Congrats to Maftunabonu!!! π₯³π₯³π₯³ And good job on those designs - Ilhomjon, Mo'minjon and Muhammadali! π
#3 Infographic: Untranslatable words
βΆοΈ Every language offers a different way to look at the world and describe it. Thus it can be hard or even impossible to translate some words. Check out these two collections of untranslatable words, one long and one short, and think if there are any words in your own language that you could add to the list!
π@afandi_englishπ #infographic
βΆοΈ Every language offers a different way to look at the world and describe it. Thus it can be hard or even impossible to translate some words. Check out these two collections of untranslatable words, one long and one short, and think if there are any words in your own language that you could add to the list!
π@afandi_englishπ #infographic
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#20 Afandi Quiz: Mysterious song
Todayβs quiz is about a mysterious song from a mysterious country! Can you guess where itβs from? Pay attention to the language and style.
π@afandi_englishπ #song_quiz
Todayβs quiz is about a mysterious song from a mysterious country! Can you guess where itβs from? Pay attention to the language and style.
π@afandi_englishπ #song_quiz
Afandi English
This song is from ...
Oh dearβ¦
π Turkmenistan was wrong. Fair enough, (=Thatβs reasonable) Uzbekistanβs mysterious neighbour seems like black box (=where we donβt know what happens inside) and this song could be from within. However, the language would sound different, not as close to Uzbek as Turkmen is in the Western ("Oghuz") branch of the Turkic languages.
π China was correct. The country is home to your forgotten Uyghur brothers and sisters! The closest relative of the Uzbek language is Uyghur, and these two languages make up the Eastern (βQarluqβ) branch of the Turkic languages. The languages are so closely related in fact that they are mutually intelligible (=can understand each other). Both languages descended (=came from) from Chagatai.
π Azerbaijan was wrong. Azeri language is much closer to Turkish than to Uzbek. The style of the song wasnβt like anything from the Caucasus (=the mountains between Russia and the Middle East) area either.
π Kyrgyzstan was wrong. The language would have contained more [Κ€] sounds and the style would have been either modern Russianised or traditional nomadic (=of moving people without fixed houses).
π Turkmenistan was wrong. Fair enough, (=Thatβs reasonable) Uzbekistanβs mysterious neighbour seems like black box (=where we donβt know what happens inside) and this song could be from within. However, the language would sound different, not as close to Uzbek as Turkmen is in the Western ("Oghuz") branch of the Turkic languages.
π China was correct. The country is home to your forgotten Uyghur brothers and sisters! The closest relative of the Uzbek language is Uyghur, and these two languages make up the Eastern (βQarluqβ) branch of the Turkic languages. The languages are so closely related in fact that they are mutually intelligible (=can understand each other). Both languages descended (=came from) from Chagatai.
π Azerbaijan was wrong. Azeri language is much closer to Turkish than to Uzbek. The style of the song wasnβt like anything from the Caucasus (=the mountains between Russia and the Middle East) area either.
π Kyrgyzstan was wrong. The language would have contained more [Κ€] sounds and the style would have been either modern Russianised or traditional nomadic (=of moving people without fixed houses).
#18 University Vocab: Thesis Papers
βWhat are thesis papers and what do we find in them?
π A thesis is the final piece of academic writing you need to do before getting your degree. This could be a bachelor thesis, a master thesis or a doctoral thesis.
π In the beginning of a thesis paper you should have an abstract which is a short summary of your research, including the main results.
π A table of contents in the beginning shows which chapter can be found on which page. It is also a good overview of your structure.
π Either in the beginning or the end of your thesis there should be an acknowledgement in which you thank the people who helped you.
π You should write a list of books and articles that you read for your research in the bibliography at the end.
π At the very end of your paper there usually is an appendix in which you list data that is too much to write in the main body. This can contain figures, lists, pictures, graphs or transcriptions.
π@afandi_englishπ #uni_vocab
βWhat are thesis papers and what do we find in them?
π A thesis is the final piece of academic writing you need to do before getting your degree. This could be a bachelor thesis, a master thesis or a doctoral thesis.
π In the beginning of a thesis paper you should have an abstract which is a short summary of your research, including the main results.
π A table of contents in the beginning shows which chapter can be found on which page. It is also a good overview of your structure.
π Either in the beginning or the end of your thesis there should be an acknowledgement in which you thank the people who helped you.
π You should write a list of books and articles that you read for your research in the bibliography at the end.
π At the very end of your paper there usually is an appendix in which you list data that is too much to write in the main body. This can contain figures, lists, pictures, graphs or transcriptions.
π@afandi_englishπ #uni_vocab
#56 Our favourite mistakes: Writing
βΆοΈ Please take a look at this:
I like learning English. Because it is very interesting.
β Well, it should be:
I like learning English because it is very interesting.
βWhy?
