#118 Our favourite mistakes: Pronunciation
▶️ Try pronouncing the following words:
• above
• every
• move
• oven
• over
• video
• visa
• vowel
❓What do these words have in common?
❗️ They all have a strong [v] sound, like the ‘в’ in Russian and unlike ‘v’ in Uzbek. For clarity in Cyrillic (not Russian pronunciation):
• above – ❌ эбоу, ✅ эбав
• every – ❌ эури, ✅ эври
• move – ❌ муу, ✅ мув
• oven – ❌ оуэн, ✅ авен
• over – ❌ оууер, ✅ оувер
• video – ❌ уидео, ✅ видиоу
• visa – ❌ уиза, ✅ виза
• vowel – ❌ уауэл, ✅ вауэл
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #pronunciation
▶️ Try pronouncing the following words:
• above
• every
• move
• oven
• over
• video
• visa
• vowel
❓What do these words have in common?
❗️ They all have a strong [v] sound, like the ‘в’ in Russian and unlike ‘v’ in Uzbek. For clarity in Cyrillic (not Russian pronunciation):
• above – ❌ эбоу, ✅ эбав
• every – ❌ эури, ✅ эври
• move – ❌ муу, ✅ мув
• oven – ❌ оуэн, ✅ авен
• over – ❌ оууер, ✅ оувер
• video – ❌ уидео, ✅ видиоу
• visa – ❌ уиза, ✅ виза
• vowel – ❌ уауэл, ✅ вауэл
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #pronunciation
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#10 Must Watch: The greatest country?
▶️ Here’s a famous scene from The Newsroom, an 🇺🇸American political TV serial, in which a journalist gives a shocking answer to the question “Why is America the greatest country in the world?” – see for yourself.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch
▶️ Here’s a famous scene from The Newsroom, an 🇺🇸American political TV serial, in which a journalist gives a shocking answer to the question “Why is America the greatest country in the world?” – see for yourself.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch
#41 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Mark Wiens
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Automatic
💬 Topics: Food, travel
💡 Content: Mark Wiens is possibly the most famous YouTuber at the crossroads of food and travel. In his videos he explores different countries where he goes on food tours to experience authentic local flavours. His positive spirit will capture you instantly, making you feel as if you’re right there with him.
⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA
Check out his series of food travel videos about Uzbekistan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3xHJzNNM2A&list=PLeoy0zUu6bqlW2RryzyI5MMO7xDpZeFmg
He also has an interesting life story actually: https://markwiens.me/about/
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube #world_food
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Automatic
💬 Topics: Food, travel
💡 Content: Mark Wiens is possibly the most famous YouTuber at the crossroads of food and travel. In his videos he explores different countries where he goes on food tours to experience authentic local flavours. His positive spirit will capture you instantly, making you feel as if you’re right there with him.
⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA
Check out his series of food travel videos about Uzbekistan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3xHJzNNM2A&list=PLeoy0zUu6bqlW2RryzyI5MMO7xDpZeFmg
He also has an interesting life story actually: https://markwiens.me/about/
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube #world_food
#95 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi feeling rubbish at a roadside dump
❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 5,000 Paynet-soums!
❓ 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!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 5,000 Paynet-soums!
❓ 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!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
Congrats to Axror!!! First time spotted and boom! 🥳🥳🥳
Thanks for those designs, Xurshidbek, Tony Stark and Mo'minjon! 👏👏👏
Thanks for those designs, Xurshidbek, Tony Stark and Mo'minjon! 👏👏👏
Afandi English
❗️Dear students, 🆕 I’m excited to announce the start of the new Project Hub. ⏰ When? Every Monday 13:00-15:00, from 27 March. 🏢 Where? Yoshlar Markazi in Andijan Eski Shahar 💰 How much? Participation is free of charge. 🔎 What? We will work on various…
⏰⏰⏰ Welcome again to our Project Hub today at 1pm. Where? 2nd floor of Yoshlar Markazi in Eski Shahar, Andijan.
#16 Know Your World: East vs West Part 2
▶️ East and West have some serious cultural differences that come to the surface in many situations of daily life. Check out these pictures originally made by a Chinese graphic designer living in Germany. For your convenience, the titles are translated to English and Uzbek.
There’s a whole bunch of pictures, today let’s look at five of them.
