In Japanese, "barista" is バリスタ (barisuta). It is a noun pronounced "bah-ree-soo-tah".
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バリスタ is written in katakana. Romanised as barisuta, it sounds roughly like "bah-ree-soo-tah" to an English ear.
病院のバリスタはいつも忙しそうです。
Byouin no barisuta wa itsumo isogashisou desu.
The barista at the hospital always looks busy.
Barisuta (バリスタ) is the Japanese word for barista. Job titles in Japanese use a variety of endings: shi (士) for licensed professionals, sha (者) for workers, while modern roles often use katakana loanwords.
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Buy on Steamバリスタ is romanised as barisuta. Say it roughly like "bah-ree-soo-tah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
バリスタ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
バリスタ is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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