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Cross-language · 18 phrases · 11 languages

How to say "hungover"

The morning-after vocabulary of regret, in every language that drinks.

French

all French →
Gueule de bois guhl duh BWAH Hangover

German

all German →
einen Kater haben INE-en KAH-ter HAH-ben To have a hangover

Greek

all Greek →
τύφλα στο μεθύσι týfla sto methýsi TEE-flah stoh meh-THEE-see Blind drunk / hammered / wasted. έχω χανγκόβερ écho changkóver EH-khoh hang-GOH-ver I'm hungover — my head is killing me.

Italian

all Italian →
Ubriaco fradicio oo-BRYAH-ko FRAH-dee-cho Wasted / blackout drunk Che sbronza! kay ZBRON-tsah What a bender! / What a hangover! Sono un po' brillo SO-no oon paw BREEL-lo I'm a little tipsy.

Japanese

all Japanese →
二日酔い futsuka-yoi foots-kah-YOH-ee Hangover

Korean

all Korean →
숙취 쩔어 sukchwi jjeoreo sook-chwee JJUH-luh Brutally hungover — the morning-after status report.

Polish

all Polish →
kac gigant KAHTS GEE-gahnt A monster hangover.

Portuguese

all Portuguese →
Ressaca heh-SAH-kah Hangover Tomar um porre toh-MAR oong POH-hee To get wasted / a drinking binge Bêbado BEH-bah-doo Drunk / a drunk person Mamado mah-MAH-doo Hammered / plastered

Russian

all Russian →
С бодуна s boduna z bah-doo-NAH Hungover / nursing a hangover

Spanish

all Spanish →
La cruda lah KROO-dah The hangover

Turkish

all Turkish →
Zom oldum ZOM ol-DOOM I'm wasted / I'm hammered Akşamdan kalma ahk-shahm-DAHN kahl-MAH Hungover