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Please translate: ?Que esta haciendo?

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When two people meet and one asks, "?Que esta haciendo?" what does that really mean, Please.

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updated Jul 6, 2013
posted by Krafty

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It really means, what are you doing. It can also mean "what's up." wink The other way to say that is "Que Haaaccccceee" all long and drawn out like that...it's "what's up."

updated Jun 22, 2012
edited by ChamacoMalo
posted by ChamacoMalo
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In most cases, we just say "¿Qué haces?"

To say "haciendo" in this context sounds like a direct English-to-Spanish translation. We would only use the continuous form of the word "hacer" if we wanted to know what someone was actually doing and only at that very moment of asking.

updated Jul 6, 2013
posted by 005faa61
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Chileans would say (informally, without following standard rules, but widely used in everyday conversations): "¿Qué estái haciendo?"

updated Jul 6, 2013
posted by ignacioperezg
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A "hacienda" is an estate, or a piece of land. "Haciendo" is a gerund form of a verb (and "-ing" form in English). They have nothing in common and are not related in any way.

¿Qué está haciendo?

Means "What are you formal/he/she/it doing?"

¿Qué estás haciendo?

Means "What are you doing?"

updated Jul 6, 2013
edited by PumpkinCalabaza
posted by PumpkinCalabaza
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If you´re interested, you might want to take a look at

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/100808/how-to-type-spanish-letters-

For tips on how to type in español if you´re looking to type the tildes and ñ´s.

Just a thought. grin

updated Jun 22, 2012
posted by quépasa
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What are you doing? is what it translates to.

¿Qué estás haciendo? Informal

¿Qué está haciendo? formal

The last one can also mean -what is he or she doing?

updated Sep 30, 2009
edited by NikkiLR
posted by NikkiLR
? - ChamacoMalo, Sep 30, 2009
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A: ¿Cómo está la hacienda?

B: Muy bien. Estamos creciendo seda dental y mangos genéticamente modificados.

A: ¡No me diga!

B: Es verdad.

updated Jul 6, 2013
posted by EugenioCosta
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A ranch es un ranchito. Mi amigo vive en un ranchito. wink

updated Jul 5, 2013
posted by ChamacoMalo
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¿Que está haciendo? is Spanish for "What are you doing?"

updated Jul 5, 2013
posted by gelloe
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  • What is a ranch?
updated Jun 22, 2012
posted by iLoVeItAlY
You are thinking of "hacienda". "Haciendo" is entirely different. :)) - Noetol, Jun 22, 2012
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I thought hacienda meant house? Does it change hacienda's meaning when it is in the form of a question? "Que esta haciendo?"

updated Jun 22, 2012
posted by leeray59
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it means "what are you doing"

updated Sep 30, 2009
posted by sneakyclay1985