아르바이트

A casual term for part-time or hourly work, especially jobs commonly done by students or young adults such as café shifts, convenience store jobs, or temporary positions. It is widely used in modern Korean to refer to short-term employment.

The word “아르바이트 (areubaiteu)” originates from the German word “Arbeit” meaning “work,” which was adopted into Japanese as アルバイト (arubaito) and later entered Korean with a slightly adapted pronunciation.

In everyday usage, “아르바이트” generally implies flexible, temporary, or hourly paid work rather than a full-time job.

Word origin: Arbeit (🇩🇪) → アルバイト (🇯🇵) → 아르바이트 (🇰🇷)