224. Why do Countries Have Different Names in Different Languages? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish"><strong>JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish </strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p> <strong>In English, we call Germany “</strong><strong>Germany”</strong><strong>; in German, it is “</strong><strong>Deutschland”</strong><strong>; in Japanese it is </strong><strong>“Doitsu</strong><strong>”; in French it is “</strong><strong>Allemagne.</strong><strong>” Today I want to look at why countries have different names in different languages!</strong> </p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/04/12/224-why-do-countries-have-different-names-in-different-languages/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/04/12/224-why-do-countries-have-different-names-in-different-languages/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>My Links</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.link/"><strong>ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/ </strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard">⁠<strong>Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard</strong>⁠</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast"><strong>NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast </strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/"><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) </strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/"><strong>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</strong></a></p> <p> <strong>Vocabulary</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>To name (v) - </strong>to give someone or something a name.</li> <li><strong>Endonym (n) - </strong>the name used to refer to a place by its inhabitants, as opposed to a name used by foreigners.</li> <li><strong>Exonym (n) - </strong>a name used by outsiders for a place.</li> <li><strong>Linguistic (adj) - </strong>connected with language or the study of language.</li> <li><strong>Variation (n) – </strong>something that is slightly different from the usual form or arrangement.</li> <li><strong>To derive (v) - </strong>to get something from something else.</li> <li><strong>To entrench (v) - </strong>to firmly establish something, especially an idea or a problem, so that it cannot be changed.</li> </ul> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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