Here's a breakdown of the potential misunderstandings:
* "Vas" sounds like a mispronounced "was" in English, which would mean "what".
* "Is" is a common English verb meaning "to be".
* "Das" is German for "that".
It's likely that the phrase was intended to be either:
* "Was ist das?" (German for "What is that?")
* "What is that?" (English)
However, without more context, it's impossible to say for sure what the intended meaning was.