está cantando

is singing

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phrase Uncommon #10,955

is singing Describes someone or something singing right now or around the present time.

SP: Mi hermano está cantando en la cocina.

EN: My brother is singing in the kitchen.

When he's not singing, he plays that horrible machine.

— Summertime (1955)

A young man is singing in front of the door.

The girl singing there is my sister.

No, your grandfather is singing.

— 活着 (1994)

The moon came down from the sky and is singing proudly.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Someone is singing.

Pua is singing in church.

The Third Lady is singing!

— La Linterna Roja (1991)

She's always singing.

— El Paciente Inglés (1996)

Tom is singing a beautiful song.

She is singing in the rain.

Tell your brother Cabeleira that the Paraiba is singing.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

A bird is singing in the tree.

Last night she was sick, but now she’s singing at this hour.

— La Linterna Roja (1991)

She is singing with a guitar.

He is not singing.

— La Escafandra Y La Mariposa (2007)