Japanese phrase
___は何をしていますか？ ___ wa nan o shi te i ma su ka
Meaning
What is ___ doing?
When to use it
Asks about a person's current activity. This polite question is common in daily conversation when checking what someone is doing now.
Example dialogue
田中さんは何をしていますか？ ta naka sa n wa nan o shi te i ma su ka
What is Tanaka doing?
電話で話しています。 den wa de hana shi te i ma su
He is talking on the phone.