The name of a product is a significant part of its success, its main feature: all popular brands have a well-known and memorable name. But what is the WhatsApp translation? Today we will try to figure this out.

When choosing the name of their product, the developers wanted it to be associated with communication and English youth slang, to be recognizable and easy to remember. Then it was decided to use the pun expression WhatsApp, derived from the English What’s Up? (literal translation - “How are you?”, “What’s new?”), but the word Up was replaced with App - a derivative of application, which in developer slang means “program”, “application”.

How to translate WhatsApp from English into Russian

The title consists of two words and literally translates as “How are you?” Analogues of translation into Russian can be the following options: “What happened?”, “What’s new?”. Americans use this expression if during a conversation the interlocutor’s facial expression or voice intonation changes. Since the application positions itself not only as a messenger, but also as a program for broadcasting to the world the status of a subscriber and his readiness to communicate, this name suited it perfectly.

Translation of various phrases with the word Whatsapp

Messenger has firmly taken its place among the most frequently used modern systems for communication. Therefore, characteristic phrases using its name began to appear in the everyday life of users. In most cases, they mean “Let’s write/call on WhatsApp” or “Send to WhatsApp”.

Hey there i am using Whatsapp translation into Russian

This phrase has become the unofficial slogan of the application; it appears in the status of each new user of the application in order to notify his contact list about this. that now he can use the messenger. Literally the phrase from English into Russian is “Hey! I use WhatsApp!” This status can be easily replaced by the default one proposed by the program or you can write your own. To do this, go to your profile settings - there will be a pencil icon next to the status text under your avatar. Click on it and enter the text of the new status.

WhatsApp developers offered users a convenient and simple messenger that appealed to millions of people. The application has become widespread around the world. In order for the program to be remembered from the very beginning, the developers came up with a simple but sonorous name. Now many users are interested in how WhatsApp is translated. In fact, there is no clear answer to this question. The name of the messenger cannot be directly translated into Russian, but its approximate meaning can be understood.

Meaning of the name

The name WhatsApp consists of two parts. The first is an abbreviation for the phrase “What’s up?”, popular in English-speaking countries. It is translated into Russian in two ways:

• Sometimes the phrase is used to mean “How are you?” and they greet each other with it when they meet.
• In addition, “What’s up?” they say when the interlocutor surprised with something unexpected during a conversation, for example, smiled or, conversely, frowned, showed some emotion.

Thus, the way WhatsApp is translated from English can have different meanings. The sound of “What’s up?” resembles a transcription of the name of the messenger, which made me wonder where the developers got the name of the application from.

At the same time, the second part of the messenger’s name is much easier to decipher. App is short for Application, which literally translates as application. In other words, in general, the name can be translated as an application that allows you to find out how your interlocutor is doing. In fact, the program is designed for exactly this: to communicate with friends and acquaintances, wherever they are.

Application features

What features does WhatsApp offer?

• Exchange of audio and video materials.
• Communication with one or more interlocutors.
• Video communication with other subscribers.

Many users prefer this messenger to others due to its simple interface, convenient features and cross-platform functionality. Currently, there are versions of WhatsApp for the most popular operating systems Android, iOS, WP. In addition, the messenger can be used on a computer, which requires going to the official application page in the browser.

The bright name of the program initially attracted attention to it, but its functionality and convenience made it one of the best applications of its kind, which was chosen by millions of users from all over the globe.

25 years of my life and still
I"m trying to get up that great big hill
Of rope
For a destination
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this
Brotherhood of man
For whatever that means



So I wake in the morning and I step
Outside I take a deep breath
I get real high

What's going on
And I say hey...etc.

And I say hey...etc.
I said hey what's goin' on
And I try, oh my God do I try
I try all the time
In this institution
And I pray, oh my God do I pray
I pray every single day
For a revolution
So I cry sometimes when I"m lying in bed
To get it all out what"s in my head
Then I start feeling a little peculiar
So I wake in the morning and I step outside
I take a deep breath then I get real high
Then I scream from the top of my lungs
What's going on
And I say hey...etc.
And I said hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...etc.
I said hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...etc.
And I said hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...etc.
I said hey what's goin' on
25 years of my life and still
I"m tryin" to get up that great big hill of rope
For a destination

Lyrics for 4 Non Blondes - What's Up

25 years and my life has stopped
Trying to climb the hill of hope

And I quickly realized when the time had come,
That the world was created by a brotherhood of men,
Whatever that means...

And sometimes I cry
When I go to bed

Out of my head

I wake up in the morning
I go outside
I take a deep breath
And I scream at the top of my lungs:
What's happening?

And I scream hey, hey, hey, hey
I scream hey, what's going on?
And I scream hey, hey, hey, hey
I scream hey, what's going on?

