やはり (“as expected”, “after all”) is the formal form, used in writing and careful speech. In casual speech the は hardens into っぱ, やっぱり, which clips to やっぱ. It also marks a change of mind: やっぱいいや = “actually, never mind”.
Everyday. やっぱ is more casual than やっぱり.
During practice on a mat, the first attack feels off, so one partner checks the mat, then attacks several times in a row.
I knew it!
Textbookやはり、思ったとおりです。Standalone 'やっぱり!' = 'I knew it!'. Textbook 'やはり' gains a small 'っ', and the rest ('思ったとおりです') is simply dropped.
Two comedians joke that most performers on today's show are part-timers, and that people paid money to come watch them.
After all...
Textbookやはり……。'やはり' (after all) becomes 'やっぱり' in speech and is clipped further to 'やっぱ'; here it opens the thought continued in the next line.
One performer has been searching for a woman and now reveals what they know about her LINE account.
Culture note LINE is the messaging app almost everyone in Japan uses, with a display name and profile picture.
That woman's trouble. On second thought, forget her.
Textbookその女性は危ないです。やはりやめておいたほうがいいです。Formal 'やはり' becomes casual 'やっぱり' ('on second thought / after all'); 'やめておけ' also contracts to 'やめとけ'.
Near the end of their act, the duo plays out a scene set in an izakaya, a Japanese pub.
Izakayas really are great, man.
Textbookやはり居酒屋というのはいいですよ。'やはり' gains a small 'っ' and becomes everyday spoken 'やっぱり'. Also 'というのは' shrinks to 'って'.
One performer is told to just get a girlfriend, protests, and admits wanting one too.
Culture note Zexy (ゼクシィ) is a well-known Japanese bridal magazine read by couples planning a wedding.
But yeah, I just can't get one after all!
Textbookでも、やはり彼女はできません。Formal 「やはり」 becomes 「やっぱり」, clipped further to 「やっぱ」; plain 「できない」 + 「わ」 replaces polite 「できません」.
In a skit about an elementary school teacher, one performer keeps failing to act like a teacher and gets stopped.
Education really is profound after all, huh.
Textbookやはり教育というものは奥が深いですね。"やっぱり" is the everyday form of "やはり" (extra "っ" for emphasis); "って" casually replaces "というものは", and "奥深い" is "奥が深い" without "が".
From other routines in the library. Automatic transcripts, not yet checked line by line.
やっぱり／やっぱ means “as I thought / after all”. やはり (“as expected”, “after all”) is the formal form, used in writing and careful speech. In casual speech the は hardens into っぱ, やっぱり, which clips to やっぱ. It also marks a change of mind: やっぱいいや = “actually, never mind”.
With friends: OK. With coworkers: OK. With a boss or teacher: careful. Everyday. やっぱ is more casual than やっぱり.
In 1,905 live comedy routines, やっぱり／やっぱ appears in 673 lines from 192 comedians, and the textbook やはり in 23 lines.