What are you doing now?
አሁን ምን እያደረጉ ነው? (present continuous)
Say what is happening right now with am, is and are + -ing.
How it works
Use the present continuous for actions happening now, at the moment of speaking.
አሁን፣ በምንናገርበት ቅጽበት እየተፈጸሙ ላሉ ድርጊቶች present continuous እንጠቀማለን።
am / is / are + verb-ing · am / is / are + ግስ-ing
I'm cooking. She's reading. They're playing football.
እያበሰልኩ ነው። እያነበበች ነው። እግር ኳስ እየተጫወቱ ነው።
Negative: He isn't working today. Question: Are you listening?
ዛሬ እየሠራ አይደለም። / እያዳመጡ ነው?
Amharic እየበላሁ ነው is very close to English I'm eating.
የአማርኛው "እየበላሁ ነው" ከእንግሊዝኛው I'm eating ጋር በጣም ይቀራረባል።
Examples
Listen, then tap the microphone to record yourself and compare. Your voice stays on your phone.
I'm waiting for the bus.
አውቶቡስ እየጠበቅሁ ነው።
My mother is making coffee.
እናቴ ቡና እያፈላች ነው።
The children are playing outside.
ልጆቹ ውጭ እየተጫወቱ ነው።
It's raining now.
አሁን እየዘነበ ነው።
What are you doing?
ምን እያደረጉ ነው?
I'm not sleeping. I'm studying.
እየተኛሁ አይደለም። እያጠናሁ ነው።