How do native English speakers say "what are you doing"?

Native speakers reduce "what are you doing" to "whatcha doin'" (/wʌtʃə ˈduːɪn/) in natural speech. An informal question asking about someone's current activity or plans.

what are you doing → whatcha doin' | Reduction

Q: What is the connected speech form of "what are you doing"?

"what are you doing" becomes "whatcha doin'" — a reduction pattern. This is an example of strong reduction where multiple words merge and sounds are dropped. 'What are you' becomes 'whatcha' due to assimilation and vowel reduction, and the final 'g' sound in 'doing' is often dropped, making it 'doin'.

what are you doing → whatcha doin' /wʌtʃə ˈduːɪn/ Reduction

An informal question asking about someone's current activity or plans.

This is an example of strong reduction where multiple words merge and sounds are dropped. 'What are you' becomes 'whatcha' due to assimilation and vowel reduction, and the final 'g' sound in 'doing' is often dropped, making it 'doin'.

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what are you doing → whatcha doin'

/wʌtʃə ˈduːɪn/

An informal question asking about someone's current activity or plans.

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Example 1

Hey, whatcha doin' later?

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Example 2

Whatcha doin' with all those boxes?

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Example 3

I saw you over there, whatcha doin'?

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Example 4

Hey, watcha doin' up so early?

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Example 5

Whatcha doin' on my computer, dude?

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what are you doing → whatcha doin'