homestay
A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local…A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price.
» In order to qualify for the homestay you must have an interview with the sponsors.
Um dich für den Aufenthalt in einer Gastfamilie zu qualifizieren, musst du an einem Interview mit den Sponsoren teilnehmen.
Um sich für den Aufenthalt in einer Gastfamilie zu qualifizieren, müssen Sie an einem Interview mit den Sponsoren teilnehmen.
Meaning
2 sensesA system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price.
Homestay
прожива́ние в семье́proživánije v semʹjé, хо́умстейxóumstej, хоумсте́йxoumstéj
A house used primarily as the residence of the owner but with the business of accommodating paying guests.
Examples
3 sentencesIn order to qualify for the homestay you must have an interview with the sponsors.
deUm dich für den Aufenthalt in einer Gastfamilie zu qualifizieren, musst du an einem Interview mit den Sponsoren teilnehmen.
My homestay parents tried to speak to me in French.
One of the "homestay" Japanese students in my Lulu Island home liked to play ice hockey.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From home + stay, nowadays a reborrowing from Japanese ホームステイ (hōmusutei).From home + stay, nowadays a reborrowing from Japanese ホームステイ (hōmusutei).
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