Noodles without Cilantro
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ID: 0383
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At ChinesePod, we not only care about helping you learn Mandarin, we also want to help your social standing…and, to be honest, herbs in the teeth a cool cat do not make. So, in this podcast, here’s what we can do: teach you how to order those tasty noodles, but without the either loathed or loved cilantro/coriander.
Jenny, Ken
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 要 | yào | to want | |
| 吃 | chī | to eat | |
| 什么 | shénme | what | |
| 碗 | wǎn | (measure word); bowl |
要吃什么
yào 要chī 吃shénme 什么
What do you want to eat?
一碗拉面不要香菜
yī 一wǎn 碗lāmiàn 拉面bùyào 不要xiāngcài 香菜
A bowl of noodles, don't want the cilantro.
一点都不要
yīdiǎn dōu bù 一点都不yào 要
You don’t want any?
对一点都不要
duì 对yīdiǎn dōu bù 一点都不yào 要
That’s right. I don’t want any.
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