Flight passengers walk through an arrival floor past Chinese and English signs indicating transportations to leave the Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2023.

English 'Loan Words' in Your Language

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 3, 2024

Listeners who speak a second language call in to share which words in English are commonly used in that language, and what it might say about that culture.

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