“What’s up?” Explained
“What’s up?” is an informal way to ask someone how they are or what they are doing. It’s often used to start a casual conversation.
Best Replies:
- Not much
- Same old
Both mean there’s nothing new or exciting going on.
Other Ways to Say “What’s up?” in English:
- What’s new?
- What’s new with you?
- What’s shakin’?
- What’s going on?
- What have you been up to?
- What have you been up to these days?
- How you been?
- How have you been?
- Sup?
- Wazzuuup?
- Wadup?
These are all casual, friendly greetings that work in everyday conversation.
Extra Practice
Quiz: Casual Greetings and Responses
Match the questions with their meanings, or choose the correct response.
1. What does “What’s up?” mean?
a) How are you?
b) Where are you going?
c) Do you need help?
2. Which of the following is not a way to say “What’s up?”
a) What’s new?
b) How have you been?
c) What time is it?
3. What is a common reply to “What’s up?”
a) Not much
b) Later
c) I’m tired
4. “How you been?” is asking:
a) Where have you been?
b) How have you been doing lately?
c) What time is it?
5. Which one is the most informal way to say “What’s up?”
a) What’s going on?
b) Wadup?
c) What have you been up to these days?
6. What does “What’s new?” mean?
a) Is something wrong?
b) How are you?
c) What has changed or happened recently?
7. Choose the most casual greeting:
a) How have you been?
b) Sup?
c) What have you been up to?
8. What does “What’s shakin’?” mean?
a) Do you feel cold?
b) What’s new or exciting?
c) Are you shaking?
9. What’s a casual way to ask someone how they’ve been doing for a while?
a) What’s shakin’?
b) How have you been?
c) What’s new?
10. Which of these greetings is the most playful and exaggerated?
a) Wazzuuup?
b) What have you been up to?
c) What’s going on?
11. What does “What’s going on?” ask?
a) What are you doing right now?
b) What are your plans for later?
c) Can you help me with something?
12. Which reply means nothing new is happening in your life?
a) Same old
b) I’m tired
c) I’m good
13. Which phrase is a shorter form of “What’s up?”
a) Wazzuuup?
b) Sup?
c) How you been?
14. “What have you been up to these days?” is asking:
a) What are you doing right now?
b) What have you been doing recently?
c) Where are you going?
15. Which response means that life has been the same, without any big changes?
a) Same old
b) What’s new?
c) Wazzuuup?
Answer Key:
- a, 2. c, 3. a, 4. b, 5. b, 6. c, 7. b, 8. b, 9. b, 10. a, 11. a, 12. a, 13. b, 14. b, 15. a