what are you doing in arabic

Here’s the main phrase you’re looking for, plus a quick mini‑guide.

Core translation

• “What are you doing?” in standard Arabic is: ماذا تفعل؟
  Pronunciation: mādhā taf‘al?

You can say this to one person in a neutral, polite way.

Slight variations

• “What are you doing now?”
  ماذا تفعل الآن؟ (mādhā taf‘al al‑ān?)

• Informal conversational style (very common):
  شو عم تعمل؟ (shū ‘am ta‘mal?) in many Levantine dialects (e.g., Syria, Lebanon).

All of these basically mean “what are you doing?” and are understood across most Arabic‑speaking regions, with شو عم تعمل؟ being more dialectal and casual.

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