#85 Travelogue Tukey: Try something new
โถ๏ธ Without the many new things to try, travelling would be half as interesting. Letโs explore ๐น๐ทTurkey for some weird stuff:
Unripe melons
The taste is cucumber plus x, and it is eaten with a dash of salt. Quite special, especially when sold by unripe people!
Carob
Chocolate hanging down from a tree? Yes, this fruit has a chocolatey flavour indeed but think of it more as a wood-flavoured chocolate.
Mussels
This iconic Izmir street food is enjoyed with lemon juice. โEnjoyedโ of course only if youโre into seafood.
Atom Tea
Wipe out all the germs and viruses that trouble you in one go. Boom!
Situation
Apparently this refers to a drink. Hot or cold, alcoholic or not โ maybe thatโs up to the situation.
๐@afandi_english๐ #travel #turkey
โถ๏ธ Without the many new things to try, travelling would be half as interesting. Letโs explore ๐น๐ทTurkey for some weird stuff:
Unripe melons
The taste is cucumber plus x, and it is eaten with a dash of salt. Quite special, especially when sold by unripe people!
Carob
Chocolate hanging down from a tree? Yes, this fruit has a chocolatey flavour indeed but think of it more as a wood-flavoured chocolate.
Mussels
This iconic Izmir street food is enjoyed with lemon juice. โEnjoyedโ of course only if youโre into seafood.
Atom Tea
Wipe out all the germs and viruses that trouble you in one go. Boom!
Situation
Apparently this refers to a drink. Hot or cold, alcoholic or not โ maybe thatโs up to the situation.
๐@afandi_english๐ #travel #turkey
---Vocab---
๐a dash of sth = a small amount of sth that is added to sth ๐mussel = shell-like sea creature ๐iconic = famous, celebrated ๐sb is into sth = sb likes sth ๐wipe sth out = eliminate, destroy ๐germs = microbes that can make people ill ๐in one go = at one time only ๐apparently = it seems, it is said ๐refer to sth = mean, signify
๐a dash of sth = a small amount of sth that is added to sth ๐mussel = shell-like sea creature ๐iconic = famous, celebrated ๐sb is into sth = sb likes sth ๐wipe sth out = eliminate, destroy ๐germs = microbes that can make people ill ๐in one go = at one time only ๐apparently = it seems, it is said ๐refer to sth = mean, signify
Which of these would you give a try?
Anonymous Poll
32%
Unripe melons
34%
Carob
27%
Mussels
38%
Atom Tea
25%
Situation
#118 Spot Something: Anna & Willemโs drinking bottle by the river Ganges in Varanasi, ๐ฎ๐ณIndia
โ Can you spot the bottle in this picture?
โ๏ธ You might be the lucky winner of 5,000 Paynet-soums!
โ How? Spot the bottle, mark it in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes.
๐ If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If you donโt weโll find another winner!
๐@afandi_english๐ #spot_something
โ Can you spot the bottle in this picture?
โ๏ธ You might be the lucky winner of 5,000 Paynet-soums!
โ How? Spot the bottle, mark it in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes.
๐ If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If you donโt weโll find another winner!
๐@afandi_english๐ #spot_something
Congrats to Faxriddin!!! ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
And cheers to our designers of today, Xurshida, Ixlosbek and Ayyubxon! ๐๐๐
And cheers to our designers of today, Xurshida, Ixlosbek and Ayyubxon! ๐๐๐
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#36 Know Your World: The History of Marriage
โถ๏ธ Watch this TED-Ed video to feel amazed and shocked by some of the weird marriage practices in the history of mankind.
๐ค Subtitles provided.
๐@afandi_english๐ #know_your_world #documentary
โถ๏ธ Watch this TED-Ed video to feel amazed and shocked by some of the weird marriage practices in the history of mankind.
๐ค Subtitles provided.
๐@afandi_english๐ #know_your_world #documentary
#107 Afandi Quiz: Whatโs the word?
Some of us have a truly terrible habit โ checking our smartphone even on the toilet.
๐@afandi_english๐ #word_quiz
Some of us have a truly terrible habit โ checking our smartphone even on the toilet.
