#75 Travelogue Uzbekistan: Corona Society
The use of face masks, social distancing and hand sanitizers says less about the virus than people actually. What's there to analyse?
Face Masks
Uzbeks have worn them for some reasons other than protection: a) to go with the flow, b) to avoid paying a fine, c) to look more professional, d) to cover up as a Muslima or e) to distinguish oneself as a progressive global citizen.
Social Distancing
This was never really a thing here, thankfully. You canโt tell Uzbeks not to shake hands or hug. It spared them from the alienation that many westerners feel nowadays.
Hand Sanitizer
Some mask lovers got addicted to this ritual. It makes them feel health-conscious and modern. Sadly, some kids are still greeted by nurse-looking spray-bottle-wielding teachers every morning.
While the signs remain in place (laziness? decoration?) masks have been repurposed as number plate covers.
๐@afandi_english๐ #travel #uzbekistan
The use of face masks, social distancing and hand sanitizers says less about the virus than people actually. What's there to analyse?
Face Masks
Uzbeks have worn them for some reasons other than protection: a) to go with the flow, b) to avoid paying a fine, c) to look more professional, d) to cover up as a Muslima or e) to distinguish oneself as a progressive global citizen.
Social Distancing
This was never really a thing here, thankfully. You canโt tell Uzbeks not to shake hands or hug. It spared them from the alienation that many westerners feel nowadays.
Hand Sanitizer
Some mask lovers got addicted to this ritual. It makes them feel health-conscious and modern. Sadly, some kids are still greeted by nurse-looking spray-bottle-wielding teachers every morning.
While the signs remain in place (laziness? decoration?) masks have been repurposed as number plate covers.
๐@afandi_english๐ #travel #uzbekistan
Afandi English
#75 Travelogue Uzbekistan: Corona Society The use of face masks, social distancing and hand sanitizers says less about the virus than people actually. What's there to analyse? Face Masks Uzbeks have worn them for some reasons other than protection: a) toโฆ
---Vocab---
๐social distancing = people keeping a distance from one another ๐go with the flow = do what other people do ๐fine (noun) = money you pay as a punishment ๐progressive = having modern ideas ๐global citizen = sb who travels a lot and thinks of the whole world as their home ๐spare sb = not harm sb ๐alienation = feeling of not belonging together anymore ๐health-conscious = thinking a lot about oneโs health ๐wield sth = hold a weapon or tool that you are going to use ๐repurpose sth = use sth for another purpose ๐number plate = sign with numbers on a car (American English = license plate)
๐social distancing = people keeping a distance from one another ๐go with the flow = do what other people do ๐fine (noun) = money you pay as a punishment ๐progressive = having modern ideas ๐global citizen = sb who travels a lot and thinks of the whole world as their home ๐spare sb = not harm sb ๐alienation = feeling of not belonging together anymore ๐health-conscious = thinking a lot about oneโs health ๐wield sth = hold a weapon or tool that you are going to use ๐repurpose sth = use sth for another purpose ๐number plate = sign with numbers on a car (American English = license plate)
Which has been the most useless and unhealthy way to protect against corona?
Anonymous Poll
21%
Face masks
13%
Social distancing
8%
Hand sanitizer
31%
All of them
28%
No, they were all useful
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#77 Afandi Quiz: Mysterious song
Todayโs quiz is about a mysterious song from a mysterious country! Can you guess where itโs from? Pay attention to the language and style.
๐@afandi_english๐ #quiz #song_quiz
Todayโs quiz is about a mysterious song from a mysterious country! Can you guess where itโs from? Pay attention to the language and style.
๐@afandi_english๐ #quiz #song_quiz
This song is from โฆ
Final Results
38%
๐จ๐ทCosta Rica
29%
๐ช๐ธSpain
19%
๐ต๐นPortugal
14%
๐ง๐ทBrazil
Afandi English
This song is from โฆ
Ouch!
