Falling Sick (Phua1 Pnaeh3)

Uh3 si2 wah4 ho1si3. Uh3 si2 wah4 boh3 ho1si3. A33si33 wah4 boh3 ho1si3, wah4 ciak3 iok1. A33si33 wah4 por1tor3 thnia3, wah1 ciak3 Siam3ma1 iok3hoon4. A33si33 wah1-eh3 chiu4 ga1tai4, wah1 buak3 Ipoh iu2. A33si33 wah1 thau3 thnia3, wah1 ciak3 Panadol. A33si33 wah4 tiok3 kam4, wah1 khee1 khnua3 lo1kun1. Wah1-eh3 Mah4 boh3 ho1si3, ee1 khee1 khnua1 sin3seh1.

At times I am well. At times I am not well. If I am not well, I take medicine. If I have a stomach ache, I take Siamese powder medicine. If my hand feels itchy, I apply Ipoh ointment. If I have a headache, I take Panadol. If I have a flu, I go to see the doctor. If my grandmother is not well, she goes to the Chinese physician.

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