Ana Ilievska Zavrsnik
@ailievskazavrsnik.bsky.social
http://ilievska-zavrsnik.com/
Founder of 🇲🇰🇸🇮 @languageyoga.bsky.social | #Linguist | #Lecturer | #Translator I #Examiner | #Volunteer I #CharteredLanguageConsultant for #Macedonian and #Slovene | Love #Grammar #Art and 🦝🖖🏼🇺🇦
Founder of 🇲🇰🇸🇮 @languageyoga.bsky.social | #Linguist | #Lecturer | #Translator I #Examiner | #Volunteer I #CharteredLanguageConsultant for #Macedonian and #Slovene | Love #Grammar #Art and 🦝🖖🏼🇺🇦
Invited to see #TheTaleofSilyan a magical blend of Macedonian folklore + modern life. It’s emotional, imaginative, and hits today’s story of economic migration in the sweetest, realest way. Makes you laugh, cry, and start a tiny revolution. Release in December!
Tamara’s unexpected hug at the end 🥰
Tamara’s unexpected hug at the end 🥰
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Invited to see #TheTaleofSilyan a magical blend of Macedonian folklore + modern life. It’s emotional, imaginative, and hits today’s story of economic migration in the sweetest, realest way. Makes you laugh, cry, and start a tiny revolution. Release in December!
Tamara’s unexpected hug at the end 🥰
Tamara’s unexpected hug at the end 🥰
Extremely concerning!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
New Slovenian law treats entire Romany minority ‘as a security threat’
Parliament approves law giving police powers to raid and surveil homes in what are demarcated as security risk areas
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Extremely concerning!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
At #UCL-SSEES I dove into the very strong Balkan cultural bond with the broom, the rolling pin & of course - Баба Рога /Baba Yaga / Jaga baba😂 My folk tale ended up involving domestic violence 🫣… but hey, we grew up with these stories and for many in the Balkans, that’s just our folklore ‘normal’. 🤷🏼♀️
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
At #UCL-SSEES I dove into the very strong Balkan cultural bond with the broom, the rolling pin & of course - Баба Рога /Baba Yaga / Jaga baba😂 My folk tale ended up involving domestic violence 🫣… but hey, we grew up with these stories and for many in the Balkans, that’s just our folklore ‘normal’. 🤷🏼♀️
The punctuation mark “/” (slash) is called коса црта in Macedonian. Literally, коса means “hair” and црта means “line,” so the literal translation is “hair line.”
Machines are funny “hair line” in English has a completely different meaning. 🤣
Machines are funny “hair line” in English has a completely different meaning. 🤣
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The punctuation mark “/” (slash) is called коса црта in Macedonian. Literally, коса means “hair” and црта means “line,” so the literal translation is “hair line.”
Machines are funny “hair line” in English has a completely different meaning. 🤣
Machines are funny “hair line” in English has a completely different meaning. 🤣
Enjoyed an incredible #WienerSchnitzel and #apfelstrudel at a #German restaurant Stein’s Berlin in Kensington today!
When leaving I turned to my hubby and said, “Ah, nothing beats cozy Slovenian/Austrian comfort food,” and he replied, “Pretty sure the Germans might disagree!” 🤣
When leaving I turned to my hubby and said, “Ah, nothing beats cozy Slovenian/Austrian comfort food,” and he replied, “Pretty sure the Germans might disagree!” 🤣
November 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Enjoyed an incredible #WienerSchnitzel and #apfelstrudel at a #German restaurant Stein’s Berlin in Kensington today!
When leaving I turned to my hubby and said, “Ah, nothing beats cozy Slovenian/Austrian comfort food,” and he replied, “Pretty sure the Germans might disagree!” 🤣
When leaving I turned to my hubby and said, “Ah, nothing beats cozy Slovenian/Austrian comfort food,” and he replied, “Pretty sure the Germans might disagree!” 🤣
Big thanks to Joe Dale for capturing my talk in such detail! ❤️ Click below!