And I'm trying, oh God I'm trying
I try all the time, in these conditions.
And I pray, oh God I pray
I pray every day
About the revolution.

And sometimes I cry
When I go to bed
Just to throw it all away
Out of my head
And I feel a little strange.

I wake up in the morning
I'm going outside
I take a deep breath
And I scream at the top of my lungs:
What's happening?

And I scream hey, hey, hey, hey
I scream hey, what's going on?
And I scream hey, hey, hey, hey
I scream hey, what's going on?

25 years and my life is still
Trying to climb the hill of hope
To fulfill the purpose.

25 years of my life and still
I"m trying to get up that great big hill
Of rope
For a destination
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this
Brotherhood of man
For whatever that means



So I wake in the morning and I step
Outside I take a deep breath
I get real high

What's going on
And I say hey...etc.

And I say hey...etc.
I said hey what's goin' on
And I try, oh my God do I try
I try all the time
In this institution
And I pray, oh my God do I pray
I pray every single day
For a revolution
So I cry sometimes when I"m lying in bed
To get it all out what"s in my head
Then I start feeling a little peculiar
So I wake in the morning and I step outside
I take a deep breath then I get real high
Then I scream from the top of my lungs
What's going on
And I say hey...etc.
And I said hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...etc.
I said hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...etc.
And I said hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...etc.
I said hey what's goin' on
25 years of my life and still
I"m tryin" to get up that great big hill of rope
For a destination

Lyrics translation of 4 Non Blondes - What's up

I'm trying to get up that big big hill
From the rope
For appointment
I realized quickly when I knew I had to
It's been done in the world before
Brotherhood of Man
For whatever it means



So I wake up in the morning and I step
Outside I take a deep breath
I'm getting real high

What's happening on
And I say hey... etc.

And I say hey... etc.
I said hey what's going on on
And I try, oh my God, should I try
I try all the time
In this establishment
And I pray, oh my God I pray
I pray every day
For the revolution
So I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
To get it all that's in my head
Then I start to seem a little peculiar
So I wake up in the morning and I'm step by step
I take a deep breath then I get real high
Then I scream from the top of my lungs
What's happening on
And I say hey... etc.
And I said hey what's going on on
And I say hey... etc.
I said hey what's going on on
And I say hey... etc.
And I said hey what's going on on
And I say hey... etc.
I said hey what's going on on
25 years of my life and still
I'm trying to get up that big big rope hill
For appointment

Surely you know who is usually called “one hit wonder” in music, but let us remind you that this is the name given to performers who became famous for one composition. These include the rock band 4 Non Blondes, founded in. Four colorful girls won the hearts of the public with the song “What’s Up?”, which became their only real hit. Let's remember how she was born.

People try to give any song a special meaning, but when Linda wrote it, she was just sitting in the hall. We played guitars all the time, we did it all the time. We practiced every day. I know people who think about formulas when they write a song, or think about structure. Linda had never lived like this. In this regard, Linda is very harmonious. She just sits down and starts singing about how she feels...

Many people write this way. I write this way: it seems that the song is already there, and you are like a loudspeaker. Suddenly a song pops into my head and I don't know where it came from. I remember when she wrote the lyrics to “What’s Up,” she knew it so well that she thought she had heard it before. I think that's why the song resonates with so many people. She [Linda] knew how to convey what she felt.

Krista explained the main idea of ​​the composition as follows:

If you look at the words, they don't mean anything. It's about how a song makes certain people feel. They don't speak English in Europe, but they understand every word of broken English, and this song makes them feel something. From the time we played it, I know that it makes the whole room feel something... There is a sincerity that comes out of it that people react to. Of course, later this song was completely worn out, and many people simply began to feel sick of it.

It also relates to the "We're living, we're penniless, all we can do is play music" attitude. The late eighties were a strange time. We lived quite simply, but when you are an artist and lead a simple lifestyle, you are much more open and sensitive. We were definitely not poseurs and always remained quite sincere as individuals. She expressed her feelings in the song, and it turned out that these were experiences that were close to everyone.

The chorus repeats the line “what’s going on?” repeatedly. However, the phrase “What’s up?”, which is never found in the lyrics of the song, was used as the title. So the authors tried to avoid confusion with the famous composition.

In 1993, “What’s Up?” was released as the second single from the album “Bigger, Better, Faster, More!”, which became the debut album of the rock band 4 Non Blondes. The track enjoyed great success in many countries, topping the charts in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland.

The video for “What’s Up?”, directed by Morgan Lawley, was extremely popular on MTV.

• The track is included in VH1 and MuchMore's lists of the 100 greatest songs by one-hit wonders.