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わたしなつやす日本人にっぽんじんともいっしょともいなかときでんしゃおこなので12かんかかりましたともぞくみんなしんせつでした。おとうさんくるまきれいなみずうみつれてくれました。みずうみには、さかなつっているひとやふねにいるひといましたでもおよいでいるひといませんでしたともがふねにいったので、ふねにが、おちそうなってちょっとこわかったですおかあさんつくくれた日本にっぽんりょうとてもおいしかったですおかあさんに「日本にっぽんりょういろもおさらとてもきれいですね。わたしはおさらです。」というと、おかあさんがおみせつれてくれましたそこでしろまるいさらを3まいこのみせでは、ぶんもおさらやおちゃわんつくのでわたしひとつつく。おさらつくのはむずかしいのでちいちゃわんつくかえひとりでひこうきかえきましたなつやすともいなかことできてほんとうよかったです

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  1. 1夏休みに何をしましたか。
  2. 2みずうみで何をしましたか。
  3. 3お店で何をしましたか。

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Vocabulary7 words
  • いなか
    • ·rural area; countryside; the sticks
    • ·hometown
    N4
  • 行うおこなうAs it appears here: 行った
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • みんな
    • ·everyone; everybody; all
    • ·everything; all
    N4
  • 親切しんせつ
    • ·kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
    N4
  • おちるAs it appears here: おち
    • ·to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way
    • ·to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down
    • ·to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)
    • ·to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)
    • ·to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.)
    • ·to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner
    • ·to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing
    • ·to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
    • ·to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low)
    • ·to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
    • ·to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
    • ·to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill)
    • ·to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)
    • ·to give in
    • ·to confess; to own up
    • ·to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)
    • ·to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee
    • ·to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart)
    • ·to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated
    • ·to come in (of money)
    • ·to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)
    • ·to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious
    • ·to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash
    • ·to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline
    • ·to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)
    • ·to die (of an animal)
    • ·to strike (of lightning)
    N4
  • こわいAs it appears here: こわかった
    • ·scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
    N4
  • 帰りかえり
    • ·return; coming back
    N4
Other levels57 words
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 夏休みなつやすみ
    • ·summer vacation; summer holiday
    N5
  • いっしょ
    • ·(doing) together
    • ·one lump; one mixture; the same category
    • ·the same; identical
    • ·(at) the same time
    N5
  • 行くいくAs it appears here: 行きました
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    N5
  • 行くいく
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    N5
  • 電車でんしゃ
    • ·train; electric train
    N5
  • 時間じかん
    • ·time
    • ·hour
    • ·period; class; lesson
    N5
  • かかるAs it appears here: かかりました
    • ·to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
    • ·to hang
    • ·to come into view; to arrive
    • ·to come under (a contract, a tax)
    • ·to start (engines, motors)
    • ·to attend; to deal with; to handle
    • ·to have started to; to be on the verge of
    • ·to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover
    • ·to (come) at
    • ·to be fastened
    • ·to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
    • ·to be caught in
    • ·to get a call
    • ·to depend on
    • ·to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to
    N5
  • 家族かぞく
    • ·family
    N5
  • おとうさん
    • ·father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
    • ·husband
    • ·you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him
    N5
  • くるま
    • ·car; automobile; vehicle
    • ·wheel; castor; caster
    N5
  • みるAs it appears here:
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • さかな
    • ·fish
    N5
  • ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • ふるAs it appears here:
    • ·to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down
    • ·to form (of frost)
    • ·to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in
    • ·to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.); to come; to arrive
    N5
  • 乗るのるAs it appears here: 乗って
    • ·to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
    • ·to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount
    • ·to reach; to go over; to pass
    • ·to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.)
    • ·to take part; to participate; to join
    • ·to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
    • ·to be deceived; to be taken in
    • ·to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered
    • ·to stick; to attach; to take; to go on
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: いました
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • およぐAs it appears here: およいで
    • ·to swim
    • ·to struggle through (a crowd)
    • ·to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life)
    • ·to totter; to lose one's balance
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: いませんでした
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 乗るのるAs it appears here: 乗ろう
    • ·to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
    • ·to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount
    • ·to reach; to go over; to pass
    • ·to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.)
    • ·to take part; to participate; to join
    • ·to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
    • ·to be deceived; to be taken in
    • ·to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered
    • ·to stick; to attach; to take; to go on
    N5
  • いうAs it appears here: いった
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 乗るのるAs it appears here: 乗りました
    • ·to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
    • ·to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount
    • ·to reach; to go over; to pass
    • ·to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.)
    • ·to take part; to participate; to join
    • ·to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
    • ·to be deceived; to be taken in
    • ·to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered
    • ·to stick; to attach; to take; to go on
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • ちょっと
    • ·a little; a bit; slightly
    • ·just a minute; for a moment; briefly
    • ·somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
    • ·(not) easily; (not) readily
    • ·hey!; come on; excuse me
    • ·thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
    • ·a little more than (a week, month, etc.); slightly more than
    N5
  • おかあさん
    • ·mother; mom; mum; ma
    • ·wife
    • ·you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her
    N5
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作って
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    N5
  • 料理りょうり
    • ·cooking; cookery; cuisine; food; dish
    • ·dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
    N5
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    N5
  • おいしいAs it appears here: おいしかった
    • ·good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
    • ·attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
    N5
  • いろ
    • ·colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade
    • ·complexion; skin colour; skin color
    • ·look (on one's face); expression
    • ·appearance; air; feeling
    • ·personality; character
    • ·tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring
    • ·love; lust; sensuality; love affair
    • ·lover; paramour
    • ·beauty; sexiness; physical appeal
    • ·kind; type; variety
    N5
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買いたい
    • ·to buy; to purchase
    • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
    • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
    • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
    • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
    N5
  • いう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • みせ
    • ·store; shop; establishment; restaurant
    N5
  • 白いしろいAs it appears here: 白くて
    • ·white
    • ·blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; unmarked; spotless; immaculate
    • ·innocent; not guilty; pure
    • ·bright; vivid
    • ·inexperienced; naive; unrefined
    N5
  • まるい
    • ·round; circular; spherical
    • ·curved; smooth
    • ·harmonious; calm; peaceful; amiable; amicable
    N5
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買いました
    • ·to buy; to purchase
    • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
    • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
    • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
    • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 作れるつくれる
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いた
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    N5
  • ひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作りました
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    N5
  • 作るつくる
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    N5
  • むずかしい
    • ·difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
    • ·impossible; unfeasible
    • ·fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
    • ·gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
    • ·dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
    • ·unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
    N5
  • 小さいちいさい
    • ·small; little; tiny
    • ·slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
    • ·low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
    • ·unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial
    • ·young; juvenile
    N5
  • ひとり
    • ·one person
    • ·being alone; being by oneself
    • ·being single; being unmarried
    • ·by oneself; alone
    • ·just; only; simply
    N5
  • 帰るかえるAs it appears here: 帰って
    • ·to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
    • ·to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
    • ·to get home; to get to home plate
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できて
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • ほんとう
    • ·truth; reality; actuality; fact
    • ·proper; right; correct; official
    • ·genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
    N5
  • よいAs it appears here: よかった
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • さら
    • ·plate; dish; platter; disc
    • ·serving; helping; course
    • ·kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
    N3
  • そこで
    • ·so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
    N3
  • ちゃ
    • ·tea
    • ·tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
    • ·tea preparation; making tea
    • ·brown
    • ·mockery
    N3
  • わん
    • ·bay; gulf; inlet
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • つるAs it appears here: つって
    • ·to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
    • ·to hang oneself
    • ·to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth
    • ·to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
    • ·to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight
    N2
Grammar5 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ときN4

