Casual check-in texts
Conversation phrases, Stage 2chunk 18 of 71Small talk
Send or answer the light check-ins friends drop by message.
- ima nani shiteru?what are you up to?; what are you doing now?
- gohan tabeta?have you eaten?
- chanto tabeteru?are you eating properly?
Mix-ups gohan tabeta? is a caring check-in, not an invitation to eat.
ima nani shiteru?
what are you up to?; what are you doing now?
An opening text or call to a friend or partner, often before inviting them out.
A common answer is betsu ni or nani mo shitenai (nothing much).
ima nani shiteru? hima nara gohan ikanai?
What are you up to? If you're free, want to grab food?
今何してる？暇ならご飯行かない？
Written 今何してる？ · いまなにしてるWho you say itHeard 13× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
gohan tabeta?
polite gohan tabemashita ka?
have you eaten?
A caring check-in from family or close friends, often leading to an invitation to eat.
Answer mada ('not yet') or mou tabeta ('already ate'). Gohan here means any meal, not just rice.
gohan tabeta? mada nara issho ni tabeyou.
Have you eaten? If not, let's eat together.
ご飯食べた？まだなら一緒に食べよう。
gohan tabemashita ka? mada nara issho ni dou desu ka?
Have you eaten? If not, would you like to join me?
ご飯食べましたか？まだなら一緒にどうですか？
Written ご飯食べた？ · ごはんたべた？ · ご飯食べましたか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 8× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
chanto tabeteru?
are you eating properly?
A parent's or close friend's worry when you seem thin, busy or are living alone.
Chanto means 'properly, as you should': chanto nete ne, 'get proper sleep'.
kaze hiite nai? chanto tabeteru?
You're not sick, are you? Eating properly?
風邪ひいてない？ちゃんと食べてる？
Written ちゃんと食べてる？ · ちゃんとたべてる？Who said to youHeard 6× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles