How to Say “What’s going on?” in Japanese

How do you say “What’s going on?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

What’s going on?

どうしたの?

 doushitano*

*We pronounce like “dōshitano”.

We say “どうしたの?” when we ask someone what is happening.

If you want to ask politely, you can say :

どうしたんですか?

 doushitandesuka


(casual)

どうしたの?

(polite)

どうしたんですか?