what are you

Question

Hey, can somebody help me with the following sentence?

What are you up to? What do I reply when somebody says that sentence to me?

Welcome to the forum! Do you want us to tell you what to reply in English or Spanish? - BradyLabuda, Mar 9, 2012

Answer 1

While this expression is common in american english it would not carry the same meaning if translated directly into spanish. You would generally ask this question in a more direct way "What have you done recently?" ¿Qué has hecho últimamente?

Welcome to the forum! Accept your first vote from me. - ciscocaja, Mar 9, 2012

Answer 2

What are you up to.... has a few meanings itself. One way of saying it for one meaning, in Spanish is the simple ¿Qué haces?

This is exactly how I use it. =) - NikkiLR, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 3

Well, it really kind of means, what have you been up to, or, what have you been doing. Sometimes just more like ¨how are you¨

You can more or less think of it like ¨¿Qué pasa?¨ and answer anything you would to that question. Functionally, it´s a pretty direct equivalent to ¨¿Qué pasa?¨

hope that helps Roger

Answer 4

Welcome to the forum!

"Not much" = "No mucho" is the simplest answer.