what's going on

English

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

what 's going on?

(idiomatic) An informal greeting.
(idiomatic) Expression of concern, asking for an explanation

Synonyms

(an informal greeting):

(expression of concern):

Translations

an informal greeting

Chinese:
Mandarin: 在幹嘛呢／在干嘛呢 (zài gànmá ne)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: miten menee (fi)
French: qu’est-ce qui se passe
German: wie geht's (de), was geht ab? (slang)
Jamaican Creole: wah gwaan
Spanish: qué pasó, qué pasa

expression of concern

Chinese:
Mandarin: 怎麼了／怎么了 (zh) (zěnme le)
Finnish: mistä on kyse?, mikä on?
Greek: τι τρέχει; (ti tréchei;)
Hungarian: mi történik itt?, mi folyik itt?

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