¿Qué pasa?

Question

Is this the correct way to say, "Whats up'" (the greeting).

And is there a way to type an -e (or any vowel) with an accent on your key board?

Thank you!

Answer 1

In Mexico, you'll hear ¿Qué onda, güey?

You can type in Spanish by activating an IME in Windows.

Answer 2

James Santiago said:

In Mexico, you'll hear ¿Qué onda, güey?

You can type in Spanish by activating an IME in Windows.

Hi James,

I thought that ¿Qué pasa? is Mexican slang, no?

Marco

Answer 3

I agree with you James--it is said that way mostly in Mexico--but 'reading' you quote that greeting made me laugh out loud. Hehehe. Sara, I came across the link below. It should help.

http://spanish.about.com/od/spanishfortravelers/a/greetings.htm

Answer 4

So "¿Qué pasa'" would be, "Whats happening'" haha that works for me =D thx

Answer 5

thought that ¿Qué pasa? is Mexican slang, no'

No, it's not slang, Mexican or otherwise. It's just standard Spanish, meaning "What is happening'" It is indeed used as a greeting, but it's not as colloquial as "What's up'" My version might be closer in register to "Wassup, player'"

Answer 6

I use: ¿Qué tal? = What's up? Like "Bugs Bunny". This is common usage.

Answer 7

Note that ¿qué pasa? could be understood as what's wrong?
Other ways to say it:
¿Cómo te va?
¿Qué hubo?
¿Qué hay'

Answer 8

¿Qué hubo'

Sí, y en México también se dice ¡quihubole! y ¡quihubo!, las cuales vienen de ¿Qué hubo? Las dos son maneras de decir "What's up'"

Answer 9

"¿Qué onda'" would be a better way to say it. It's way more common (here in Mexico at least)

Answer 10

If your operating system is Windows, check out this URL:
http://spanish.about.com/od/writtenspanish/a/typingaccents_2.htm.
It explains how to enter (type in) any of the spanish characters you are likely to need using the "Alt" key and numeric keypad in your keyboard. ¡Bueno suerte! áÁéÿ etc.