Here is the sentence structure to ask and answer what are you doing.
Dè tha thu a’ dèanamh?
What are you doing?
We know from previous lessons how to structure our questions and answers.
Tha mi ag obair
I am working
Tha mi ag ionnsachadh
I am learning
Tha mi ag ithe
I am eating
Tha mi a’ seinn
I am singing
Chan eil mi ag òl
I am not drinking
Chan eil mi a’ leughadh
I am not reading
Chan eil mi ag èisteachd
I am not listening
Chan eil mi a’ dannsa
I am not dancing
We know from previous lessons this opens more structures for our questions and answers.
A bheil thu ag obair?
Are you working?
A bheil thu ag ionnsachadh?
Are you learning?
Nach eil thu ag ithe?
Aren’t you eating?
Nach eil thu a’ seinn?
Aren’t you singing?
We can also swap the pronouns for people!
A bheil Eilidh ag obair?
Is Helen working?
A bheil Calum ag ionnsachadh?
Is Malcolm learning?
Nach eil Iseabail ag ithe?
Isn’t Iseabail eating?
Nach eil Dòmhnall a’ seinn?
Isn’t Donald singing?