Name: What's Up? Meaning and Grammar with Example Sentences | Learn English Slang
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Relative clauses (Restrictive vs. nonrestrictive)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Is something bad happening to you?” right.

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

So let's look at these example sentences.

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

That means nothing special is happening in my life.

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

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

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

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

“What's wrong?” “Is everything okay?”

“What's going on?” Or “What's wrong?”

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

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

Or some people even just say 'sup' right?

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

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

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

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

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

But remember, only to somebody that you know well.

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

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

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

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

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