Wasn hier los?
What's going on here?
Language note: Shortened from 'Was ist denn hier los?' - a common way Germans shorten phrases.
Culture note: Germans often use rhetorical questions to express surprise.
Context: Nina walks into the living room and sees everyone looking shocked. She asks what's happening.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Wasn
[vasn]
What's going on
A colloquial contraction of 'Was ist'
Wasn hier los?
What's going on here?
hier
[heer]
here
Indicating the location; this place.
Wasn hier los?
What's going on here?
los
[lohs]
going on
Happening; taking place.
Was ist los mit dir?
What's going on with you?
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