<![CDATA[Comments on: Instant Noodles]]> 2008-06-21 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: zhong_bide]]> 他们说的很快！

They speak very quickly!

Some very handy vocab though.   (How could I say that in Mandarin?  Could I use 方便词汇 -fang1bian ci2hui4 ?

]]> 他们说的很快！

They speak very quickly!

Some very handy vocab though.   (How could I say that in Mandarin?  Could I use 方便词汇 -fang1bian ci2hui4 ?

]]> <![CDATA[By: zhong_bide]]> Besides "spicy", what other flavours of 方便面 are common in China?

]]> Besides "spicy", what other flavours of 方便面 are common in China?

]]> <![CDATA[By: mayor_bombolini]]> chiongzibide,

Agree the dialogue is a little fast, but this is conversation speed in China. 

Some of the teaching tools I've used in the past babied me.  There is no babying on this lesson. 

I'm coming to realize that listening ability is probably the most important ability. 

Sorry I don't have an answer for your question.

regards, Bill M.

]]> chiongzibide,

Agree the dialogue is a little fast, but this is conversation speed in China. 

Some of the teaching tools I've used in the past babied me.  There is no babying on this lesson. 

I'm coming to realize that listening ability is probably the most important ability. 

Sorry I don't have an answer for your question.

regards, Bill M.

]]> <![CDATA[By: auntie68]]> Hi. 方便面 (fang1bian4 mian4) is quite a mouthful to say. Here in Singapore, instant noodles are marketed by the noodle companies as "快熟面" (kuai4shu2 mian4). Literally, "quick-cook noodles". Writing the characters is a pain -- that 熟 ! --, but I think it's easier to say!

]]> Hi. 方便面 (fang1bian4 mian4) is quite a mouthful to say. Here in Singapore, instant noodles are marketed by the noodle companies as "快熟面" (kuai4shu2 mian4). Literally, "quick-cook noodles". Writing the characters is a pain -- that 熟 ! --, but I think it's easier to say!

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> 方便碗面 (fang1 bian4 wan3 mian4)... cup noodles
Just saying 碗面 would also be OK.

I think that the most popular flavour of instant noodles in China may be 红烧牛肉 (hong2 shao1 niu2 rou4), or stewed beef with brown sauce, though I don't like it very much.

The price range (bag) here in China is 1 ～ 4 yuan (say 0.15 ～ 0.6 USD), and I usually buy 2 - yuan instant noodles made by 康师傅 (kang1 shi1 fu), a famous Taiwan manufacturer.

碗面 is of course more expensive, but it is a very important meal when you travel on a train. And if you wish, 狗肉(gou3 rou4)方便面, dog meat instant noodles, is also available here.

]]> 方便碗面 (fang1 bian4 wan3 mian4)... cup noodles
Just saying 碗面 would also be OK.

I think that the most popular flavour of instant noodles in China may be 红烧牛肉 (hong2 shao1 niu2 rou4), or stewed beef with brown sauce, though I don't like it very much.

The price range (bag) here in China is 1 ～ 4 yuan (say 0.15 ～ 0.6 USD), and I usually buy 2 - yuan instant noodles made by 康师傅 (kang1 shi1 fu), a famous Taiwan manufacturer.

碗面 is of course more expensive, but it is a very important meal when you travel on a train. And if you wish, 狗肉(gou3 rou4)方便面, dog meat instant noodles, is also available here.

]]> <![CDATA[By: mayor_bombolini]]> 狗肉方便面 must be a winter favorite.  I have a long but funny story about gou3rou4 that I'll save for later.

]]> 狗肉方便面 must be a winter favorite.  I have a long but funny story about gou3rou4 that I'll save for later.

]]> <![CDATA[By: auntie68]]> No, don't save it! Spend it now, so we can share it!

]]> No, don't save it! Spend it now, so we can share it!

]]> <![CDATA[By: mayor_bombolini]]> Auntie,

Help me with my "heaty" question on an earlier post and I'll do the story justice when I wake up in 6 or 7 hours.  Regards, Bill M.

]]> Auntie,

Help me with my "heaty" question on an earlier post and I'll do the story justice when I wake up in 6 or 7 hours.  Regards, Bill M.

]]> <![CDATA[By: auntie68]]> Yeah, "heaty" is impeccable Singlish. Now go catch your beauty-sleep, and I'll be expecting the dog meat story in about 7 or 8 hours... Thanks! 

]]> Yeah, "heaty" is impeccable Singlish. Now go catch your beauty-sleep, and I'll be expecting the dog meat story in about 7 or 8 hours... Thanks! 

]]> <![CDATA[By: evasiege]]> Any major differences between 无所谓 and 方便你? Never really heard the former before.

Also, would this make sense - 我喜欢穿这个牌子的衣服

]]> Any major differences between 无所谓 and 方便你? Never really heard the former before.

Also, would this make sense - 我喜欢穿这个牌子的衣服

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