Comments on: Beginner Lesson S2 #5 - The Tastiest Drink in China http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/ Learn Chinese with Free Podcasts Whether you are student or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at ChineseClass101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Thu, 17 May 2012 20:39:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Patty http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-6727 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:58:38 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-6727 Thanks Trevelyan, I asked because the translation was "whatever" which you can use when somebody is being a pain. I started with the FSI Chinese lessons free online and they tend to use it in the sense of letting everybody do what they want. But nowadays people tend to say "whatever" when they're tired of an argument. Thanks Trevelyan, I asked because the translation was “whatever” which you can use when somebody is being a pain. I started with the FSI Chinese lessons free online and they tend to use it in the sense of letting everybody do what they want. But nowadays people tend to say “whatever” when they’re tired of an argument.

]]> by: trevelyan http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-6726 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:43:11 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-6726 @patty, 隨便 is great. You're right you can use it anywhere. One of the best ways of using it is if someone asks you where you want to go for dinner, or drinks. It's maybe a bit dismissive, a bit like saying "I don't care" but if you use it with a friend it's fine. Agree about not drinking soda too. Swapping that our for water made me feel physically much better as well w/r/t the caffeine and sugar. So it's not just about weight loss. @patty,

隨便 is great. You’re right you can use it anywhere. One of the best ways of using it is if someone asks you where you want to go for dinner, or drinks. It’s maybe a bit dismissive, a bit like saying “I don’t care” but if you use it with a friend it’s fine.

Agree about not drinking soda too. Swapping that our for water made me feel physically much better as well w/r/t the caffeine and sugar. So it’s not just about weight loss.

]]> by: Patty http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-6720 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:52:08 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-6720 Almost caught up! As somebody who needs to lose a lot of weight, I drink water most of the time. I really like good tea especially a Russian blend I buy online, also American Constant Comment by Bigelow (bags only) makes good iced tea. In the morning I brew one perfect cup from leaves, fairly strong with a heaping spoonful of sugar. Glass of wine is nice at night. Don't drink sodas because of the health consequences to all of them. Question, can you use 隨便 for _any_ occasion or does it only apply when you're trying to "have it your way" at a restaurant or a person's house? Almost caught up!

As somebody who needs to lose a lot of weight, I drink water most of the time. I really like good tea especially a Russian blend I buy online, also American Constant Comment by Bigelow (bags only) makes good iced tea. In the morning I brew one perfect cup from leaves, fairly strong with a heaping spoonful of sugar. Glass of wine is nice at night. Don’t drink sodas because of the health consequences to all of them.

Question, can you use 隨便 for _any_ occasion or does it only apply when you’re trying to “have it your way” at a restaurant or a person’s house?

]]> by: Lanzi http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5167 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:26:53 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5167 @podboy http://baike.baidu.com/view/278282.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong-style_milk_tea You should try.:cool: @Migao Warm Coke is a disaster. I know why Chinese have hot drinks in Summer. According to my mom, it's good for health, since warm drink's temperature is close to human body's, while cold drinks chill the body too quickly. She said one should let the body cools down gradually, not in a sec. Otherwise it hurts the "qi". But cold drinks taste better. I even eat ice-cream in Winter.:cool: @podboy

http://baike.baidu.com/view/278282.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong-style_milk_tea
You should try. :cool:

@Migao

Warm Coke is a disaster. I know why Chinese have hot drinks in Summer. According to my mom, it’s good for health, since warm drink’s temperature is close to human body’s, while cold drinks chill the body too quickly. She said one should let the body cools down gradually, not in a sec. Otherwise it hurts the “qi”.

But cold drinks taste better. I even eat ice-cream in Winter. :cool:

]]> by: Migao http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5160 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:37:07 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5160 Lanzi, When I stayed in Tokyo a few years back I was quite impressed with the hot coffee one could buy from a can in any vending machine, even the cold variety was good, this was way before starbux came out in the states. It's funny, I love Chinese culture and Japanese as well...but I don't like tea, green, red or milky...:shock: I was in Hongkong for a few weeks, seemed like a more compressed version of Tokyo and it was very humid, the Chinese still were drinking their hot tea and I ordered a coke and got one with NO ICE! :lol: 益力多 can be very addictive...thanks for the hanzi! Lanzi, When I stayed in Tokyo a few years back I was quite impressed with the hot coffee one could buy from a can in any vending machine, even the cold variety was good, this was way before starbux came out in the states. It’s funny, I love Chinese culture and Japanese as well…but I don’t like tea, green, red or milky… :shock: I was in Hongkong for a few weeks, seemed like a more compressed version of Tokyo and it was very humid, the Chinese still were drinking their hot tea and I ordered a coke and got one with NO ICE! :lol:
益力多 can be very addictive…thanks for the hanzi!

