How do you say hi what are u doing in Spanish?

Whether we use it as a conversation starter or to genuinely ask what someone’s doing, in Spanish, we ask “What are you doing?” a lot.

The 4 ways you can say “What are you doing?” in Spanish is:

  1. ¿Qué estás haciendo?
  2. ¿Qué haces?
  3. ¿En qué andas?
  4. ¿Qué andas haciendo?

Depending on your tone and how you say it, “what are you doing” can mean a lot of different things. Read on to learn all of the different ways to say What are you doing? in Spanish and find out which option is best to use!

Contents

  • All the Ways to Say What are you Doing? in Spanish
    • ¿Qué estás haciendo?
    • ¿Qué haces?
    • ¿En qué andas? or ¿Qué andas haciendo?
  • How to say WYD in Spanish
  • Conclusion

All the Ways to Say What are you Doing? in Spanish

¿Qué estás haciendo?

How do you say hi what are u doing in Spanish?

First, we have ¿Qué estás haciendo?, which directly translates to “What are you doing?” It works in the same kind of way as in English, so we use it to ask what the person is currently doing, at this moment.

How to say What are you doing right now?

If we want to know what someone is doing now, we might add ahora (which means “now”) or en este momento (which means “at this moment”) to be more specific.

  1. ¿Qué estás haciendo ahora?
  2. ¿Qué estás haciendo en ese momento?

We hope you don’t have to use it in this situation, but if you wanted to reprimand someone, you can also use ¿Qué estás haciendo? but say it in a more severe, and accusatory way. It is something you might hear a parent saying if scolding a child.

¿Qué haces?

¿Qué haces? literally means “What do you do?”. It can be used in conversation to mean what do you do for a living or for work. But it can also be used to ask what you’re doing (at the moment).

It is a more casual and informal version of

¿Qué estás haciendo? It is akin to asking “What’s up?” or “What are you up to?” in English.

¿Qué haces? can also be used to talk about what you are doing today, tomorrow, or next week, it doesn’t necessarily have to be about this exact moment. So we may say ¿Qué haces hoy / mañana / la semana que viene?, which means “What are you doing today / tomorrow / this coming week?”

¿En qué andas? or ¿Qué andas haciendo?

Another way of asking “What are you doing” is to ask ¿En qué andas? or ¿Qué andas haciendo?

These two options can be used to ask someone what they are doing at the moment, but they might also be used to ask what is up with someone.

¿En qué andas? means “What are you up to?” and ¿Qué andas haciendo? means “What is going on?” They are used when we want to know about someone’s life in general.

How to say WYD in Spanish

WYD stands for What (are) you doing. It is abbreviated to WYD in text-speak. It basically means “What’s up” or “What are you up to”. While Spanish text slang is plentiful there isn’t really an equivalent to WYD in Spanish.

Hey, hey what are you doing?

Wait hey stop him hey what are you doing leave him

Espera, para que haces, déjalo

Hey what are you doing tomorrow?

Hey What are you doing here alone?

Hey what are you doing here?

Hey what are you doing? - Oh nothing, just forwarding you an email.

¿Qué estás haciendo? - Nada, enviándote un email.

Hey what are you doing with my gerbil?

Hey what are you doing getting dirt all over my prize-winning lettuce?

¿Qué hace, ensuciando mis lechugas de concurso?

being held by Steven* Hey what are you doing man?!

Hey what are you doing? Hey where are you going?

Hey, hey what are you doing?

Hey what are you doing bro?

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).

(informal)

(singular)

Hey. What are you doing? - Oh, nothing. Just watching TV.Hola. ¿Qué haces? - Ay, nada. Viendo la tele.

b. Hola. ¿Qué estás haciendo?

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).

(informal)

(singular)

Hey. What are you doing? - I'm working. I can't talk now.Hola. ¿Qué estás haciendo? - Estoy trabajando. No puedo hablar ahora.

2. (used to call attention)

a. Oye. ¿Qué haces?

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).

(informal)

(singular)

Hey. What are you doing? Mom said we couldn't touch those cookies.Oye. ¿Qué haces? Mami dijo que no podíamos tocar esas galletas.

b. Oye. ¿Qué estás haciendo?

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).

(informal)

(singular)

Hey. What are you doing? I told you I didn't want to kiss you. No means no.Oye. ¿Qué estás haciendo? Te dije que no te quería besar. No significa no.

What's muy bien?

Muy bien meaning “Very well” Muy means “very” and is often followed by an adverb or an adjective. The word bien is the literal translation of “well”. So muy bien means “very well”, “fine”, or even “OK”, when used to express satisfaction about a situation.

What does Ola como esta?

Translation results Hello, how are you?

What is Hola que tal?

Hola = hello. Que tal = How's it going? or How are you? or What's up? (

What do you reply with Hola?

This phrase means “how are you?” and can be used not only to find out how somebody is feeling, but can also be used as a way to say hello. If in passing someone says “hola!” to you, it would acceptable to reply: “como estas?