To describe what is happening at this exact moment, use the verb "Stare" conjugated in the present tense + the Gerund (-ando for -are verbs, -endo for -ere/-ire verbs).
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🇮🇹Cosa stai facendo?
🇬🇧What are you doing (right now)?
🇮🇹Sto cucinando.
🇬🇧I am cooking.
Answering the Phone
In Italy, when you answer the phone, you don't say "Hello". You say "Pronto?", which literally means "Ready?".
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🇮🇹Pronto, chi parla?
🇬🇧Hello (Ready), who is speaking?
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