#142 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Men yaqinda chet elga chiqaman.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
I will recently go to abroad.
I will soon go abroad.
❓Why?
❗️ Recently refers only to the past, not the future. The Uzbek word yaqinda can be translated as either recently (in the past) or soon (in the future).
❗️ The word abroad is an adverb and doesn’t need a preposition, just like home.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Men yaqinda chet elga chiqaman.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
I will recently go to abroad.
❗️ Recently refers only to the past, not the future. The Uzbek word yaqinda can be translated as either recently (in the past) or soon (in the future).
❗️ The word abroad is an adverb and doesn’t need a preposition, just like home.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
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#55 Movie Time: The Downfall (2004)
▶️ Today’s film is a 🇩🇪German drama about Hitler’s last weeks in his bunker (=bomb shelter, safe building or tunnel to hide in a war). As the Soviet army advances (=gets closer) to Berlin it becomes clear that Germany is about to (=soon going to) lose the war. Watch how Hitler’s empire collapses in a matter of days (=within only a few days) and enjoy the famous scene (=part of a movie or theatre play) in which he loses his temper (=gets very angry).
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #european_films #drama
▶️ Today’s film is a 🇩🇪German drama about Hitler’s last weeks in his bunker (=bomb shelter, safe building or tunnel to hide in a war). As the Soviet army advances (=gets closer) to Berlin it becomes clear that Germany is about to (=soon going to) lose the war. Watch how Hitler’s empire collapses in a matter of days (=within only a few days) and enjoy the famous scene (=part of a movie or theatre play) in which he loses his temper (=gets very angry).
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #european_films #drama
Spot something: The President of 🇹🇿Tanzania
Can you spot the president of Tanzania in this picture?
Sorry there is no prize today as I'm on a shaky train with an empty laptop battery and can't handle a flood of incoming pictures. 😞
True 🦅burguts🦅 will enjoy a bit of spotting action anyway! Share with friends on @afandi_english_chat
Can you spot the president of Tanzania in this picture?
Sorry there is no prize today as I'm on a shaky train with an empty laptop battery and can't handle a flood of incoming pictures. 😞
True 🦅burguts🦅 will enjoy a bit of spotting action anyway! Share with friends on @afandi_english_chat
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#11 Short Film: Small Talk
▶️ Today’s short film is an intergenerational (=between old and young) dialogue on a park bench in which a teenage boy manages to inspire an old man.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #short_film
▶️ Today’s short film is an intergenerational (=between old and young) dialogue on a park bench in which a teenage boy manages to inspire an old man.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #short_film
#18 Correct me if you can
▶️ Find the mistake:
We can meet tomorrow after lunch. Do you have time at 4pm?
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #correct
▶️ Find the mistake:
#19 A Good Laugh: The Expert
▶️ The corporate world (=private companies) is so full of professional bullshit that it can make you feel quite lonely. This is certainly how ‘The Expert’ feels. Don't just laugh, pity him as well!
👉@afandi_english👈 #good_laugh
▶️ The corporate world (=private companies) is so full of professional bullshit that it can make you feel quite lonely. This is certainly how ‘The Expert’ feels. Don't just laugh, pity him as well!
👉@afandi_english👈 #good_laugh
🎉Special Day: Afandi Pranksters
▶️ April Fools’ Day is our long-awaited chance! Instead of fooling subscribers, today Afandi English is giving you 7 easy pranks (=actions to fool people):
😂 Dirty clothes: Tell your friend there’s some dirt or bird poop on the back of their jacket or trousers. They’ll twist their body but there’s nothing!
😝 Phone prank: Call your friend from another phone and pretend to be someone else.
😜 What?: Pretend you’re not hearing your friend. Say “What?” until they get crazy and shout.
🤓 Sticky note: Place a sticky note with a message on someone’s back.
😅 Toothpaste biscuits: Fill biscuits with toothpaste and put them on the table. Wait till someone takes a bite!
😏 Toilet paper: Put toilet paper into someone’s shoes and they’ll wonder why their shoes are too small.
🤪 Soupy shower: Put soup powder into the showerhead. The one taking a shower will have a great experience.
Tried any? Share in the group: https://t.me/Afandi_English_Chat
👉@afandi_english👈 #special_day
▶️ April Fools’ Day is our long-awaited chance! Instead of fooling subscribers, today Afandi English is giving you 7 easy pranks (=actions to fool people):
😂 Dirty clothes: Tell your friend there’s some dirt or bird poop on the back of their jacket or trousers. They’ll twist their body but there’s nothing!
😝 Phone prank: Call your friend from another phone and pretend to be someone else.
😜 What?: Pretend you’re not hearing your friend. Say “What?” until they get crazy and shout.
🤓 Sticky note: Place a sticky note with a message on someone’s back.
😅 Toothpaste biscuits: Fill biscuits with toothpaste and put them on the table. Wait till someone takes a bite!
😏 Toilet paper: Put toilet paper into someone’s shoes and they’ll wonder why their shoes are too small.
🤪 Soupy shower: Put soup powder into the showerhead. The one taking a shower will have a great experience.
Tried any? Share in the group: https://t.me/Afandi_English_Chat
👉@afandi_english👈 #special_day
#131 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi at a 🇹🇿Tanzanian tea plantation
❓ 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 Dilyor!!! 🥳🥳🥳
And lovely designs today from Muslimbek, O'g'iloy and Ziyoviddin! 👏👏👏
And lovely designs today from Muslimbek, O'g'iloy and Ziyoviddin! 👏👏👏
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#48 Know Your World: Questions during Ramadan
▶️ As Muslims all over the world fast during the holy month of Ramadan, those living in non-Muslim countries often get to hear the same questions from their friends and colleagues. Watch this video by the BBC to get a glimpse (=a quick look to help you understand sth)!
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world
▶️ As Muslims all over the world fast during the holy month of Ramadan, those living in non-Muslim countries often get to hear the same questions from their friends and colleagues. Watch this video by the BBC to get a glimpse (=a quick look to help you understand sth)!
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world
#114 Afandi Quiz: What’s this map about?
▶️ Here’s a world map showing countries on a scale between plus and minus a few percentage points.
👉@afandi_english👈 #maps #map_quiz
▶️ Here’s a world map showing countries on a scale between plus and minus a few percentage points.
👉@afandi_english👈 #maps #map_quiz
This map shows a year-on-year change in …
Anonymous Quiz
19%
National income
36%
Life expectancy
30%
Population
15%
Happiness
#143 Our favourite mistakes: Grammar & Vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Qimmat bo’lsa ham sotib olmoqchiman.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
Even it’s expensive I want to buy it.
✅ Well, it should be:
Even if/though it’s expensive I want to buy it.
❓Why?
❗️ Even cannot stand on it’s own here. There is no difference in meaning between if and though that follows it but you have to use one of them.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Qimmat bo’lsa ham sotib olmoqchiman.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
Even it’s expensive I want to buy it.
✅ Well, it should be:
❗️ Even cannot stand on it’s own here. There is no difference in meaning between if and though that follows it but you have to use one of them.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar #vocabulary