When given a smartphone, access to wifi, plus a charger, we may sit on the toilet …
Anonymous Quiz
9%
indiscriminately
5%
incrementally
12%
instinctively
11%
inconspicuously
55%
infinitely
8%
indecisively
#36 Tongue twister: Peter Piper
❗️Challenge yourself with this tongue twister:
▶️Peter 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?
🔘 Intonation: As a rule of thumb (=approximate rule, not 100% rule), go ↗️ before commas and ↘️ before full stops. Go ↗️ at the end of yes-or-no questions and ↘️ at the end of wh-questions. 👇
Peter 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 ↘️?
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
❗️Challenge yourself with this tongue twister:
▶️
#136 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Prosto seni sevaman demoqchi edim.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
Just I wanted to say I love you.
✅ Well, it should be:
I just wanted to say I love you.
❓Why?
❗️ Just I means only I – not somebody else. This is not the intended meaning here.
❗️ Just is a synonym of only and always describes the word behind it. Unlike the Russian просто it cannot be used for a whole phrase.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Prosto seni sevaman demoqchi edim.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
❗️ Just I means only I – not somebody else. This is not the intended meaning here.
❗️ Just is a synonym of only and always describes the word behind it. Unlike the Russian просто it cannot be used for a whole phrase.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
#15 Must Watch: Bertha Benz
▶️ 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 ‘modern’ car.
👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch
▶️ 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 ‘modern’ car.
👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
#48 Movie Time: The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
▶️ Today’s film is a 🇬🇧British drama about an genius Indian mathematician who is invited to Cambridge and work together with the world’s 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.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #british_films #drama
▶️ Today’s film is a 🇬🇧British drama about an genius Indian mathematician who is invited to Cambridge and work together with the world’s 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.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #british_films #drama
Afandi English
#1 Spot Afandi and his donkey: May I introduce myself? 🆕 Assalomu alaykum! I am Afandi and I sit on my donkey all day and all night. I love going here and there but it’s hard to spot me as I love to hide! Every Sunday at 9pm Tashkent time you will have a…
❗️Spot Afandi again at 9pm and win 5,000 paynet 🕺
#119 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi exploring the heights of Tashkent
❓ 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!
🆕 If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If you don’t we’ll find another winner!
👉@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!
🆕 If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If you don’t we’ll find another winner!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
Congrats to Nasibullo! 🥳🥳🥳
Thanks to our designers for today, Boburshox and Qodirjon! 👏👏👏 More designs next time please! 🥺
Thanks to our designers for today, Boburshox and Qodirjon! 👏👏👏 More designs next time please! 🥺
procrastination equation.jpg
1.4 MB
#4 Know Yourself: Procrastination
▶️ You have the whole weekend to do your homework? You need finish your report by Wednesday? You still haven’t made that really important phone call? If you wait too long with important tasks you may be called a “procrastinator”. Go to the bottom of this issue that troubles students even more than other people.
❗️This infographic is serious research; below you'll find funny ones.
❗️Read a previous post about it.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_yourself #infographic #psychology
▶️ You have the whole weekend to do your homework? You need finish your report by Wednesday? You still haven’t made that really important phone call? If you wait too long with important tasks you may be called a “procrastinator”. Go to the bottom of this issue that troubles students even more than other people.
❗️This infographic is serious research; below you'll find funny ones.
❗️Read a previous post about it.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_yourself #infographic #psychology
Audio
#108 Afandi Quiz: Mysterious song
Today’s quiz is about a mysterious song from Greater China (=territories with a Chinese majority population).
👉@afandi_english👈 #quiz #song_quiz
Today’s quiz is about a mysterious song from Greater China (=territories with a Chinese majority population).
👉@afandi_english👈 #quiz #song_quiz
Afandi English
This song is from …
Not too bad!
💡The style of the song wouldn’t tell you much but the language should. It’s Cantonese, the native language of Hong Kong, Macau and bordering Guangdong (colonial: “Canton”) Province of the Mainland. Music from Mainland China and Taiwan are usually in Mandarin, which is modern standard Chinese. Meanwhile, Macau is very small and famous for its casinos and, unlike neighbouring Hong Kong, doesn’t have a music industry. Hong Kong’s bands and singers – referred to as “Cantopop” have had a huge influence on Chinese pop music and beyond.
💡The style of the song wouldn’t tell you much but the language should. It’s Cantonese, the native language of Hong Kong, Macau and bordering Guangdong (colonial: “Canton”) Province of the Mainland. Music from Mainland China and Taiwan are usually in Mandarin, which is modern standard Chinese. Meanwhile, Macau is very small and famous for its casinos and, unlike neighbouring Hong Kong, doesn’t have a music industry. Hong Kong’s bands and singers – referred to as “Cantopop” have had a huge influence on Chinese pop music and beyond.
#1 Be Inspired: See the other side
🆕 Afandi English is here to inspire you. There are too many low-quality motivational and inspirational quotes out there, let’s make a difference!
▶️ People argue a lot in today’s crazy world. Maybe it’s time for a bit of moderation (=control your feelings).
👉@afandi_english👈 #inspiration
🆕 Afandi English is here to inspire you. There are too many low-quality motivational and inspirational quotes out there, let’s make a difference!
▶️ People argue a lot in today’s crazy world. Maybe it’s time for a bit of moderation (=control your feelings).
👉@afandi_english👈 #inspiration
#12 Correct me if you can
▶️ Please find the mistake in the following sentence:
He’s a rich kid. His family has more money.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #correct
▶️ Please find the mistake in the following sentence:
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
#13 Afandi Karaoke: Musical Fiction (by Rudy Mancuso)
▶️ Today’s song is a mini musical about a random guy trapped in a cycle of finding a girlfriend and breaking up again. See if you can keep pace with the singer. Needs some practice!
👉@afandi_english👈 #karaoke
▶️ Today’s song is a mini musical about a random guy trapped in a cycle of finding a girlfriend and breaking up again. See if you can keep pace with the singer. Needs some practice!
👉@afandi_english👈 #karaoke
#10 Travel Notes: Sights of Istanbul
▶️ Let’s forget about the touristy parts of the city and do sightseeing of a different kind today:
🔹 The Water
The city’s most spectacular views can be enjoyed from a boat – the silhouette (=dark shadow or shape seen against the light) of the big mosques and the bridge connecting Asia and Europe.
🔹 The Streets
Some of Istanbul’s streets are just nice places to be. That’s not because of one particular thing, it’s a combination.
🔹 Street Art
Graffiti (=writing or painting on walls in public places) and surreal (=unreal, like in a dream) paintings on house walls – this really gives Istanbul a European feel.
🔹 Cats
Erdoğan may be the president of Turkey but Istanbul is ruled by cats actually.
🔹 Living Walls
Along the many big roads you can find walls that are vertical (=up and down) gardens. Never seen that elsewhere!
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #turkey
▶️ Let’s forget about the touristy parts of the city and do sightseeing of a different kind today:
🔹 The Water
The city’s most spectacular views can be enjoyed from a boat – the silhouette (=dark shadow or shape seen against the light) of the big mosques and the bridge connecting Asia and Europe.
🔹 The Streets
Some of Istanbul’s streets are just nice places to be. That’s not because of one particular thing, it’s a combination.
🔹 Street Art
Graffiti (=writing or painting on walls in public places) and surreal (=unreal, like in a dream) paintings on house walls – this really gives Istanbul a European feel.
🔹 Cats
Erdoğan may be the president of Turkey but Istanbul is ruled by cats actually.
🔹 Living Walls
Along the many big roads you can find walls that are vertical (=up and down) gardens. Never seen that elsewhere!
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #turkey