๐@afandi_english๐ #word_quiz
When given a smartphone, access to wifi, plus a charger, we may sit on the toilet โฆ
Anonymous Quiz
9%
indiscriminately
5%
incrementally
12%
instinctively
11%
inconspicuously
55%
infinitely
8%
indecisively
#36 Tongue twister: Peter Piper
โ๏ธChallenge yourself with this tongue twister:
โถ๏ธPeter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Translation:
Piter Payper bir oram tuzlangan qalampir tanladi. Piter Payper tuzlangan qalampirdan bir oram tanlaganmi? Agar Piter Payper bir oram tuzlangan qalampir tanlagan bo'lsa, Piter Payper tanlagan bir oram tuzlangan qalampir qani?
๐ Intonation: As a rule of thumb (=approximate rule, not 100% rule), go โ๏ธ before commas and โ๏ธ before full stops. Go โ๏ธ at the end of yes-or-no questions and โ๏ธ at the end of wh-questions. ๐
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers โ๏ธ. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers โ๏ธ? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers โ๏ธ, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked โ๏ธ?
๐@afandi_english๐ #tongue_twisters
โ๏ธChallenge yourself with this tongue twister:
โถ๏ธ
#136 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
โถ๏ธ Please translate the following sentence:
Prosto seni sevaman demoqchi edim.
โ Perhaps you think it is:
Just I wanted to say I love you.
โ
Well, it should be:
I just wanted to say I love you.
โWhy?
โ๏ธ Just I means only I โ not somebody else. This is not the intended meaning here.
โ๏ธ Just is a synonym of only and always describes the word behind it. Unlike the Russian ะฟัะพััะพ it cannot be used for a whole phrase.
๐@afandi_english๐ #mistakes #vocabulary
โถ๏ธ Please translate the following sentence:
Prosto seni sevaman demoqchi edim.
โ Perhaps you think it is:
โ๏ธ Just I means only I โ not somebody else. This is not the intended meaning here.
โ๏ธ Just is a synonym of only and always describes the word behind it. Unlike the Russian ะฟัะพััะพ it cannot be used for a whole phrase.
๐@afandi_english๐ #mistakes #vocabulary
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#15 Must Watch: Bertha Benz
โถ๏ธ Mercedes-Benz is not only among the major car manufacturers today, the company was also a 19th century pioneer of the automotive industry (=car industry). Enjoy this commercial about Bertha Benz, the wife of Carl Benz who built the first โmodernโ car.
๐@afandi_english๐ #must_watch
โถ๏ธ Mercedes-Benz is not only among the major car manufacturers today, the company was also a 19th century pioneer of the automotive industry (=car industry). Enjoy this commercial about Bertha Benz, the wife of Carl Benz who built the first โmodernโ car.
๐@afandi_english๐ #must_watch
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#48 Movie Time: The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
โถ๏ธ Todayโs film is a ๐ฌ๐งBritish drama about an genius Indian mathematician who is invited to Cambridge and work together with the worldโs best maths professors. His life story is a tragic one as he falls ill and eventually dies much too young. Watch how the story unfolds in the context of its time, the early 20th century. The film is based on a book which itself is based on a true story.
๐ค Subtitles provided.
๐@afandi_english๐ #movie #british_films #drama
โถ๏ธ Todayโs film is a ๐ฌ๐งBritish drama about an genius Indian mathematician who is invited to Cambridge and work together with the worldโs best maths professors. His life story is a tragic one as he falls ill and eventually dies much too young. Watch how the story unfolds in the context of its time, the early 20th century. The film is based on a book which itself is based on a true story.
๐ค Subtitles provided.
๐@afandi_english๐ #movie #british_films #drama
Afandi English
#1 Spot Afandi and his donkey: May I introduce myself? ๐ Assalomu alaykum! I am Afandi and I sit on my donkey all day and all night. I love going here and there but itโs hard to spot me as I love to hide! Every Sunday at 9pm Tashkent time you will have aโฆ
โ๏ธSpot Afandi again at 9pm and win 5,000 paynet ๐บ
#119 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi exploring the heights of Tashkent
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 If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If you donโt weโll find another winner!
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 If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If you donโt weโll find another winner!
๐@afandi_english๐ #spot_afandi
Congrats to Nasibullo! ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
Thanks to our designers for today, Boburshox and Qodirjon! ๐๐๐ More designs next time please! ๐ฅบ
Thanks to our designers for today, Boburshox and Qodirjon! ๐๐๐ More designs next time please! ๐ฅบ