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Lesson XXIX.
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伊無乜會氽
I bô-mih õi-siû
He can't swim very well.
無速速去救伊。就着激死
Bô méⁿ-méⁿ khṳ̀ kiù--i, chiũ-tiéh kek-sí
If he is not saved quickly, he will be drowned.
爾會氼否
Lṳ́ õi bī mē?
Can you dive?
無羅經。駛不知何處
Bô lô-keⁿ, sái m̄-pat-tò-khṳ
Without a compass we don't know where to sail to.

Lesson XXIX.
Notes—Medical.

我今日人不好
Uá kiáⁿ-jít nâng m̄-móⁿ
I am unwell to-day.
爾能可去睡
Lṳ́ nêng-kò khṳ̀-tó
You had better go and lie down.
爾個人如何
Lṳ́ kâi nâng tsò-nîⁿ?
What is the matter with you?
人𤍠
Nâng zuáh
I have got fever.
要請先生否
Âiⁿ-chhiáⁿ sin-seⁿ mē?
Do you wish to engage a doctor?
爾個脉猛
Lṳ́ kâi méhⁿ méⁿ
Your pulse is fast.
我零些寒藥與爾食
Uá lân-ló kûaⁿ-iéh pun lṳ́ chiáh
I will give you some quinine to take.
如何食
Tsò-nîⁿ-chiáh?
How am I to take it?
配零㸃冷水
Thōu tiám-kiáⁿ chhìn-tsúi
Take it with a little cold water.
三包在此
Saⁿ-pau toõ-chié
Here's three packets.
壹日食三餐
Chék-jít chiáh saⁿ-tǹg
Take one packet three times a day.
食壹包
Chék-tǹg chiáh chék-pau
Take a packet each time.