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Learning Easy English

Real Easy English: Talking about names

22 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

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Want more easy programmes? There's more to explore on our website. Try Easy English Conversations to practice introducing yourself and other beginner topics. or learn through our exciting challenge series like the London Letter Challenge. And of course, we have video episodes of Real Easy English so you can watch our presenters with subtitles to help you.

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Find all our easy podcasts and videos on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

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32.887 - 42.806 Phil

Hello and welcome to Real Easy English. We're back with another conversation in Easy English to help you learn. I'm Phil.

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42.826 - 53.747 Georgie

And I'm Georgie. You can find a video version of this podcast with subtitles so you can read along. It's all on our website. That's bbclearningenglish.com.

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60.595 - 62.037 Phil

Hi. How are you, Georgie?

62.338 - 64.401 Georgie

I'm very well, thank you, Phil. How are you?

64.741 - 75.017 Phil

I'm good. I'm very good. Today, we're going to talk all about names. We're going to talk about our names and where they come from.

75.598 - 83.25 Georgie

Ooh, it's an interesting topic. Phil, what's the story behind your name? Were you named after anyone or anything?

83.931 - 87.717 Phil

I don't know, if I'm honest. I don't know why I have my name.

Chapter 2: What interesting stories do Phil and Georgie share about their names?

262.428 - 275.164 Georgie

So it's quite a relevant question. It is difficult, isn't it? Because you have to think of a name that you're going to like for a long time that you're not going to get bored of because you use it so much.

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275.33 - 285.309 Phil

Yeah, I guess with dog's names, you don't want to have something that's too common because when you call your dog, the whole park will come running to you.

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285.63 - 290.74 Georgie

Yeah, exactly. We're trying to think of something a little bit more unusual and fun.

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296.862 - 307.801 Phil

OK, let's recap the vocabulary we heard during the conversation, starting with nickname, which is an informal name used by family and friends.

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308.402 - 316.255 Georgie

We can use name as a verb, which means to give someone a name. For example, my parents named me Georgie.

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If you're named after something or someone, you're given the same name as them because of them. For example, Georgie was named after a dog called Georgia.

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I was. Your name might be common, which means lots of people have the same name.

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Or your name might be unusual, and that means that not many people have the same name. That's it for this episode of Real Easy English. Test what you've learnt with the worksheet on our website and that's bbclearningenglish.com.

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We'll be back next week with more Easy English. Goodbye for now. Bye.

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