by Tomoyuki Higuchi
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?