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What are you doing right now?

Japanese Practice & Bonus Resources

The best way to learn and retain Japanese is… to practice!

So, tell us what you’re doing right now. Pick from one of the phrases below and leave us a comment. You’ll get to practice using the present continuous tense and all the words below. For even more phrases, check out the FREE PDF Cheat Sheet below.

English Japanese Romanization
I am checking email. メールをチェックしています。 Mēru o chekku shite imasu.
I am doing nothing. 何もしていません。 Nani mo shite imasen.
I am driving. 運転をしています。 Unten o shite imasu.
I am eating breakfast. 朝ご飯を食べています。 Asagohan o tabete imasu.
I am going to work. 仕事に向かっています。 Shigoto ni mukatte imasu.
I am learning Japanese. 日本語を勉強しています。 Nihongo o benkyō shite imasu.
I am practicing Japanese. 日本語の練習をしています。 Nihongo no renshū o shite imasu.
I am browsing the internet. インターネットをしています。 Intānetto o shite imasu.
I am taking a break. 休んでいます。 Yasunde imasu.
I am sleeping. 寝ています。 Nete imasu.
I am checking email.
メールをチェックしています。
Mēru o chekku shite imasu.
I am doing nothing.
何もしていません。
Nani mo shite imasen.
I am driving.
運転をしています。
Unten o shite imasu.
I am eating breakfast.
朝ご飯を食べています。
Asagohan o tabete imasu.
I am going to work.
仕事に向かっています。
Shigoto ni mukatte imasu.
I am learning Japanese.
日本語を勉強しています。
Nihongo o benkyō shite imasu.
I am practicing Japanese.
日本語の練習をしています。
Nihongo no renshū o shite imasu.
I am browsing the internet.
インターネットをしています。
Intānetto o shite imasu.
I am taking a break.
休んでいます。
Yasunde imasu.
I am sleeping.
寝ています。
Nete imasu.
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August 10th, 2022 at 02:38 PM
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Karinさん


コメントありがとうございます😄

いいですね！


Please let us know if you have any questions :)


Sincerely

りょうま（Ryoma）

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August 2nd, 2022 at 03:46 PM
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Georges Batesさん


こんにちは！

コメントありがとうございます。

いいですね👍朝ごはんは何を食べましたか。


Hope you enjoy learning Japanese with us:)


Sincerely,

Miho

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Karin
July 30th, 2022 at 09:45 PM
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Mēru o chekku shite imasu.

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July 21st, 2022 at 04:54 PM
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Hi susie,


Thank you for posting.


Let us know if you have any questions.👍

Cheers,

Lena

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July 17th, 2022 at 06:44 PM
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Gaynorさん


こんにちは！

Thank you so much for your comment.

So you wanted to write this; サンドイッチをたべています。

If your phone has numeric keyboard layout to input Japanese, the particle を comes with わ button😊


Please let us know if you have any questions:)


Sincerely,

Miho

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July 15th, 2022 at 01:33 PM
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エレナさん


コメントありがとうございます😄

どんな映画ですか？


Please let us know if you have any questions :)


Sincerely

りょうま（Ryoma）

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July 15th, 2022 at 12:46 PM
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Brentさん


コメントありがとうございます😄

いいですね👍


Please let us know if you have any questions :)


Sincerely

りょうま（Ryoma）

Team JapanesePod101.com

Georges Bates
July 15th, 2022 at 01:03 AM
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I am eating breakfast. 朝ご飯を食べています。 Asagohan o tabete imasu.

Gaynor
July 14th, 2022 at 08:34 PM
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こんにちは😄

I'm typing this on my phone and I can't seem to find the particle 'wo' on this hiragana keyboard. What I want to say is: "sandoitchi wo tabete imasu".

Thank you for this list. I really appreciate the effort the team puts in.

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July 14th, 2022 at 01:24 PM
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Hi gemow,


Thank you for your comment.

Please check out our pathways on the dashboard:

https://www.japanesepod101.com/dashboard


Also, let me recommend you the Lesson Library:

https://www.japanesepod101.com/lesson-library/absolute-beginner


and our Vocabulary Lists:

https://www.japanesepod101.com/japanese-vocabulary-lists/


If you have any questions, please let us know.

Cheers,

Lena

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