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Japanese
Etymology
From German Arbeit (“work, job”).
Pronunciation
Noun
アルバイト • (arubaito)
- part-time job, especially for students (as opposed to one's main occupation when it is only part time)
- 管理職だった男性は 50代でリストラに遭い、コンビニのアルバイトをするしかなかった。
- Kanrishoku datta dansei wa gojū-dai de risutora ni ai, konbini no arubaito o suru shika nakatta.
- He was part of management, but was laid off after (lit. "had a bad encounter with") a corporate restructuring when he was in his 50s, and had no other choice but to take a part-time job at a convenience store.
- part-time worker
- 毎日新聞阪神支局は一般事務と編集補助業務に従事するアルバイト １名を募集します。
- Mainichi Shinbun Hanshin shikyoku wa ippan jimu to henshū hojo gyōmu ni jūji suru arubaito ichimei o boshū shimasu.
- The Mainichi Shimbun Hanshin branch office is recruiting one part-time worker for general clerical service and editing assistance.
Synonyms
- (job): バイト (baito); パート (pāto), パートタイム (pāto-taimu)
- (worker): アルバイトの人 (arubaito no hito)
Derived terms
See also
- → Korean: 아르바이트 (areubaiteu)
References