๐ The language of this song was Portuguese, not Spanish, so it couldnโt have been ๐ช๐ธSpain or ๐จ๐ทCosta Rica. Portuguese is spoken in both Portugal and Brazil and sounds softer than Spanish, the latter (=the last mentioned one) by some being likened to (=compared to, found similar to) the sound of a machine gun. Portuguese has a lot of /z/ and /ส/ sounds, both of which donโt exist in Spanish. Meanwhile, the style of the song is Latin American, not European, so it couldnโt have been from ๐ต๐นPortugal.
๐ ๐ง๐ทBrazil was correct. Brazilian music is very rhythmic, Samba and Bossa Nova being the countryโs famous genres.
๐ The language of this song was Portuguese, not Spanish, so it couldnโt have been ๐ช๐ธSpain or ๐จ๐ทCosta Rica. Portuguese is spoken in both Portugal and Brazil and sounds softer than Spanish, the latter (=the last mentioned one) by some being likened to (=compared to, found similar to) the sound of a machine gun. Portuguese has a lot of /z/ and /ส/ sounds, both of which donโt exist in Spanish. Meanwhile, the style of the song is Latin American, not European, so it couldnโt have been from ๐ต๐นPortugal.
๐ ๐ง๐ทBrazil was correct. Brazilian music is very rhythmic, Samba and Bossa Nova being the countryโs famous genres.
#32 Tongue twister: Ough My Goughd!
โ๏ธChallenge yourself with this tongue twister:
โถ๏ธ English can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.
Translation:
Ingliz tilini qattiq, batafsil oโylash orqali tushinish mumkin lekin.
โ๏ธ Insanely, the letter combination โoughโ has as many as 9 different pronunciations. Practice the most common ones by looking at the words as a whole.
๐@afandi_english๐ #tongue_twisters
โ๏ธChallenge yourself with this tongue twister:
โถ๏ธ English can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.
Translation:
Ingliz tilini qattiq, batafsil oโylash orqali tushinish mumkin lekin.
โ๏ธ Insanely, the letter combination โoughโ has as many as 9 different pronunciations. Practice the most common ones by looking at the words as a whole.
๐@afandi_english๐ #tongue_twisters
#114 Our favourite mistakes: Pronunciation
โถ๏ธ Try pronouncing the following words:
โข bull
โข bullet
โข bully
โข bush
โข butcher
โข cushion
โข pudding
โWhat do these words have in common?
โ๏ธ The โuโ in these words is pronounced [ส], as in โbookโ, not [ส] as in โbusโ. For clarity in Cyrillic (not Russian pronunciation):
โข bull โ โ ะฑะฐะปะป, โ ะฑัะปะป
โข bullet โ โ ะฑะฐะปะปะตั, โ ะฑัะปะปะธั
โข bully โ โ ะฑะฐะปะปะธ, โ ะฑัะปะปะธ
โข bush โ โ ะฑะฐั, โ ะฑัั
โข butcher โ โ ะฑะฐัะตั, โ ะฑััะตั
โข cushion โ โ ะบะฐัะธะฝ, โ ะบััะธะฝ
โข pudding โ โ ะฟะฐะดะดะธะฝะณ, โ ะฟัะดะดะธะฝะณ
๐@afandi_english๐ #mistakes #pronunciation
โถ๏ธ Try pronouncing the following words:
โข bull
โข bullet
โข bully
โข bush
โข butcher
โข cushion
โข pudding
โWhat do these words have in common?