See Part 1 and Part 3.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #infographic
▶️ East and West have some serious cultural differences that come to the surface in many situations of daily life. Check out these pictures originally made by a Chinese graphic designer living in Germany. For your convenience, the titles are translated to English and Uzbek.
There’s a whole bunch of pictures, today let’s look at five of them.
See Part 1 and Part 3.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #infographic
#81 Afandi Quiz: What’s this map about?
▶️ The map shows European countries in different colours, from green to red. The lowest is Turkey with 2.0 and the highest is Belarus with 17.5.
👉@afandi_english👈 #maps #map_quiz
▶️ The map shows European countries in different colours, from green to red. The lowest is Turkey with 2.0 and the highest is Belarus with 17.5.
👉@afandi_english👈 #maps #map_quiz
Afandi English
What does this map show?
Well done!
💡 The map was about alcohol consumption. Eastern Europeans consume quite a bit more alcohol than Western Europeans while Muslim Turkey has the lowest consumption. Alcohol is made artificially expensive in Scandinavia through taxation, lessening people’s thirst for it. Meanwhile, Italy has a wine culture but ‘hard alcohol’ is not that common.
💡 The map was about alcohol consumption. Eastern Europeans consume quite a bit more alcohol than Western Europeans while Muslim Turkey has the lowest consumption. Alcohol is made artificially expensive in Scandinavia through taxation, lessening people’s thirst for it. Meanwhile, Italy has a wine culture but ‘hard alcohol’ is not that common.
#119 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Men ro’zaman. Ro’za tutdingizmi? Og’izni nechada ochamiz?
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
I’m roza. Did you fast? What time do we open our mouth?
✅ Well, it should be:
I’m fasting. Are you fasting? What time do we break the fast?
❓Why?
❗️ There is no such word as roza in English. Some people insist on talking about Islamic concepts like masjid or reading namoz in the original words or sense. There is no arguing about that, just adapt to the person listening to you. If you talk to foreign Muslims, use them, if not then find more established words like mosque or praying.
❗️ There’s no reason why fast should be in the past tense when you’re still doing it. The right tense is present continuous, i.e. Are you fasting?
❗️ Open one’s mouth sounds rather strange in English. Use break the fast instead.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Men ro’zaman. Ro’za tutdingizmi? Og’izni nechada ochamiz?
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
I’m roza. Did you fast? What time do we open our mouth?
✅ Well, it should be:
❗️ There is no such word as roza in English. Some people insist on talking about Islamic concepts like masjid or reading namoz in the original words or sense. There is no arguing about that, just adapt to the person listening to you. If you talk to foreign Muslims, use them, if not then find more established words like mosque or praying.
❗️ There’s no reason why fast should be in the past tense when you’re still doing it. The right tense is present continuous, i.e. Are you fasting?
❗️ Open one’s mouth sounds rather strange in English. Use break the fast instead.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
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#5 Future: Google’s Data Center
▶️ Google is one of the “Big Five” US tech companies – Microsoft, Facebook (Meta), Amazon, Apple and Google. The Big Five have come under fire (=been criticised) for being too big, too powerful and too intransparent (=secretive, not open). In this video by Google we can see how the company tries to maintain a friendly appearance while the dimensions (=size, scale) and the need for security are impressive and frightening at the same time.
👉@afandi_english👈 #future
▶️ Google is one of the “Big Five” US tech companies – Microsoft, Facebook (Meta), Amazon, Apple and Google. The Big Five have come under fire (=been criticised) for being too big, too powerful and too intransparent (=secretive, not open). In this video by Google we can see how the company tries to maintain a friendly appearance while the dimensions (=size, scale) and the need for security are impressive and frightening at the same time.
👉@afandi_english👈 #future
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#33 Movie Time: Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014)
▶️ Today’s movie is a 🇫🇷French comedy about a family with four daughters that all marry different foreigners and experience every possible culture clash (=conflict) in the process. Not only a must-watch for culture lovers but also a good exercise in speed reading subtitles!
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #european_films #comedy
▶️ Today’s movie is a 🇫🇷French comedy about a family with four daughters that all marry different foreigners and experience every possible culture clash (=conflict) in the process. Not only a must-watch for culture lovers but also a good exercise in speed reading subtitles!
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #european_films #comedy