βοΈ Because is a dependent clause, not a full sentence. Do not start sentences with Because when they belong to the previous sentence. You may start a sentence with Because of, e.g. Because of the rain we decided to stay at home.
π@afandi_englishπ #mistakes #writing #grammar
βΆοΈ Please take a look at this:
I like learning English. Because it is very interesting.
β Well, it should be:
βοΈ Because is a dependent clause, not a full sentence. Do not start sentences with Because when they belong to the previous sentence. You may start a sentence with Because of, e.g. Because of the rain we decided to stay at home.
π@afandi_englishπ #mistakes #writing #grammar
#19 Tongue twister: Doctoring doctors
βοΈChallenge yourself with this tongue twister:
βΆοΈ When a doctor doctors a doctor, does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored wants to be doctored or does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor?
Translation:
Qachonki do'ktor do'ktorni davolasa, do'ktorni davolayotgan do'ktor davolanayotgan do'ktorni xohishiga ko'ra davolayabtimi yoki u davolash davolayotgan do'ktorni davolash xohishimi?
βοΈPay attention to:
π Intonation β sentence stress: Help your listener understand the meaning with strong intonation of key words.
βΆοΈ Now practice: When a doctor [introducing a person] doctors a doctor [introducing another person], does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored [emphasizing A] wants to be doctored or [clarifying the structure] does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he himself [emphasizing B] wants to doctor?
π@afandi_englishπ #tongue_twisters
βοΈChallenge yourself with this tongue twister:
βΆοΈ When a doctor doctors a doctor, does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored wants to be doctored or does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor?
Translation:
Qachonki do'ktor do'ktorni davolasa, do'ktorni davolayotgan do'ktor davolanayotgan do'ktorni xohishiga ko'ra davolayabtimi yoki u davolash davolayotgan do'ktorni davolash xohishimi?
βοΈPay attention to:
π Intonation β sentence stress: Help your listener understand the meaning with strong intonation of key words.
βΆοΈ Now practice: When a doctor [introducing a person] doctors a doctor [introducing another person], does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored [emphasizing A] wants to be doctored or [clarifying the structure] does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he himself [emphasizing B] wants to doctor?
π@afandi_englishπ #tongue_twisters
#22 Travelogue Turkey: Corona Geography
The virus itself may be interesting to scientists or scared citizens but Iβm more interested in different countriesβ response to that same little virus. Europe and Asia are obviously very different but what about Turkey? As expected, Turkeyβs Covid-19 response is perfectly in the middle.
π¦ Turkey is in Europe:
The virus feels very much at home in Europe nowadays and also loves Turkey. People respond by wearing masks and following social distancing rules. Lockdowns and curfews are quite strict.
π¦ Turkey is in Asia:
People understand the rules more as a formality and wear masks outside where they donβt actually help. They may not believe in the rules deeply because ultimately they believe not in science but in fate.
---Vocab---
πresponse = reaction πlockdown = closing businesses because of the virus πcurfew = rule that you canβt go outside πformality = meaningless requirement πultimately = in the end
π@afandi_englishπ #travelogue_tr
The virus itself may be interesting to scientists or scared citizens but Iβm more interested in different countriesβ response to that same little virus. Europe and Asia are obviously very different but what about Turkey? As expected, Turkeyβs Covid-19 response is perfectly in the middle.
π¦ Turkey is in Europe:
The virus feels very much at home in Europe nowadays and also loves Turkey. People respond by wearing masks and following social distancing rules. Lockdowns and curfews are quite strict.
π¦ Turkey is in Asia:
People understand the rules more as a formality and wear masks outside where they donβt actually help. They may not believe in the rules deeply because ultimately they believe not in science but in fate.
---Vocab---
πresponse = reaction πlockdown = closing businesses because of the virus πcurfew = rule that you canβt go outside πformality = meaningless requirement πultimately = in the end
π@afandi_englishπ #travelogue_tr
In your opinion, who has had the best response to Covid-19?
Anonymous Poll
27%
Central Asia β useless rules but the virus is gone
11%
Turkey β some rules and the virus is still there
38%
Europe β a lot of rules and the virus is getting more
24%
Canβt compare them
#37 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi hiding in Berlinβs Holocaust memorial
π Once in a while we will have an even more challenging SUPER AFANDI! Spot Afandi and his donkey in one of several pictures and win 10,000 Paynet-soums instead of only 5,000!
---Vocab---
πHolocaust = the mass killings (genocide) of Jews in Nazi Germany
π@afandi_englishπ #spot_afandi
π Once in a while we will have an even more challenging SUPER AFANDI! Spot Afandi and his donkey in one of several pictures and win 10,000 Paynet-soums instead of only 5,000!
---Vocab---
πHolocaust = the mass killings (genocide) of Jews in Nazi Germany
π@afandi_englishπ #spot_afandi