โ๏ธ The โuโ in these words is pronounced [ส], as in โbookโ, not [ส] as in โbusโ. For clarity in Cyrillic (not Russian pronunciation):
โข bull โ โ ะฑะฐะปะป, โ ะฑัะปะป
โข bullet โ โ ะฑะฐะปะปะตั, โ ะฑัะปะปะธั
โข bully โ โ ะฑะฐะปะปะธ, โ ะฑัะปะปะธ
โข bush โ โ ะฑะฐั, โ ะฑัั
โข butcher โ โ ะฑะฐัะตั, โ ะฑััะตั
โข cushion โ โ ะบะฐัะธะฝ, โ ะบััะธะฝ
โข pudding โ โ ะฟะฐะดะดะธะฝะณ, โ ะฟัะดะดะธะฝะณ
๐@afandi_english๐ #mistakes #pronunciation
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#4 Future: Human microchipping in Sweden
โถ๏ธ ๐ธ๐ชSweden is a technophile (=liking technology) society. The country has become almost cashless and quite a few (=many) people now have microchips under their skin. Check out how that works and why people are doing it.
๐@afandi_english๐ #future
โถ๏ธ ๐ธ๐ชSweden is a technophile (=liking technology) society. The country has become almost cashless and quite a few (=many) people now have microchips under their skin. Check out how that works and why people are doing it.
๐@afandi_english๐ #future
Would you consider getting yourself microchipped?
Anonymous Poll
29%
Yes, I want to be ready for the future.
29%
Maybe, but I donโt want to be first.
17%
No, I donโt see any benefit in this.
25%
Never, it just feels wrong.
#39 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Key & Peele
๐ English Level: Various
๐ค Subtitles: Available
๐ฌ Topics: Comedy
๐ก Content: Though not active anymore, this channel has lots of funny sketches that have subtitles, too. Key and Peele are both mixed-race Americans who manage to pull jokes (=make jokes) that would seem inappropriate (=unacceptable) for others.
โ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdN4aXTrHAtfgbVG9HjBmxQ
๐@afandi_english๐ #youtube
๐ English Level: Various
๐ค Subtitles: Available
๐ฌ Topics: Comedy
๐ก Content: Though not active anymore, this channel has lots of funny sketches that have subtitles, too. Key and Peele are both mixed-race Americans who manage to pull jokes (=make jokes) that would seem inappropriate (=unacceptable) for others.
โ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdN4aXTrHAtfgbVG9HjBmxQ
๐@afandi_english๐ #youtube
#91 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi in Frankfurt Old Town
โ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
โ๏ธ You might be the lucky winner of 5,000 Paynet-soums!
โ How? Spot Afandi, mark him in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the pinned message above!
๐@afandi_english๐ #spot_afandi
โ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
โ๏ธ You might be the lucky winner of 5,000 Paynet-soums!
โ How? Spot Afandi, mark him in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the pinned message above!
๐@afandi_english๐ #spot_afandi
Congrats to Tokhir!!! ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
And lovely designs from Oybek, Javoxir and Muhammadazim!!! ๐๐โ๏ธ
And lovely designs from Oybek, Javoxir and Muhammadazim!!! ๐๐โ๏ธ
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๐ Special Day: Navruz in Afghanistan
๐ Special days help us pay more attention to the things and people that matter. Celebrate with Afandi English!
โถ๏ธ Get to know your least known neighbour โ Afghanistan. Navruz is even more important there than in ex-Soviet Central Asia. Check it out!
๐@afandi_english๐ #special_day
๐ Special days help us pay more attention to the things and people that matter. Celebrate with Afandi English!
โถ๏ธ Get to know your least known neighbour โ Afghanistan. Navruz is even more important there than in ex-Soviet Central Asia. Check it out!
๐@afandi_english๐ #special_day
#77 Afandi Quiz: Which country?
โถ๏ธ Here are mysterious pictures from a country that experiences earthquakes once in a while.
๐@afandi_english๐ #picture_quiz
โถ๏ธ Here are mysterious pictures from a country that experiences earthquakes once in a while.
๐@afandi_english๐ #picture_quiz
These pictures were taken in โฆ
Final Results
13%
๐น๐ทTurkey
43%
๐ฎ๐นItaly
15%
๐ฆ๐ทArgentina
29%
๐ฌ๐ทGreece