How to say 'Waiter' in Japanese | ウェーター

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The Japanese word for Waiter is 'Weetaa', written as ウェーター in Japanese.

word

ウェーター

Meaning

Waiter

Reading

Weetaa

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ウェーター (weetaa)' is a loanword derived from the English word 'waiter'. It refers to a male server in a restaurant or café. This term is specifically used for male servers, while 'ウェイトレス (weitoresu)' is used for female servers. Example sentences: The waiter brought the menu「ウェーターがメニューを持ってきた」(うぇーたーがめにゅーをもってきた). I asked the waiter for water「ウェーターに水をお願いしました」(うぇーたーにみずをおねがいしました). Note that in Japanese, loanwords like this are often written in katakana.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

2246

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ウェーター

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ウェ

Reading

katakana

ウ

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katakana

タ

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katakana

エ

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'Weetaa' means 'Waiter' .

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