Омофони. Meet and meat

Hi, everyone!
Did you know that there are special words called “homophones”? It has nothing to do with phones, if that’s what you thought. Homophones (омоніми)  are words which have absolutely the same pronunciation but different meanings. For example, if you write that you’re so board, people will misunderstand you, because you’re not a board made of wood from a tree, you’re bored, you’re not interested.

Can you find another example in the picture? I’ll give you a hint  – it also has something to do with trees…

There are also words which have almost the same pronunciation, but still sound a bit different. For example, if you say “I want buy this” – it’s incorrect, because you meant “I won’t buy this”. One sound can make a great difference.

So as not to make fools of ourselves and do everything right, let’s find out a little more about…

Meet and meat

They are homophones. Вимовляються вони однаково. Here is the transcription: [mi:t] 
Meet – зустрічати, знайомитися. This is an irregular verb: Meet-met-met 

• I meet my friends every day. 
• I met my best friend five years ago, and we’ve been friends since then. 

Here are some phrases with “meet”: 

Meat has a different meaning. Перекладається як м'ясо. 

Here are some phrases about meat: 

• Raw meat – сире м'ясо. Don’t eat raw meat, you need to cook it first. 
• Red meat – темне м'ясо (яловичина, баранина). Is red meat healthy? 
• Meat-ball – фрикаделька. I like soup with meatballs. 
• One man’s meat is another man’s poison – що одному добре, то шкідливе іншому. I wanted to eat chips and Mike didn’t. Oh well, one man’s meat is another man’s poison. 

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Which kind of chicken meat do you prefer? 

Fill in the gaps: 
1. I need to ___ my colleagues soon. We  planned this ___________ yesterday. 
2. Chicken isn’t ______ meat. 
3. Is it difficult for you to make both ends __________? 
4. My friend loves raisins and I hate them. Well, one man’s _______ is another man’s ____________.