “what” |
| Laura: [Normal] qué [Slow] qué |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “are” |
| Laura: [Normal] está [Slow] está |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “you” using the formal register. |
| Laura: [Normal] usted [Slow] usted |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “doing” |
| Laura: [Normal] haciendo [Slow] haciendo |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning “What are you doing?” |
| Laura: [Slow] ¿Qué está usted haciendo? [Normal] ¿Qué está usted haciendo? |
| Becky: Here’s a response meaning “I am studying.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Estoy estudiando. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “I am” |
| Laura: [Normal] Estoy [Slow] Estoy |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “studying” |
| Laura: [Normal] estudiando [Slow] estudiando |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, “I am studying.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Estoy estudiando. [Normal] Estoy estudiando. |
| Becky: Here’s a response meaning, “I’m doing nothing special.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Nada en especial. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “nothing” |
| Laura: [Normal] nada [Slow] nada |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “in” |
| Laura: [Normal] en [Slow] en |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “special” |
| Laura: [Normal] especial [Slow] especial |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, “I’m doing nothing special.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Nada en especial. [Normal] Nada en especial. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it’s time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Laura: If you don’t feel like giving an explanation of what you’re doing, you can just say no es asunto tuyo which means «It’s none of your business». But just between friends! |
Outro |
| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Laura: Hasta pronto. |
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