| English | German |
| He wondered what the word could possibly mean | Er dachte nach, was das Wort wohl bedeuten möge |
| I don't know what the difference is. | Ich weiß nicht, worin der Unterschied liegt. |
| I wonder what the reason may be. | Was nur der Grund sein mag? |
| In what way is she different from the others? | Wodurch unterscheidet sie sich von den anderen? |
| just what the doctor ordered | genau das Richtige |
| the essence of what it means to be human | das Humane |
| The Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was | Märchen von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen |
| What about the return flight? | Wie sieht es mit dem Rückflug aus? |
| What are all the things you can do online? | Was kann man alles online machen? |
| ... What are the odds ... | Wie groß sind die Chancen, dass |
| What are the plans for today? | Was ist für heute vorgesehen? |
| What are the plans for today?, What's on the agenda today? | Was ist für heute vorgesehen? |
| What did that do for the team? | Was hat das dem Team gebracht? |
| What does the B stand for? | Wofür steht denn das B? |
| What does the weather look like to you? | Was halten Sie vom Wetter? |
| what has been happening in the past few days | die Geschehnisse der letzten Tage |
| What is the date today? | Der Wievielte ist heute? |
| What is the English for ... ? | Wie sagt man ... auf Englisch? |
| What is the issue here? | Worum geht es hier eigentlich? |
| What is the point of that? | Was soll das bezwecken? |
| What is the state of affairs? | Wie was ist der Sachstand? |
| What is the time? | Wie spät ist es? |
| What is the weather like? | Wie ist das Wetter? |
| What seems to be the trouble? | Wo liegt das Problem? |
| What the deuce ... | Was zum Teufel ... |
| What the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve over. | Was ich nicht weiß, macht mich nicht heiß. |
| What who the fuck WTF | Was wer zum Teufel |
| what the heck WTH | was zum Kuckuck |
| What the heck? | Was zum Teufel? |
| What the heck do you mean? | Was zum Kuckuck soll das heißen? |
| What the heck hell does that mean? WTHDTM | Was zum Kuckuck Teufel soll das bedeuten? |
| what the hell | was zum Teufel |
| What the hell | Was zum Geier (Andrey Truhachev) |
| what the hell | was zur Hölle |
| what the outcome would be | was daraus wird (Andrey Truhachev) |
| ... what's at the bottom of it is ... | die Hauptursache ist |
| What's good for the goose is good for the gander. | Was dem einen recht ist, ist dem andern billig. |
| What's on the agenda today? | Was ist für heute vorgesehen? |
| What's on the schedule for today? | Was steht für heute auf dem Programm? |
| what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander | was dem einen recht ist, ist dem andern billig |
| What's the big idea? Are you crazy? | Was fällt Ihnen denn ein? |
| What's the car's second-hand value? | Was ist das Auto gebraucht wert? |
| What's the catch? | Wo ist der Haken? |
| What's the consensus? | Was ist die allgemeine Meinung? |
| What's the current value of this? | Wieviel ist das momentan wert? |
| What's the deal with : ? | Was soll eigentlich das mit : ? |
| what's the difference! | Was macht das schon aus! |
| What's the difference between : ? | Worin unterscheiden sich : ? |
| What's the fare? | Was kostet die Fahrt? |
| What's the hurry? | Warum die Eile? |
| What's the matter? | Was hast du denn? |
| What's the matter? | Was ist denn los? |
| What's the matter now? | Was ist denn schon wieder los? |
| What's the matter with you? | Was ist mit Ihnen? |
| What's the meaning of this? | Was soll das heißen? |
| What's the meaning of this word? | Was bedeutet dieses Wort? |
| What's the name of this place? | Wie heißt dieser Ort? |
| What's the news? | Was gibt's Neues? |
| What's the news? | Was gibt es Neues? |
| What's the occasion? | Was ist der Anlass? |
| What's the odds? | Was macht es schon aus? |
| What's the pitch? | Was ist los? |
| What's the point of that? | Was soll das? |
| What's the rush? | Was eilen Sie so? |
| What's the score? | Was bin ich schuldig? |
| What's the score? | Wie viel macht das? |
| What's the score? | Wie steht das Spiel? |
| What's the score on ...? | Wie sieht es aus mit ...? |
| What's the tally? | Wie viel sind es? |
| What's the tally? | Wie viel ist es? |
| What's the trouble? | Was ist los? |
| What's the use anyhow? | Was nützt das schon? |
| What's the use anyhow! | Wem nützt das schon! |
| What's the use of it? | Wozu ist es gut? |
| What's the whole amount? | Wie hoch ist der Betrag? |
| What's your take on the situation? | Wie schätzen Sie die Situation ein? |
| What's your view on the problem of ...? | Was sagen Sie zum Problem von ...? |
| ... вулüг. What the fuck ... WTF | Was zum Teufel |
