“What the hell?” in Japanese
Short answer
What the hell? in Japanese is “何でやねん” (nandeyanen). Full meaning: what the hell?, what are you going on about?, what the hell are you doing?, you've got to be kidding.
Other ways to say “What the hell?” in Japanese
何のこった
nannokotta what the hell, oh, great!, son of a gun, holy mackerel, oh no!, holy cow!, damn!
何てこった
nantekotta what the hell, oh, great!, son of a gun, holy mackerel, oh no!, holy cow!, damn!
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