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💬 [Estamos + doing-word] is a very common way to say something is in progress: [estamos haciendo] = "we're making/doing." You can swap the main action: [estamos mirando] = "we're looking."

💬 After forms of [estar], Spanish often uses this [‑ando / ‑iendo] form for actions in progress: [estoy haciendo], [están hablando]. On its own, [haciendo] usually means "doing/making" in a general sense, but in the full phrase it's part of "we're making."

💬 With a mixed group or a group of men, Spanish uses [juntos]; with a group of only women, it becomes [juntas]. Same pattern: [listos/listas].

💬 [Estar] plus the [‑ando / ‑iendo] form is the usual way to say something is happening right now: [estamos haciendo] = "we're making." You can reuse it easily: [estamos hablando], [estoy buscando].

🇪🇸 [Cariño] is very common with partners, children, and sometimes close family. In Spain it can also be used warmly with strangers in some contexts, but that depends a lot on age, tone, and region.

🇪🇸 [Cariño] makes this sound warm and affectionate, so it fits close relationships much better than neutral conversation. In a work or stranger situation, locals would normally just say [sí].