Korean word

아르바이트

Pronunciation

Romanizationareubaiteu

Meaning

  • nounpart-time job

Example

주말에 아르바이트를 해요.chu ma re a reu ba i teu reul hae yo

I work part-time on weekends.

Illustration for 아르바이트 (part-time job)

More examples

학비 때문에 아르바이트를 시작했어요.hak ppi ttae mu ne a reu ba i teu reul si ja kae sseo yo

I started working part-time because of my tuition fees.

Core concept

Work done for limited hours rather than as a regular full-time job, with payment for the time worked.

Common phrases

  • 아르바이트를 하다a reu ba i teu reul ha da

    do part-time work

  • 아르바이트를 시작하다a reu ba i teu reul si ja ka da

    begin a part-time job

  • 아르바이트 구인a reu ba i teu ku in

    part-time job opening

  • 아르바이트 지원서a reu ba i teu chi won seo

    part-time job application

Similar words

알바alba: An informal spoken term for a part-time job, commonly paid by the hour.
파트타임pateutaim: Employment with fewer working hours than a normal full-time schedule.
시간제 근무siganje keunmu: Work contracted by set hours, with wages calculated for each hour worked.
임시직imsijik: A job that lasts only for a fixed period agreed in advance.

Definition in Korean

정규 고용이 아닌 짧은 시간 단위로 일하고 임금을 받는 일cheong gyu ko yong i a nin jjal beun si gan ta nwi ro il ha go im geu meul pan neun il

Word origin

Korean borrowed this word through Japanese from German Arbeit, meaning work, and the borrowed form came to mean a short-term or part-time job.

Usage tips

  • A part-time position may continue for years, while this word often points to work taken for limited hours outside a regular career.

Opposites

Related words

  • 아르바이트생areubaiteusaengpart-time employeenoun
  • 아르바이트하다areubaiteuhadahave a part-time jobverb
  • 알바albapart-time worknoun

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