What's Up? Meaning and Grammar with Example Sentences | Learn English Slang

Hi, everybody.

大家好。

I’m Esther.

我是埃丝特。

And in this video, we’re going to talk about a slang word that is “What’s up?”

在这个视频中，

我们将讨论

一个俚语“What's up?”

So “What’s up?” can be used in 2 ways.

那么这是什么一回事？”可以通过两种方式使用。

The first way is a way to greet people to say, 'hi'.

第一种方式是打招呼时说“嗨”。

And actually when we say, “What’s up?”, it means “hi”, “how are you?”

实际上，当我们说“What’s up?”时，

它的意思是“嗨”、“你好吗？”

or “What are you doing these days?” right.

或“你这些天在做什么？”正确的。

“What are you up to these days?”

“你这几天在忙什么？”

So that’s the first way we use “What’s up?”

这就是我们使用“What's up?”的第一种方式。

The second way is to ask, “What’s wrong?” “Is something wrong?”

第二种方法是问“怎么了？”

“有什么事吗？”

“Is something bad happening to you?” right.

“你有什么不好的事情发生吗？”正确的。

So those are the two ways we can use ‘What’s up?’.

这就是我们使用“What's up?”的两种方式。

So let’s look at these example sentences.

那么让我们看看这些例句。

Here is the first one.

这是第一个。

“Hey, Susie. What’s up?”

“嘿，苏西。这是怎么回事？”

So this person, 'A", is asking Susie,

所以这个人，“A”，正在问苏西，

“Hey Susie how are you?"

“嘿，苏西，你好吗？”

or “Hey, Susie. What are you up to these days?”

或“嘿，苏西。这些天你在忙什么呢？”

“What are you doing these days?”

“这些天你在做什么？”

And here are some ways you can answer.

您可以通过以下几种方式来回答。

"Nothing much."

“没什么。”

That means nothing special is happening in my life.

这意味着我的生活中没有发生什么特别的事情。

I’m not doing much or maybe if they said,

我没有做太多事情，或者如果他们说：

"Hey Susie what’s up?"

“嘿，苏西，怎么了？”

Susie can say, “I’m going to the movies.”

苏西可以说：

“我去看电影。”

She would just say what she’s doing. Right.

她只会说她在做什么。

正确的。

Another way, remember the second way, is to ask,

另一种方法，

记住第二种方法，是问“怎么了？”

“What’s wrong?” “Is everything okay?”

“一切都好吗？”

So here is how we would use it.

下面是我们如何使用它。

"You look upset."

“你看起来很沮丧。”

"What’s up?"

“这是怎么回事？”

Again, "You look upset. What’s up?",

再次，“你看起来很沮丧。怎么了？”，

"What’s wrong?"

“怎么了？”

And maybe this person would say,

也许这个人会说，

“I lost my wallet.”

“我丢了钱包。”

That’s why they’re upset.

这就是他们不高兴的原因。

“I lost my wallet.”

“我把我的钱包弄丢了。”

So you can say why you look upset.

所以你可以说出为什么你看起来很沮丧。

“What’s going on?” Or “What’s wrong?”

“这是怎么回事？”

或者“怎么了？”

Now let’s look at how to pronounce it one more time.

现在让我们再看一遍如何发音。

“What’s up?”

“这是怎么回事？”

It’s almost like what’s and up are blended, like they are connected.

就好像“s”和“up”混合在一起，

就像它们是相连的一样。

“What’s up?”

“这是怎么回事？”

And I also want to mention

我还想提一下，有些人会问：

that some people say, “What up?”

“怎么了？”

They take out the ‘s’.

他们去掉了“s”。 “怎么了？”

“What up?”

Or some people even just say ‘sup’ right?

或者有些人甚至只是说“sup”，对吗？

‘Sup’ that means the same thing

“Sup”的意思是一样的

but I want you guys to make sure that you use “What’s up?”

，但我希望你们确保

使用“What’s up?”

That’s the best way to say it.

这是最好的说法。

Let’s look at a few more example sentences together.

我们一起看几个例句。

Okay, let’s look at some examples.

好吧，让我们看一些例子。

Long time no see what’s up?

好久不见。

这是怎么回事？

Long time no see what’s up?

好久不见。

这是怎么回事？

I was surprised to get your call. What’s up?

接到你的电话我很惊讶。

这是怎么回事？

I was surprised to get your call. What’s up?

接到你的电话我很惊讶。

这是怎么回事？

What’s up with you these days?

你这几天怎么了？

What’s up with you these days?

你这几天怎么了？

Are you crying? What’s up?

你在哭吗？

这是怎么回事？

Are you crying? What’s up?

你在哭吗？

这是怎么回事？

Okay, so we’ve looked at some example sentences.

好的，

我们已经看了一些例句。

Now, let me remind you that “What’s up?” is a great way to say “Hello” or “How are you?”

现在，让我提醒您“怎么了？”

是说“你好”或“你好吗？”的好方法。

But remember, only to somebody that you know well.

但请记住，仅限于您熟悉的人。

So maybe a friend ... maybe family if you’re very close,

所以，

如果你们关系非常亲密的话，

but never in a business conversation.

也许是朋友， 也许是家人

And never in a formal conversation where you are meeting with somebody very important.

，但绝不会是在商务谈话中。 永远不要在

与非常重要的人会面的 正式谈话中

In those cases you just want to say, “How are you?”

。 在这种情况下，你只想说：

“你好吗？”

Not “What’s up?”

不是“怎么了？”好的？

Okay?

Alright, well I hope this video helped you guys learn more English.

好吧，我希望这个视频能帮助你们学习更多英语。

And see you next time.

下次再见。