English Slang / Idioms: What's Up?

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Hi everybody. I’m Esther, and in this video we’re going to talk about a slang word that
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is “what’s up”?
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So what’s up can be used in 2 ways.
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The first way is a way to greet people to say hi and actually when we say what’s up
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it means hi, how are you or what are you doing these days?
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What are you up to these days so that’s the first way we use what’s up.
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The second way is to ask what’s wrong or is something wrong?
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Is something bad happening to you?
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So those are the two ways we can use what’s up.
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So let’s look at these example sentences.
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Here is the first one.
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Hey Susie what’s up?
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So this person is asking Susie hey Susie how are you or hey Susie what are you up to these
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days.
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What are you doing these days and here are some ways you can answer.
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Nothing much.
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That means nothing special is happening in my life.
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I’m not doing much or maybe hey Susie what’s up.
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Susie can say I’m going to the movies.
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She would just say what she’s doing.
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Another way to remember the second way is to ask what’s wrong.
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Is everything okay?
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So here is how we would use it when you look upset.
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What’s up again you look upset what’s up, what’s wrong? and maybe this person
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would say I lost my wallet that’s why they’re upset.
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I lost my wallet.
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So you can say why you look upset.
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What’s going on?
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Or what’s wrong ? Now let’s look at how to pronunciate one
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more time.
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What’s up?
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It’s almost like what’s and up are blended like they are connected.
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What’s up? and I also want to mention that some people say what up?
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They take out the ‘s’ what up or some people even just say ‘sup’ right?
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‘Sup’ that means the same thing but I want you guys to make sure that you use what’s
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up?
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That’s the best way to say it.
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Let’s look at a few more example sentences together.
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Okay let’s look at some examples.
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Long time no see what’s up?
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Long time no see what’s up?
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I was surprised to get your call.
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What’s up?
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I was surprised to get your call.
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What’s up?
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What’s up with you these days?
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What’s up with you these days?
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Are you crying?
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What’s up?
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Are you crying?
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What’s up?
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Okay so we’ve looked at some example sentences.
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Now let me remind you that what’s up is a great way to say hello or how are you, but
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remember only to somebody that you know well.
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So maybe a friend maybe family if you’re very close but never in a business conversation
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and never in a formal conversation where you are meeting with somebody very important.
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In those cases you just want to say how are you?
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Not what’s up, okay?
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Alright I hope this video helped you guys learn more English and see you next time.
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