Nagwa Malik's Naked Thoughts

Strange how in products that are universal like baked goods, candies, chewing gum and chocolates and confectioneries have stuff in them that can make them unsuitable for kids, vegetarians and for those who care about halal and kosher stuff. It's rather ridiculous. How are these things being sold universally when the majority of the consumers shouldn't and cannot even eat them? The type of...

There are certain expressions we use in English directly translated from Arabic or Urdu and that makes them technically wrong. Also, the difference between I'm off today and I'm off.

Just a small episode promising an update (if I remember) and a little more rant on our illegal govt. Also a bit about the voice issue in my previous episode.

A summary of my experience leading to the most recent incident caused by their incompetence. Only in Pakistan.

One of the most annoying things is having guests who don't observe etiquette, and the biggest example is the trend of taking your nannies and servants to your hosts' home without any real training as to how to behave. You may be easing your burden but you are definitely adding to your host's burdens. In Pakistan especially relatives seem to think it's okay to impose but it is not:...

How to pronounce the word Vase correctly.

The English pronunciation of the word Crepe which is essentially a French word for pancakes.

And here it is: the standard pronunciations of psychopathy and sociopathy.

In Urdu we have a specific word for "visiting the sick" , however, in English we do not. We just simply say "visiting the sick" or inquiring about their health, and when we want to state that we went to a certain place to visit someone who isn't well, we just say it simply: "I went to visit so and so who isn't feeling very well/who is ill" etc. Listen to the short c...

In our sessions ESL students have had a bit of a hiccup in expressing the most commonly used word "habit", how to say 'it's a habit' when linking it to the action they want to describe as their habit. Well, here are the ways we can describe a habit.

The difference between the words Chilly, to Chill, and Chilling in terms of context and usage.

This episode was prepared in answer to one of my students on how to wish specific blessings or prayers to another in English. In Urdu and most Asian languages wishing someone on specific occasions and events or sending blessings or just wishing anyone well is very specifically expressed and there are terms used, unlike in English. So, here are some of the ways we send wishes or wish others well in...

This audio was made to answer a student's question on how to wish someone specific wishes or blessings or prayers in English. In Urdu and most Asian languages wishing someone on specific occasions and events or sending blessings or just wishing anyone well is very specifically expressed and there are terms used, unlike in English. So, here are some of the ways we send wishes or wish others wel...

Used a lot in the Subcontinent and ME/Gulf even I guess, it is a bit tricky to pronounce in English. Also the brand name YSL pronunciation. An audio clip from one of my sessions thus the very random words chosen here. Thought it would be helpful to share it here for other ESL learners.

What the word carrier means in terms of science.

The difference between carrier and career. The commonly mispronounced word "career" and how to correctly pronounce it.

In the subcontinent one of the most mispronounced words is "flour" and there is a reason behind it. In this episode you can listen to the correct pronunciations of these words.

Patrol, petrol, diabetes pronunciations and the different names of eggplant.

The meanings and definitions with examples in sentences.

The meaning of on Time vs in Time. Pt IV and final part of the "Talking about Time" episode.

The prepositions used when describing time, days, periods of time and days, dates etc.

The prepositions used when describing time, days, periods of time and days, dates etc.

This was also originally a tip I recorded for my students but I will share it here: how to express "no" or negation and "yes" or affirmation in other simple ways instead of just saying "no". I have also different ways of posing/asking certain simple questions politely, indirectly or any other way that is nice as an answer to a student's query.

This was an audio message I made originally for my ESL students, directly from my phone. But decided to share it here as well.

The difference between stressing out and freaking out.