English–Japanese
“get drunk” in Japanese
How to say “get drunk” in Japanese
“Get drunk” in Japanese is 酔う (you).
Describes alcohol causing a person to shift from a normal state into altered physical and mental functioning.
Example sentences with 酔う
彼は少し飲んだだけで酔いました。kare wa suko shi no n da da ke de yo i ma shi ta
He got drunk after drinking only a little.
Tips for using 酔う
- The Japanese verb 酔う (yō) can cover both mild tipsiness and full drunkenness, so context shows how strongly alcohol affects someone.
Other Japanese words for “get drunk”
父は少し飲むとすぐに酔っ払います。chichi wa suko shi no mu to su gu ni yo ppara i ma su
My father gets drunk quickly after drinking only a little.