]]> by: podboy http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5157 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:35:53 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5157 @Lanzi 丝袜（si1wa4, literally “silk stockings”）milktea ? I have never heard it , and I am wondering now .:mrgreen::mrgreen: @Lanzi

丝袜（si1wa4, literally “silk stockings”）milktea ?

I have never heard it , and I am wondering now . :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

]]> by: podboy http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5156 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:34:02 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5156 @Anthony Well ，I don't drink them together. lols @Anthony

Well ，I don’t drink them together. lols

]]> by: Lanzi http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5155 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:12:57 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5155 @Migao I love "Yiklitdo" 益力多! But their bottles are tiny. I drink three at a time. I love Hong Kong milktea the best. 鸳鸯（yuan1yang1, literally 'mandarin duck'）milktea, 丝袜（si1wa4, literally "silk stockings"）milktea, etc. Didn't find any good milktea here in Beijing.:sad: They're either too sweet or too milky. I guess they simply add water in milktea powder. @Migao

I love “Yiklitdo” 益力多! But their bottles are tiny. I drink three at a time.

I love Hong Kong milktea the best. 鸳鸯（yuan1yang1, literally ‘mandarin duck’）milktea, 丝袜（si1wa4, literally “silk stockings”）milktea, etc. Didn’t find any good milktea here in Beijing. :sad: They’re either too sweet or too milky. I guess they simply add water in milktea powder.

]]> by: Anthony http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5154 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:44:46 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5154 Actually you know what is not bad? This milk sports drink hybrid available here in China called Nutri-Express 营养快线 yíngyǎng kuài xiàn. One caveat though, tastes best when cold. @ Podboy Soymilk and Guinness together? Interesting combo... There are a few places in Beijing where you can pick up a Guiness at a reasonable price. Maybe next time I will test that out. Harbin Beer 哈尔滨啤酒 hāěrbīn píjiǔ is quite good too Actually you know what is not bad? This milk sports drink hybrid available here in China called Nutri-Express 营养快线 yíngyǎng kuài xiàn. One caveat though, tastes best when cold.

@ Podboy
Soymilk and Guinness together? Interesting combo… There are a few places in Beijing where you can pick up a Guiness at a reasonable price. Maybe next time I will test that out.

Harbin Beer 哈尔滨啤酒 hāěrbīn píjiǔ is quite good too

]]> by: Migao http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5150 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:29:01 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5150 I like 'Calpis' but i think that's a Japanese drink. Also like 'Yitlikdou'...I think that's Cantonese, which I'd wish the good people here would start a Cantoneseclass101.com on... Asahi DRY is good too, and TsingTao is very good too. I don't like Sake or laojiu...too strong for me. I like Chocolate Vitasoy, but lately it's gotten too expensive!:smile: I like ‘Calpis’ but i think that’s a Japanese drink. Also like ‘Yitlikdou’…I think that’s Cantonese, which I’d wish the good people here would start a Cantoneseclass101.com on… Asahi DRY is good too, and TsingTao is very good too. I don’t like Sake or laojiu…too strong for me. I like Chocolate Vitasoy, but lately it’s gotten too expensive! :smile:

]]> by: Renny http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5143 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:54:31 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5143 mainly coca cola But Not on a hot summer day then ill Drink ice Tea or water. I like drinking Tea with chinese food at a Restaurant. Milk in the morning. 7-up sometimes. I hardly ever drink Beer, once a year. mainly coca cola But Not on a hot summer day
then ill Drink ice Tea or water.
I like drinking Tea with chinese food at a Restaurant.
Milk in the morning. 7-up sometimes.
I hardly ever drink Beer, once a year.

]]> by: podboy http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5141 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:50:47 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-5141 I love soymilk and Guinness . I love soymilk and Guinness .

]]> by: ChineseClass101.com http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-4078 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:30:00 +0000 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/03/02/beginner-lesson-s2-5-the-tastiest-drink-in-china/#comment-4078 What is your favorite drink? What is your favorite drink?

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