Japan Alcohol & Drinking Culture EXPLAINED | Unorthodox Japanese Vocabulary! #2
understanding japanese business nomikai culture, songs when someone is chugging a drink, the battle of doing cheers with your friends, how to order sake, and more, through common but unorthodox / unique vocabulary that people never talk about!
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it was so fun making this video, and it's a topic I really enjoy talking about (i'm not a 酔っぱらい i swear...), so I hope you guys enjoyed watching as well and that it brought you some value :)
let me know what facts and vocabulary you learned, and what you wana see next in the comments below!
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Timestamps
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0:00 intro
0:59 starting off
2:00 arriving to the establishment
3:06 finally getting your drinks
5:48 being a bad influence
6:43 starting to feel it
7:53 reevaluating your life choices
9:04 outro
Notes
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お酒 (おさけ) alcohol
日本酒 (にほんしゅ) sake, Japanese rice wine
熱燗 (あつかん) hot sake
冷酒 (ひやざけ) cold sake
お冷 (おひや) cold sake / cold water
常温 (じょうおん) regular tempurature, room tempurature
～でお願いします。 (～でおねがいします) Can I have it done [way of preperation]?
バー bar
パブ pub
居酒屋 (いざかや) Japanese bar that also serves food
お酒に強いですか？ (おさけにつよいですか) Can you handle your alcohol?
お酒に弱いです。 (おさけによわいです) I cannot handle my liquor.
お酒に強くないです。 (おさけにつよくないです) I cannot handle my liquor.
結構、強いですね。 (けっこうつよいですね) I can handle my alcohol pretty well.
いや、普通ですね。 (いや、ふつうですね) Mmm, average I guess.
乾杯 (かんぱい) cheers
飲み会 (のみかい) drinking party
気を使う (きをつかう) to pay attention to another's needs
手酌 (てじゃく) pouring oneself a drink
いえいえ、手酌でいいんだよ！ (いえいえ、てじゃくでいんだよ) No don't worry I can pour it myself!
一気 (いっき) in one go
一気飲み (いっきのみ) chugging
わっしょい heave ho'
一気見 (いっきみ) binge watching
シラフ sober
ほろ酔い (ほろよい) tipsy
酔ってる (よってる) (currently) drunk
酔っ払ってる (よっぱらってる) (current) drunk (stronger nuance)
酔う (よう) to get drunk
酔っ払う (よっぱらう) to get drunk (stronger nuance)
酔っぱらい (よっぱらい) drunkard
ほろ苦い (ほろにがい) slightly bitter, bittersweet
アル中 (あるちゅう) alcoholism
アルコール中毒 (あるこーるちゅうどく) alcoholism, alcohol addiction
アルコール依存症 (あるこーるいぞんしょう) alcohol dependency, alcoholism
依存症 (いぞんしょう) dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
依存 (いぞん) dependence, reliance
誰かに依存する (だれかにいぞんする) to depend on someone
+SECRET VOCAB AT THE END?
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