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バーテン Japanese meaning | Kotomora

バーテン

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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bartender

abbreviation

Abbreviation of バーテンダー. Common in casual conversation.

See also: バーテンダー

彼かれはバーテンをしながら小しょう説せつを書

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He works as a bartender while writing a novel.

あのバーテンはカクテルを作つくるのが上手うまい。

That bartender is good at making cocktails.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉がバーテンをするfor someone to work as a bartender
彼かれは大だい学がく時じ代だい、バーをする店みせでバーテンをしていた。
During college, he worked as a bartender at a bar.

Related words

バーテンダー
バーテン is a casual, spoken abbreviation of バーテンダー, which is the fuller, more formal form used in writing or polite speech.

Word family

バーテンダー
bartender

Etymology

Abbreviation of バーテンダー, from English 'bartender'.