アルバイト

Japanese

FWOTD – 11 January 2013

Etymology

From German Arbeit (work, job).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ルバイト [àrúbáꜜìtò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾɯ̟ᵝba̠ito̞]

Noun

アルバイト (rōmaji arubaito)

  1. part-time job, especially for students (as opposed to one's main occupation when it is only part time)
    管理職 (かんりしょく)だった (だん) (せい)50代 (ごじゅうだい)リストラ ()コンビニ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.
  2. part-time worker
     (まい) (にち) (しん) (ぶん) (はん) (しん) () (きょく) (いっ) (ぱん) () () (へん) (しゅう) () (じょ) (ぎょう) () (じゅう) ()するアルバイト (いち) (めい) () (しゅう)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.

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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