What have you been up to lately? What have you been up to lately?

What have you been up to lately?（最近、どうですか？）

Huh?!

ん？！

What did you say, Shane?

シェーン、何て言った？

I said, 'What have you been up to lately?'

'What have you been up to lately?' と言いました。

This is how native speakers say it really quickly.

ネイティブスピーカーがすごく速く言うと、こうなります。

Wodduyuhbinuptolately?

'Wodduyuhbinuptolately?'

First, let's talk about what this question means.

まず、この質問の意味について話しましょう。

'What have you been up to lately' means what activities have you done recently?

'What have you been up to lately'とは、最近どんなことをしたか、という意味です。

And 'recently' means not long ago.

'recently'は、そんなに昔ではありません。

So maybe one week ago, one month ago.

１週間、１か月前のことです。

But probably not longer than three months ago.

でも、３か月以上前ではないでしょうね。

Some common answers could be 'Not much, you?'

よく使われる答え方は、'Not much, you?'（大したことはないよ、あなたは？）

'Not much, you?'

'Not much, you?'

Or, 'I've just been working really hard. What about you?'

もしくは、'I've just been working really hard. What about you?'（仕事がすごく忙しいよ。あなたは？）

'I've just been working really hard. What about you?'

'I've just been working really hard. What about you?'

'Nothing exciting, I just got back from a holiday last week.'

'Nothing exciting, I just got back from a holiday last week.'（楽しいことはないよ。先週、休暇から戻ったばかりなんだ。）

'Oh, nothing exciting, I just got back from a holiday last week.'

'Nothing exciting, I just got back from a holiday last week.'

So, now you know what to say if someone says to you, 'Wodduyuhbinuptolately?'

これで、 'Wodduyuhbinuptolately?'と聞かれたら、何と言えば良いか分かりますね。

'Wodduyuhbinuptolately?'

'Wodduyuhbinuptolately?'