The Japanese language draws loan words (words of foreign origin, or 外来語, gairaigo) primarily from En
The Japanese language draws loan words (words of foreign origin, or 外来語, gairaigo) primarily from English, but it borrows many words from other languages. In this case, the word is アルバイト (arubaito, part-time job), which comes from the German word, arbeit.In this case, a gentleman from Australia asks the teacher how to write アルバイト in kanji, not realizing that it’s a loan word… he thought it was an old Japanese word.The note at the bottom points out something sort of important. In Japanese, アルバイト means a part-time job. But arbeit in German means full-time work. -- source link
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