Beginner - Meaning of your name

When a song that you don't enjoy listening to is playing, it would be good to be able to explain that in order for the song to get changed! Learn how to kindly request another song to be played instead of that one that is playing. 

When someone calls you at a bad time, how do you explain nicely that you are busy and will call back when you're free? That's one exactly what you will learn in today's podcast. 

Sometimes it seems like the whole world is in selfie mode! Everyone these days are taking selfies and the word has now made itself into other languages Arabic included. Tune in to learn how to suggest taking a selfie in Arabic. 

日本人の名前には、いろいろな意味があります。 今日は名前のつけ方についてです。 

Conosci l’origine del tuo nome? Sai perché lo hanno scelto per te? Forse perché lo hanno trovato originale ed esotico, forse per un motivo legato alla famiglia oppure hanno semplicemente seguito la moda del momento. Sì, perché i nomi seguono le mode e hanno una vita ciclica. Oggi ... Show More

Host Ahmed Ali Akbar has always had trouble getting people to say his name “correctly.” Why? This episode explores how second generation immigrants choose names, and how a name can impact our lives in more ways than we’d think.  

#QOTD: What's your favorite thing about San Francisco? To me, a name is made. I have some friends that sit around and spend wayyyyy too much time trying to figure out the name for their startup. What did "Google" or "Facebook" mean to anybody outside of their inner communities wh ... Show More