What are you buying vs What do you buy

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'What are you buying?' is used to ask about a specific action that is happening at the moment, while 'What do you buy?' is used to inquire about someone's regular purchasing habits or preferences.

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What are you buying

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to ask about a specific action that is happening at the moment.

This phrase is used to inquire about someone's current purchasing activity or choices. It is suitable for situations where you want to know what someone is in the process of buying.

Alternatives:

What are you purchasing?
What are you getting?
What are you picking up?

What do you buy

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to inquire about someone's regular purchasing habits or preferences.

This phrase is used to ask about someone's typical or habitual purchases. It is suitable for general questions about a person's shopping behavior.

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What do you buy in Juarez?
I thought about buying you something but what do you buy a person who saves your life?
- What do you wish to buy, brother?
What do you think 100k might buy?
What do you want me to buy?
What do you say I buy these off of you?» No, dude.
And what do you intend to buy him with?
What do you think if we buy mangos for lunch?
What do you think 100K might buy?
What do you need to buy, an evening dress?
Then, what do you want papa to buy, as a present?
What do you say we go buy your ticket and then wander the city a little?
What do you say I buy you a cup of coffee?
What do you want to buy?
(Clicks) What do you say I buy you lunch?
You can't touch the stocks the big noise can, but what you can do is buy into a trust.
Think about what happens if you don't buy the truck.
What'd you do, buy a bunch of roofenol for the bump bus?
What it proves to us is that people don't buy what you do; people buy why you do it.
People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it.

Alternatives:

What do you usually purchase?
What do you tend to buy?
What do you like to buy?

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