what do you want

English

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(informal) Indicates that the listener is paying attention to the speaker, and wishes to know why they were approached or interrupted.
Synonyms: (informal) what, what is it, (informal) yeah, yes

to indicate that the listener is paying attention

Chinese:
Cantonese: 咩呀？ (me¹ aa³?)

Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 咋了？ (zǎ le?)
Finnish: mitä nyt?, mitä haluat? (literal)
Jamaican Creole: weh yuh waan
Japanese: なんでしょう? (nandeshō?)
Malay: kamu mau apa?
Marathi: काय हवं आहे? (kāy hava āhe?), तुला काय हवं आहे? (tulā kāy hava āhe?), तुम्हाला काय हवं आहे? (tumhālā kāy hava āhe?)

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