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    行くときは電車で行ったので、12時間もかかりました。

    We went by train, so it took a full twelve hours.

  • 〜てくれるN43 times in this passage

    Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

    おとうさんは車できれいなみずうみにつれて行ってくれました。

    Their father drove us to a beautiful lake.

  • そうだN4

    A judgment from observation, or that something is on the verge of happening, attached to a verb/adjective stem — "looks like…, seems about to…"; 〜そうにない/〜そうもない = "doesn't look like it will."

    友だちがふねに乗ろうといったので、ふねに乗りましたが、おちそうになって、ちょっとこわかったです。

    My friend suggested going out in a boat so we did, but I nearly fell in and it was a bit frightening.

  • と聞いた(ときいた)N4

    Quotative plus past 'hear', reporting information one was told — 'I heard that'.

    このお店では、自分でもおさらやおちゃわんを作れると聞いたので、私もひとつ作りました。

    I heard that at this shop you can make your own plates and bowls, so I made one too.

  • 〜てくるN4

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    帰りはひとりでひこうきに乗って帰ってきました。

    On the way back I flew home alone.

Other levels12 patterns
  • といったN2

    Introduces representative examples before a summarizing noun — "(things) such as ~", "~ and the like".

    友だちがふねに乗ろうといったので、ふねに乗りましたが、おちそうになって、ちょっとこわかったです。

    My friend suggested going out in a boat so we did, but I nearly fell in and it was a bit frightening.

  • につれてN32 times in this passage

    Expresses that as one thing changes, another changes proportionally alongside it; 'as', 'in proportion to'.

    おとうさんは車できれいなみずうみにつれて行ってくれました。

    Their father drove us to a beautiful lake.

  • と言うと(というと)N3

    'Speaking of…' / 'when it comes to…' — takes up a topic just mentioned and continues from it.

    私はおさらが買いたいです。」というと、おかあさんがお店につれて行ってくれました。

    I would love to buy some plates," and she took me to a shop.

  • 一緒に(いっしょに)N5

    Indicates doing something jointly with someone or something else — "together (with)".

    私は夏休みに日本人の友だちといっしょに友だちのいなかへ行きました。

    During the summer holiday I went with a Japanese friend to their home town in the countryside.

  • のでN54 times in this passage

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    行くときは電車で行ったので、12時間もかかりました。

    We went by train, so it took a full twelve hours.

  • だ / ですN56 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    友だちの家族はみんな親切でした

    My friend's family were all kind.

  • 〜ているN52 times in this passage

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    みずうみには、魚をつっている人やふねに乗っている人がいました。

    At the lake there were people fishing and people out in boats.

  • んですN5

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    でも、およいでいる人はいませんでした。

    But there was nobody swimming.

  • とてもN52 times in this passage

    Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."

    おかあさんが作ってくれた日本の料理はとてもおいしかったです。

    The Japanese food their mother made for us was delicious.

  • 〜たいN5

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    私はおさらが買いたいです。」というと、おかあさんがお店につれて行ってくれました。

    I would love to buy some plates," and she took me to a shop.

  • に行くN5

    Go somewhere in order to do something — [verb masu-stem] + に行く, 'go to (do) …'.

    夏休みに友だちのいなかに行くことができて、ほんとうによかったです。

    I was really glad I got to visit my friend's home town during the summer holiday.

  • 〜ことができるN5

    States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.

    夏休みに友だちのいなかに行くことができて、ほんとうによかったです。

    I was really glad I got to visit my friend's home town during the summer holiday.

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