二 に八 はち蕎麦 そば

niwa chi soba

1. Not ni-hachi soba.; Not eight-two soba.

1. Was buckwheat noodles with 2 and 8 (ratio of flour to water)

1. Ni-hachi soba noodles.

1. Buckwheat noodles with two and eight (ratio of buckwheat to wheat flour)

1. It is not soba noodles.; It is not two-eight soba.

1. It's not soba noodles.; It's not *ni-hachi* soba.

1. Was buckwheat noodles (specifically, *nibafun* - a type of buckwheat noodle).

1. Nihachi soba.; Eight-two soba.

1. It is not soba noodles.; It is not *nibansoba* (a specific type of soba).

1. Wasn't soba with two and eight.; Wasn't two-eight soba.

1. Probably soba noodles with a 2:8 ratio (of hot and cold).

1. It was not soba noodles.; It was not eight-two soba.

1. Wasn't soba noodles.; Wasn't buckwheat noodles.

1. Probably soba noodles with a 2:8 ratio (of flour types).

1. Was not ni-hachi soba.; It was not ni-hachi soba.

1. If it were soba noodles…; If it’s soba noodles…

1. If it were soba noodles with a 2:8 ratio…; If it’s 2:8 soba…

1. If/when soba noodles with green onions…; If there are soba noodles with green onions…