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2009.07.30
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HOST FAMILY ホストファミリー
- A host family is the family in whose home someone does a homestay.
We also sometimes use the expressions host mother, host father, host sister, etc. - host family は、ホームステイをする家の家族、つまりホストファミリーのことです。
host mother （ホストマザー）、 host father （ホストファザー）、 host sister （ホストシスター）などと言ったりもします。
- This is a picture of the host family my daughter stayed with this summer.
- The oldest son of my German host family is coming to visit me this summer.
- I really like my host mother. She's very kind to me, takes me everywhere, and is a terrific cook!
- (meeting Dan, an American student, at Barcelona Airport)
a: Hi! I'm, Marie Elena.
b: You're Marie Elena - my host sister? ... Oh, I think I'm going to like it here!
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