what r u doing now? --how to say it in all languages?

nyarzduk · Post by **nyarzduk** » 18 Jul 2006 23:19

Korean :
to a friend : 뭐 해 ? (mweo hae)
politely : 뭐 하세요 ? (mweo haseyo)

J · Post by J » 21 Jul 2006 00:08

Afrikaans
Wat doen jy nou?

boulevard · Post by **boulevard** » 21 Jul 2006 00:50

in Arabic :
ماذا تفعل الآن ؟ = Matha taf a'lul aan ?

leelou · Post by **leelou** » 22 Jul 2006 14:36

romany so keres ?

chuff · Post by **chuff** » 27 Aug 2006 21:04

Afrikaans: Wat doen jy nou?
Arabic: ماذا تفعل الآن ؟ = Matha taf a'lul aan ?
Chinese: ni3 zai4 gan4 shen2 me1? 你在干什么？
Czech: Co delaš?
Danish: Hvad laver du ?
English: What are you doing now?
Estonian: Millega sa tegeled ? -or- Mida sa teed ?
Finnish: Mitä sä teet?
French: Que fais-tu maintenant -or- Que fais-tu actuellement
German: Was machst du (jetzt)?
Greek (Modern): Tι κάνεις τώρα ; Ti kanis tora?
Hungarian: Mit csinálsz (most) ?
Italian: Che stai facendo adesso?
Japanese: 何をしていますか。 - nani o shite imasu ka.
Korean: to a friend : 뭐 해 ? (mweo hae) politely : 뭐 하세요 ? (mweo haseyo)
Norwegian: Hva du gjører nå?
Polish: Co (teraz) robisz?
Romani: So keres ?
Spanish: ¿Qué haces? -or- ¿Qué estás haciendo?

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Fuokusu · Post by **Fuokusu** » 27 Aug 2006 21:18

You don't have to make a list of translations done here.

chuff · Post by **chuff** » 27 Aug 2006 22:13

I know. I'm well aware.

I just thought I would, for the benefit of the thread starter.

Toirdhealbhách · Post by **Toirdhealbhách** » 28 Aug 2006 03:57

Southeastern Breton = petra éh oh éh ober bermen?
Welsh = beth dyt ti 'n neud nawr?
Cornish = pyth os-jy ow wul lemmyn?
Irish Gaelic= cad atá tú a dhéanamh anois? céard atá tú a dhéanamh anois? cad é atá tú a dhéanamh anois?
Scottish Gaelic = dè a tha thu a' dèanamh a-nìs?
Manx Gaelic = c'red t'ou jannoo nish?

etienne · Post by **etienne** » 21 Sep 2006 18:39

In Vietnamese
XXX đang lăm gì đây?

…where XXX should be replaced by the right pronoun.
A small summary :
- older friend : anh
- younger friend : em
- friend same age : bạn
- good friend : may
- child : con
- woman younger than your mother : cô
- man younger than your father : chú
- man or woman older : bác

vallisoletano · Post by **vallisoletano** » 21 Sep 2006 22:24

Portuguese
Que fazes ? / O que estás a fazer ? ("you" not formal)
Que faz ? O que está a fazer o Sr./a Sra. ? O que está a fazer ? O que está você a fazer ? ("you" formal or as plural - depending of the person you're talking to)

Scottish Gaelic
Dè a tha thu a' dèanamh a-nis ? ("you" not formal)
Dè a tha sibh a' dèanamh a-nis ? ("you" formal or as plural)

pc2 · Post by **pc2** » 23 Sep 2006 03:42

Portuguese (Brazil):
O que você está fazendo agora?

Sanskrit:
किं अद्य करोषि
kiM adya karoSi?

Nabil · Post by **Nabil** » 13 Oct 2006 21:54

boulevard wrote:in Arabic :
ماذا تفعل الآن ؟ = Matha taf a'lul aan ?

Ou :
ما الذي تفعله الأن ؟
(Ma alladhi taf'aloho al ane ?)

Pixel · Post by **Pixel** » 13 Oct 2006 22:23

Syew wrote:
prstprsi wrote:French: Que fais-tu ? Qu'es-tu en train de faire ?
Que fais-tu maintenant ou Que fais-tu actuellement

(Oh ! Nina !)

Je pense que "Qu'est-ce que tu fais ?" sonnerait plus naturel.

En japonais informel : 何してる？ (nani shite ru ?)

flamenco · Post by **flamenco** » 13 Oct 2006 22:45

suédois : Vad gör du? [va/vo yeur du]

littletears · Post by **littletears** » 05 Sep 2007 14:50

nyarzduk wrote:Korean :
to a friend : 뭐 해 ? (mweo hae)
politely : 뭐 하세요 ? (mweo haseyo)

in addition to nyarzduk s quote:

the progressive form:

honorific: 무엇을 하고 게십니까 / 무엇을 하고 게세요 ? (mweoseul hago kesimnika ? / mweoseul hago keseyo ?)
polite: 무엇을 하고 있습니까 ? / 무엇을 하고 있어요 ? (mweoseul hago isseumnika ? / mweoseul hago isseoyo ?)
to a friend: 뭐 하고 있니 ? / 뭐 하고 있어 ? (mweo hago ini ? / mweo hago isseo ?)