酔っ払ってる？
yopparatteru?
The English phrase "are you drunk?" is expressed in Japanese as 酔っ払ってる？ (yopparatteru?)
This phrase is used to ask about a person's current state of intoxication, rather than asking if they have a habit of drinking.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form 酔っ払ってる？ is informal and should be used with friends or people of equal/lower status. In more polite situations, you should use the form 酔っ払っていますか？ Other informal variations include お酒を飲んだの？, ちょっと酔っ払ってる？ and お酒でベロベロ？
How does it change in a sentence?
The polite form of the phrase is 酔っ払っていますか？
How do you pronounce it?
yopparatteru?
Did you know?
- The informal variation ベロベロ (berobero) is an onomatopoeic expression that mimics the sound or state of a tongue being heavy or uncontrolled due to alcohol.
- While 酔っ払ってる？ asks about alcohol, the root word 酔う is also used to describe motion sickness, such as 'car sickness' or 'sea sickness'.
- The root word 酔う, meaning 'to get intoxicated', can also be used metaphorically to describe being 'intoxicated' by something non-alcoholic, like the beauty of a landscape or the charm of a person.
Examples in context
- 顔が赤いよ。酔っ払ってる？kao ga akai yo. yopparatteru?Your face is red. Are you drunk?
- もしかして、酔っ払ってる？moshikashite, yopparatteru?Could it be that you are drunk?
- そんなに酔っ払ってる？sonna ni yopparatteru?Are you that drunk?
Example conversation
Yui is walking with Hiroto after a party.
- 結衣 Yui歩くのが遅いよ。酔っ払ってる？aruku no ga osoi yo. yopparatteru?You are walking slowly. Are you drunk?
- 大翔 Hirotoいや、全然酔っ払ってないよ。iya, zenzen yopparatte nai yo.No, I'm not drunk at all.
- 結衣 Yui本当？変なこと言ってるよ。hontou? hen na koto itteru yo.Really? You are saying strange things.
- 大翔 Hiroto少しだけ、酔っ払ってるかも。sukoshi dake, yopparatteru kamo.Maybe I am a little drunk.
