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Cooking Instant Noodles

Cooking Instant Noodles
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ID: 2792 Intermediate
Today we learn about someone moving into a bigger place, describing their new apartment, and talking about the new opportunities for cooking instant noodles. photo by elsie.hui
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
Cooking Instant Noodles
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
之前 zhīqián before
烧 shāo to burn
从来没 cónglái méi to have never
方便面 fāngbiànmiàn instant noodles
我今年租了间一室一厅的屋子住
wǒ 我jīnnián 今年zū 租le 了jiān 间yíshì yìtīng 一室一厅de 的wūzi 屋子zhù 住
This year I rented a one bedroom apartment to live in.
那比你之前住的大得多吧贵不贵
nà 那bǐ 比nǐ 你zhīqián 之前zhù 住de 的dà 大de 得duō 多ba 吧guìbùguì 贵不贵
Is it much bigger than where you used to live? Is it expensive?
有一点儿贵但是很舒服还有个小炉台
yǒuyīdiǎnr5 有一点儿guì 贵dànshì 但是hěn 很shūfu 舒服háiyǒu 还有gè 个xiǎo 小lútái 炉台
It's a little expensive, but it's very cosy and it also has a burner.
哦那你都自个儿做饭啦
ò 哦nà 那nǐ 你dōu 都zìgěr 自个儿zuòfàn 做饭la 啦
Huh? So you make your own meals?
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