Meanwhile, the photo captured me mid-‘WHY IS ZOOM DIFFERENT AGAIN?!’ 🤣
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Meanwhile, the photo captured me mid-‘WHY IS ZOOM DIFFERENT AGAIN?!’ 🤣
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Teaching with a little help from AI - crack the code of idioms and proverbs
This afternoon, I watched 'Teaching with a little help from AI - crack the code of idioms and proverbs'. Ana Ilievska Završnik, lecturer, translator, assessor, and chartered language consultant, dove ...
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November 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Big thanks to Joe Dale for capturing my talk in such detail! ❤️ Click below!
Meanwhile, the photo captured me mid-‘WHY IS ZOOM DIFFERENT AGAIN?!’ 🤣
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Meanwhile, the photo captured me mid-‘WHY IS ZOOM DIFFERENT AGAIN?!’ 🤣
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My fight with the parking enforcement resulted in Council assigning extra inspectors on overtime!
Now, everyone gets a 10-minute grace period in a “no parking anytime” zone, and they’ll even negotiate if you need more time.
That’s what I call tax money well spent!👏🤪 #Morning chat with inspector
Now, everyone gets a 10-minute grace period in a “no parking anytime” zone, and they’ll even negotiate if you need more time.
That’s what I call tax money well spent!👏🤪 #Morning chat with inspector
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
My fight with the parking enforcement resulted in Council assigning extra inspectors on overtime!
Now, everyone gets a 10-minute grace period in a “no parking anytime” zone, and they’ll even negotiate if you need more time.
That’s what I call tax money well spent!👏🤪 #Morning chat with inspector
Now, everyone gets a 10-minute grace period in a “no parking anytime” zone, and they’ll even negotiate if you need more time.
That’s what I call tax money well spent!👏🤪 #Morning chat with inspector
At the festival reception, my hubby pointed and said, “Two empty seats - let’s go!” We sat down, and the girl next to us lit up: “Ooo, Slovenes! I can hear Slovene!”
It turned out she was the director of Three Birds, the Slovenian movie. 😀 A perfect pre-film moment and chat! ❤️
It turned out she was the director of Three Birds, the Slovenian movie. 😀 A perfect pre-film moment and chat! ❤️
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
At the festival reception, my hubby pointed and said, “Two empty seats - let’s go!” We sat down, and the girl next to us lit up: “Ooo, Slovenes! I can hear Slovene!”
It turned out she was the director of Three Birds, the Slovenian movie. 😀 A perfect pre-film moment and chat! ❤️
It turned out she was the director of Three Birds, the Slovenian movie. 😀 A perfect pre-film moment and chat! ❤️
NASA: searching for intelligent life
also NASA: replying to Kim’s nonsense
Me: ...so they gave up - huh
also NASA: replying to Kim’s nonsense
Me: ...so they gave up - huh
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
NASA: searching for intelligent life
also NASA: replying to Kim’s nonsense
Me: ...so they gave up - huh
also NASA: replying to Kim’s nonsense
Me: ...so they gave up - huh
When you both fail the “Which (our) Slavic language are we speaking?”
Him: “English or our language?”
Me: intrigued “Our? Macedonian? Slovene?! ok”
Him: starts speaking Serbian
Me: Oh, of course - the universal one, like in Yugoslavian times.🤣
*Mine was a bit better, my grandpa would’ve proud!😉
Him: “English or our language?”
Me: intrigued “Our? Macedonian? Slovene?! ok”
Him: starts speaking Serbian
Me: Oh, of course - the universal one, like in Yugoslavian times.🤣
*Mine was a bit better, my grandpa would’ve proud!😉
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
When you both fail the “Which (our) Slavic language are we speaking?”
Him: “English or our language?”
Me: intrigued “Our? Macedonian? Slovene?! ok”
Him: starts speaking Serbian
Me: Oh, of course - the universal one, like in Yugoslavian times.🤣
*Mine was a bit better, my grandpa would’ve proud!😉
Him: “English or our language?”
