Making Appointments with Friends

普段何をしますか [fudan nani o shimasu ka]
What do you usually do?

• 普段 [fudan] means "usually"
• 何をしますか [nani o shimasu ka] means "What do you do?"

ゲームをします [gēmu o shimasu]
I play games.

• ゲーム [gēmu] means "game"
• を [o] particle that marks the direct object of a verb
• します [shimasu] means "I do."

-たり [tari] is used to indicate that the actions mentioned are examples and that other actions may also occur.

ゲームをしたり、掃除をします [gēmu o shi tari, sōji o shimasu]
I do things such as playing games and doing the cleaning.

• ゲームをしたり [gēmu o shi tari] means "I do things like playing games,"
• 掃除をします [sōji o shimasu] means "I do the cleaning."

___たり、___ ます [___tari___masu] I do things like ___ and ___.

• 歌を歌ったり、ゲームをします [uta o utat tari, gēmu o shimasu] I do things like singing songs and playing games.
• 野球をしたり、サッカーをします [yakyū o shi tari, sakkā o shimasu] I do things like playing baseball and soccer.
• 写真を撮ったり、歌を歌います [shashin o tot tari, uta o utaimasu] I do things like taking photos and singing songs.

• A: 何をしていましたか
  What are you doing?
• B: ゲームをしています [gēmu o shiteimasu]
  I'm playing a game.
• A: そうですか〜週末は普段何をしますか
  I see. What do you usually do on weekends?
• B: ゲームをしたり、掃除をします [gēmu o shi tari, sōji o shimasu]
  I do things such as playing games and doing the cleaning.
• A: 私もゲームをしたり、野球をします！
  I also do things such as playing games and playing baseball!