취했어?
chwihaesseo?
The phrase "are you drunk?" in Korean is 취했어? (chwihaesseo?)
This phrase is used to ask if someone is intoxicated from drinking alcohol.
How does it change in a sentence?
In natural Korean conversation, the subject "you" is omitted in this phrase.
How do you pronounce it?
chwihaesseo?
Did you know?
- Korean has a specific distinction between being 'drunk' and being 'wasted'. While 취했어? is general, 떡이 됐다 literally means 'became a rice cake' to describe extreme intoxication.
- The root verb 취하다 can also be used metaphorically in Korean to mean being 'intoxicated' by something non-alcoholic, such as being 'drunk on love' or 'drunk on the scent of flowers'.
- In Korea, if you want to ask if someone is drunk more politely, you should use the honorific form 취하셨어요? Using the plain 취했어? with a stranger or a superior could be seen as very rude or even aggressive.
Examples in context
- 아니요, 별로 마시지 않았어요.No, I didn't really drink much.
- 응, 살짝 취했어.Yeah, I'm a little drunk.
- 너 취했어?neo chwi-hae-sseo?Are you drunk?
- 많이 취했어?man-i chwi-hae-sseo?Are you very drunk?
- 갑자기 취했어?gap-ja-gi chwi-hae-sseo?Did you get drunk suddenly?
Example conversation
Seoyeon is checking on Dohyun after a dinner party.
- 서연 Seo-yeon도현아, 너 취했어?Do-hyeon-a, neo chwi-hae-sseo?Dohyun, are you drunk?
- 도현 Do-hyeon아니, 안 취했어.a-ni, an chwi-hae-sseo.No, I'm not drunk.
- 서연 Seo-yeon얼굴이 너무 빨개.eol-gul-i neo-mu ppal-gae.Your face is so red.
- 도현 Do-hyeon조금 취한 것 같아.jo-geum chwi-han geot ga-ta.I think I'm a little drunk.
