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10 Aug 2022
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Is it natural way to say "Please love our nephew. or Please Mercy our nephew." to the host family when they stay abroad?
Is it natural way to say "Please love our nephew. or Please Mercy our nephew." to the host family when they stay abroad?
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10 Aug 2022
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- English (US)
@Si___
Thank you for taking care of our nephew.
We hope you enjoy hosting our nephew.
It sounds kind of rude to ask that they do something they've already agreed to do (host your nephew). So thanking them for doing it beforehand is usually a safe and polite way to say it.
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- English (US)
@Si___
Thank you for taking care of our nephew.
We hope you enjoy hosting our nephew.
It sounds kind of rude to ask that they do something they've already agreed to do (host your nephew). So thanking them for doing it beforehand is usually a safe and polite way to say it.
- Thai
- English (US)
"taking care of" someone = providing food/home, being nice to them, making sure they stay safe.
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