What have you been up to?
A very common alternative, closer to 'How have you been?'. Use this to ask about someone's general well-being since you last saw them.
A very common and slightly informal phrase, literally 'In what are you walking?'. It means 'What are you up to?' and is used frequently among friends.
This means 'What's new?'. It's a simple, friendly way to open a conversation and ask for updates.
Hi, Ana! I haven't seen you in a long time. What have you been up to?
A: How have you been? B: Good, working a lot.
Hey Luis, what are you up to? Are you doing anything interesting this weekend?
A: What's new? B: Not much, same as always.
Both '¿Qué has hecho?' and the more informal '¿En qué andas?' are widely understood and used. '¿Cómo has estado?' is also extremely common.
In Spain, you'll hear '¿Qué has hecho?' but also the more direct translation '¿Qué has estado haciendo?'. The phrase '¿Qué te cuentas?' (What's new with you?) is also a very common, informal way to ask.
'¿En qué andas?' is extremely common in casual conversation. You'll also hear '¿Qué onda?' as a general 'What's up?'.
'¿En qué andas?' is very popular. You will also hear the ubiquitous greeting '¿Qué más?', which serves as 'What's up?' or 'How are things?'.
Due to the use of 'vos', the phrase becomes '¿En qué andás?' (with the stress on the last syllable). '¿Qué contás?' (What do you have to tell?) is also a very common way to ask this.
Translating literally: '¿Qué estás arriba a?' — This is a word-for-word translation that makes no sense in Spanish. 'To be up to' is an idiom. Use a functional equivalent like '¿Qué has hecho?' or '¿En qué andas?'.
Confusing '¿Qué haces?' with '¿Qué has hecho?' — '¿Qué haces?' means 'What are you doing?' right now, in this moment. '¿Qué has hecho?' asks about activities over a recent period of time (today, this week, since we last spoke).
Using 'ser' instead of 'hacer' or 'estar'. For example, '¿Qué eres hecho?' — This is grammatically incorrect. To ask what someone has *done*, you use the verb 'hacer' (to do/make). To ask how they have *been*, you use 'estar' (to be).
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