used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something
Example:
What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?
| Arabic: | ما رأيَك في |
| Chinese (Simplified): | （征求对做事的意见时用）…怎么样？ |
| Chinese (Traditional): | （征求對做事的意見時用）…怎么樣？ |
| Czech: | a co takhle |
| Danish: | hvad med |
| Dutch: | wat denk je van … |
| Estonian: | kuidas oleks |
| Finnish: | miten olisi? |
| French: | et si…? |
| German: | wie wäre es mit |
| Greek: | τι θα έλεγες για, να; |
| Hungarian: | mit szólnál (hozzá, ha) …? |
| Icelandic: | hvað með(?), hvernig væri að(?), hvernig líst þér á að(?) |
| Indonesian: | maukah kau |
| Italian: | e se …?* |
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| Japanese: | ～はいかが |
| Latvian: | kā būtu ar, *ja |
| Lithuanian: | gal norėtumėt; o ką, jei… |
| Norwegian: | hva med?; hva om? |
| Polish: | a może tak |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | e se…? |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | que tal |
| Romanian: | ce spui de…? |
| Russian: | как насчёт? |
| Slovak: | a čo tak? |
| Slovenian: | ali bi… |
| Spanish: | qué tal, y si, qué te, *os, *… parece |
| Swedish: | vad sägs om …?, hur skulle det vara med …? |
| Turkish: | ne dersin?, …-elim mi? |
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used in asking for news or advice
Example:
What about your new book?; What about the other problem?
| Arabic: | ماذا بِخُصوص |
| Chinese (Simplified): | （征求对某件事的看法时用）…怎么样？ |
| Chinese (Traditional): | （征求對某件事的看法時用）…怎么樣？ |
| Czech: | co je s |
| Danish: | hvad med |
| Dutch: | hoe staat het met … |
| Estonian: | kuidas on |
| Finnish: | entä |
| French: | qu'en est-il de…? |
| German: | was ist mit |
| Greek: | τι θα γίνει με |
| Hungarian: | mi a véleményed …? |
| Icelandic: | hvað er að frétta af(?), hvað með(?) |
| Indonesian: | bagaimana pendapatmu |
| Italian: | e quanto a …?* |
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| Japanese: | ～はどうか |
| Latvian: | kā ir (ar) |
| Lithuanian: | kaip ten… |
| Norwegian: | hvordan går det med?; hva med? |
| Polish: | co z |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | e quanto a…? |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | quanto a |
| Romanian: | ce părere ai despre…? |
| Russian: | что нового о?, а как же? |
| Slovak: | čo je s |
| Slovenian: | kaj pa glede… |
| Spanish: | qué tal, y |
| Swedish: | hur är (var) det med …? |
| Turkish: | ne haber?, … ne oldu? |
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