Unit 08

Talking About What You Are Doing

δ»Šγ—γ¦γ„γ‚‹γ“γ¨γ«γ€γ„γ¦θ©±γ™
Talking About What You Are Doing

Lesson

働いています [hataraiteimasu]
I'm working.

How to make the -て [te] form 働く [hataraku]:

  • Step 1. Make it the polite form 働きます [hatarakimasu]
  • Step 2. Drop the -ます [masu] 働き [hataraki]
  • Step 3. Drop the k sound before 'i' 働い [hatarai]
  • Step 4. Attach て [te] 働いて [hataraite]

何を買っていますか [nani o katteimasu ka]
What are you buying?

How to make the -て [te] form 買う [kau]:

  • Step 1. Drop the last syllable θ²· [ka]
  • Step 2. Attach って [tte] 買って [katte]

θ‹±θͺžγ‚’ζ•™γˆγ¦γ„γΎγ™ [eigo o oshieteimasu]
I'm teaching English.

How to make the -て [te] form ζ•™γˆγ‚‹ [oshieru]:

  • Step 1. Drop the -γ‚‹ [ru] ζ•™γˆ [oshie]
  • Step 2. Attach て [te] ζ•™γˆγ¦ [oshiete]

δ»Šδ½•γ‚’γ—γ¦γ„γΎγ™γ‹ [ima nani o shiteimasu ka]
What are you doing right now?

  • 今 [ima] means "right now"
  • 何をしますか [nani o shimasu ka] "What do you do?"
  • 何をしていますか [nani o shiteimasu ka]

今ζ₯ています [ima kiteimasu]
She's coming now.

  • 今 [ima] means "right now"
  • ζ₯ます [kimasu] "She comes."
  • ζ₯ています [kiteimasu]

Conversation

  • A: 図書逨で何をしていますか
    What are you doing at the library?
  • B: θ‹±θͺžγ‚’ζ•™γˆγ¦γ„γΎγ™ [eigo o oshieteimasu]
    I am teaching English.
  • A: すごいですね
    That's amazing!
  • B: δΌšη€Ύγ§δ½•γ‚’γ—γ¦γ„γΎγ™γ‹ [kaisha de nani o shiteimasu ka]
    What are you doing at work?
  • A: δΌšη€Ύγ§εƒγ„γ¦γ„γΎγ™
    I am working at the company.