Note: The spoken Chinese Mandarin
language has 4 spoken tones. We have attempted
to re-create those below where after each
syllable we tell you (1), (2), (3), or (4)
as they correspond to each of the 4 tones.
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Buying Rice: mai(3) da(4)
mi(3)
NEW
WORDS
Rice (uncooked): da(4) mi(3)
Boiled Rice: mi(3) fan(4)
Fried Rice: chao(3) fan(4)
Sticky Rice: nuo(4) mi(3)
LESSON
- How much for one jin of rice?
yi(4) jin(1) da(4) mi(3) duo(1) shao(3)
qian(2)?
- Do you prefer boiled or fried rice?
ni(3) geng(4) xi(3) huan(1) mi(3) fan(4)
hai(2) shi(4) chao(3) fan(4)?
- Can I have fried rice with egg please?
gei(3) wo(3) lai(2) ji(1) dan(4) chao(3)
fan(4) hao(3) ma?
- Do you sell sticky rice?
ni(3) men(2) mai(4) nuo(4) mi(3) ma?
- How long should I cook this rice for?
zhe(4) zhong(3) da(4) mi(3) wo(3) ying(1)
gai(1) zhu(3) duo(1) chang(2) shi(2) jian(1)?
* Tip: Rice, rice, rice. Rice everywhere.
One of the main food staples of China (and many
other countries) is rice. Of course rice comes
in many shapes, sizes and colors and making
the decision can be tricky.
You need to make sure that you buy the right
rice for the recipe or cooking method or your
sticky rice pudding could end up being a real
flop.
Rice is usually sold by the jin - roughly
500 grams or half a kilogram. An average family
of three can eat up to 25 kilos of rice per
week!