Me: intrigued “Our? Macedonian? Slovene?! ok”
Him: starts speaking Serbian
Me: Oh, of course - the universal one, like in Yugoslavian times.🤣
*Mine was a bit better, my grandpa would’ve proud!😉
My hubby: “I’ll be 15 minutes late”
Me: “Take your time”
😃
Me: “Take your time”
😃
October 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
My hubby: “I’ll be 15 minutes late”
Me: “Take your time”
😃
Me: “Take your time”
😃
Today’s event #ConversationWithKamalaHarris was an eye-opener, not just in what was said, but in what was missing.
The lack of empathy for the protesters from others and especially security really stood out. We often say Trump is the one without it, but empathy seems in short supply all around. 😔
The lack of empathy for the protesters from others and especially security really stood out. We often say Trump is the one without it, but empathy seems in short supply all around. 😔
October 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Today’s event #ConversationWithKamalaHarris was an eye-opener, not just in what was said, but in what was missing.
The lack of empathy for the protesters from others and especially security really stood out. We often say Trump is the one without it, but empathy seems in short supply all around. 😔
The lack of empathy for the protesters from others and especially security really stood out. We often say Trump is the one without it, but empathy seems in short supply all around. 😔
Join us! It will be fun! 🥳
Join us for a lecture & event with Arbër Qerka-Gashi, Ana Ilievska -Zavrsnik, Mirela Xhaferraj and Ramona Gonczol: The Balkans, its Diasporas, and the Stories of Material Culture
🗓️18 November at 5pm
📍UCL SSEES
➡️Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
🗓️18 November at 5pm
📍UCL SSEES
➡️Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
October 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Join us! It will be fun! 🥳
I just watched the #DjAhmet - living proof that ‘moving with the times’ doesn’t always mean leaving your herd behind.
Recommend it! ❤️ #Yörüks semi-nomadic Turkic tribal people. Name originates from the Turkish verb to walk - yürümek and means: they who walk as a way of life. ❤️ #NorthMacedonia
Recommend it! ❤️ #Yörüks semi-nomadic Turkic tribal people. Name originates from the Turkish verb to walk - yürümek and means: they who walk as a way of life. ❤️ #NorthMacedonia
October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I just watched the #DjAhmet - living proof that ‘moving with the times’ doesn’t always mean leaving your herd behind.
Recommend it! ❤️ #Yörüks semi-nomadic Turkic tribal people. Name originates from the Turkish verb to walk - yürümek and means: they who walk as a way of life. ❤️ #NorthMacedonia
Recommend it! ❤️ #Yörüks semi-nomadic Turkic tribal people. Name originates from the Turkish verb to walk - yürümek and means: they who walk as a way of life. ❤️ #NorthMacedonia
There’s a different kind of homesickness, one that isn’t about cities or streets, but about small, ordinary moments.
The warmth of your own cup of coffee. The comfort of your own bed. Things so simple they’re easy to forget - until they’re gone, and you wonder if you’ll ever have them again. 🇺🇦
The warmth of your own cup of coffee. The comfort of your own bed. Things so simple they’re easy to forget - until they’re gone, and you wonder if you’ll ever have them again. 🇺🇦
October 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
There’s a different kind of homesickness, one that isn’t about cities or streets, but about small, ordinary moments.
The warmth of your own cup of coffee. The comfort of your own bed. Things so simple they’re easy to forget - until they’re gone, and you wonder if you’ll ever have them again. 🇺🇦
The warmth of your own cup of coffee. The comfort of your own bed. Things so simple they’re easy to forget - until they’re gone, and you wonder if you’ll ever have them again. 🇺🇦
A day alone but not lonely - three exhibitions at Tate Modern, a windy lunch, a coffee, and a cake. It’s wild how peaceful life feels when you give yourself time to simply exist.
Suh asks, “Is home a place, a feeling, or an idea?”
I find home in small moments, 🖼️ , ☕️ , 🍰 and peace with myself.
Suh asks, “Is home a place, a feeling, or an idea?”
I find home in small moments, 🖼️ , ☕️ , 🍰 and peace with myself.
