How to Say “What Are You Doing” in Mexican Spanish

¿Qué haces?
everyday
In Mexico the quick way to ask "what are you doing" is ¿Qué haces? The longer form is ¿Qué estás haciendo? Friends also say ¿Qué andas haciendo?, which sounds like "what are you up to".
Meaning: question about someone's current activity (phrase)

Ways to say it

“What Are You Doing?” in Mexican
Mexican Note
¿Qué haces? everyday
¿Qué estás haciendo? neutral
¿Qué andas haciendo? Mexico, casual

With someone you address formally, use ¿Qué hace usted? Mexicans use tú and usted but not vos.

Which one should you use?

¿Qué haces? can also work as a greeting like "what's up". Then people answer Nada, aquí andamos.

How does it change in a sentence?

Hacer is irregular: haces, hace, hacemos.

Did you know?

  • The phrase Aquí andamos is a casual Mexican answer meaning "just around, nothing special".

Examples in context

  • ¿Qué haces esta noche?
    What are you doing tonight?
  • Hola, ¿qué estás haciendo?
    Hi, what are you doing?
  • ¿Qué andas haciendo por acá?
    What are you up to around here?

Example conversation

Sandra sends a voice message to her friend Miguel.

  1. Sandra

    Hola Miguel, ¿qué haces?
    Hi Miguel, what are you doing?
  2. Miguel

    Aquí, viendo una película.
    Here, watching a movie.
  3. Sandra

    ¿Y mañana qué andas haciendo?
    And tomorrow what are you up to?
  4. Miguel

    Nada, ¿salimos a comer?
    Nothing, shall we go out to eat?
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