A barista is the person who makes coffee behind the counter — espresso, latte, cappuccino — and often takes your order too. English borrowed the word from Italian.

A barista is the person who makes coffee behind the counterbarista是在櫃檯後面煮咖啡的人——espresso, latte, cappuccino濃縮咖啡、拿鐵、卡布奇諾都是——and often takes your order too而且通常也負責幫你點餐。English borrowed the word from Italian英文是從義大利文借來這個字的。

In Italian, barista first meant the person at a bar, closer to a bartender. In English, though actually, it narrowed: it almost always means coffee, not beer.

In Italian在義大利文裡，barista first meant the person at a barbarista原本指吧台的人，closer to a bartender比較接近bartender調酒師。In English在英文裡，though actually不過其實，it narrowed意思縮小了：it almost always means coffee, not beer幾乎都是指咖啡，不是啤酒。

Cafés like the word; it sounds skilled and a little stylish. In a breakfast shop the same work might just be “the person at the counter.” Some baristas have trained for years; some are students on a part-time job.

Cafés like the word咖啡廳喜歡這個字；it sounds skilled and a little stylish聽起來很有技術、也有點時髦。In a breakfast shop在早餐店裡 the same work might just be "the person at the counter."同樣的工作可能就只叫「the person at the counter櫃檯的人」。Some baristas have trained for years有些barista受過多年訓練；some are students on a part-time job有些只是打工的學生。

The word itself does not tell you which. It is a modern, everyday noun in cities.

The word itself does not tell you which這個字本身不會告訴你是哪一種。It is a modern, everyday noun in cities它是都市裡一個現代、日常的名詞。