October 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A day alone but not lonely - three exhibitions at Tate Modern, a windy lunch, a coffee, and a cake. It’s wild how peaceful life feels when you give yourself time to simply exist.
Suh asks, “Is home a place, a feeling, or an idea?”
I find home in small moments, 🖼️ , ☕️ , 🍰 and peace with myself.
Suh asks, “Is home a place, a feeling, or an idea?”
I find home in small moments, 🖼️ , ☕️ , 🍰 and peace with myself.
🖤 Farewell to Jane Goodall - a gentle force who bridged the gap between humans and the wild.
www.youtube.com/shorts/RguwG...
www.youtube.com/shorts/RguwG...
Dr. Jane Goodall says "good morning" in "chimpanzee"
YouTube video by Jane Goodall Institute of Canada
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October 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
🖤 Farewell to Jane Goodall - a gentle force who bridged the gap between humans and the wild.
www.youtube.com/shorts/RguwG...
www.youtube.com/shorts/RguwG...
When I was younger, I sometimes forgot to call my parents. Their revenge? They’d finish the doctor’s appointment, go for coffee and lunch, and leave me overthinking every minute of that “three-hour” wait. Justice served… with a side of latte and salad! 🤣
September 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
When I was younger, I sometimes forgot to call my parents. Their revenge? They’d finish the doctor’s appointment, go for coffee and lunch, and leave me overthinking every minute of that “three-hour” wait. Justice served… with a side of latte and salad! 🤣
#GreySkin is a 14th-century sealskin manuscript - one of the oldest copies of Njáls Saga. By the 1500s, its worn pages were patched with new corners and leaves, proof that even sagas needed stitching to outlast the centuries. #Reykjavík #WorldInWords 😍
September 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
#GreySkin is a 14th-century sealskin manuscript - one of the oldest copies of Njáls Saga. By the 1500s, its worn pages were patched with new corners and leaves, proof that even sagas needed stitching to outlast the centuries. #Reykjavík #WorldInWords 😍
#BlackBeach #Iceland = straight-up alien planet vibes. Yellow sign was on: DON’T go in the yellow zone 🚫 We were hunting for a warning sign on the beach … spoiler: there isn’t one. Should’ve studied the map before entering instead of following the vibes 😂 #Reynisfjara Tripped over and marked my shoe
September 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#BlackBeach #Iceland = straight-up alien planet vibes. Yellow sign was on: DON’T go in the yellow zone 🚫 We were hunting for a warning sign on the beach … spoiler: there isn’t one. Should’ve studied the map before entering instead of following the vibes 😂 #Reynisfjara Tripped over and marked my shoe
My hubby knows that I love black beer, but he doesn’t know that the Icelandic one is 11% (!!) 🍺🥴 As a non-drinker, after half glass I will suddenly be fluent in Icelandic and this book will make perfect sense. 🤣 #Reykjavik #TheBookstoreBand
September 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My hubby knows that I love black beer, but he doesn’t know that the Icelandic one is 11% (!!) 🍺🥴 As a non-drinker, after half glass I will suddenly be fluent in Icelandic and this book will make perfect sense. 🤣 #Reykjavik #TheBookstoreBand
Ever tried bread baked by the Earth itself? 🥖 In Iceland, you can taste #Hverabrauð - rye bread slow-cooked underground by geothermal heat. For extra bragging rights, boil an egg in a hot spring too! 😃 #HveragerðiGeothermalPark
September 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Ever tried bread baked by the Earth itself? 🥖 In Iceland, you can taste #Hverabrauð - rye bread slow-cooked underground by geothermal heat. For extra bragging rights, boil an egg in a hot spring too! 😃 #HveragerðiGeothermalPark
In Reykjavik, your dental routine is basically a dare: warm rotten-egg water aka volcanic fart 🌋 or face-numbing ice one ❄️. Adventure guaranteed.
September 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In Reykjavik, your dental routine is basically a dare: warm rotten-egg water aka volcanic fart 🌋 or face-numbing ice one ❄️. Adventure guaranteed.