drink water in three

[Untaught88]

Hi,

Is "Drink water in three breaths" correct?

 

[Rover_KE]

In what context?

 

[Raymott]

I'd strongly advise drinking water between breaths.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm not 100% sure but I think it's not possible to breathe and drink at the same time. When you swallow, you automatically stop breathing.

 

[teechar]

How about "in three stages/gulps"?

 

[Raymott]

When you swallow, your epiglottis closes over the trachea, leaving the oesophagus open, so that food and drink doesn't "go down the wrong way". The mechanism is not perfect - what in humans is? - and that's how you can choke.

You could possibly say, "He swallowed the whole jug of beer with only three breaths", but this means "with only three breaths interrupting the swallowing"

 

[Untaught88]

Should I say;
Drink water with three breaths.

 

[Rover_KE]

Again – in what context?

I can't imagine why anybody would want to say that.

 

[teechar]

Just to clarify: context means situation.
In other words, Rover is asking you to describe a situation in which you would use that phrase.

 

[GoesStation]

I can't imagine a situation in which I'd tell someone to drink water with any number of breaths. The words don't go together.

 

[Tdol]

Is it meant to stop hiccups? However, neither sentence proposed works- there would have to be a context to make things clear.

 

[Rover_KE]

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Please try again.

 

[abo.omar]

Hi,

Is "Drink water in three breaths" correct?

I suggest you say ' Have a drink on three times . '
I think you mean that we should stop three times while drinking to breath.

 

[Tdol]

Have a drink on three times

This doesn't work.

 

[abo.omar]

Hi,

Is "Drink water in three breaths" correct?

So...

I found what you want.

It is more thirst- quenching, healthier and more wholesome. Anas said: So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink.

 

[emsr2d2]

I suggest you say 'Have a drink on three times.'
I think you mean that we should stop three times while drinking to breathe.

Note my corrections above. Don't leave a space after opening quotation mark. Don't leave a space before a full stop. Don't leave a space before closing quotation marks.
"Breath" is a noun. The verb is "breathe".

 

[abo.omar]

Where did you find this?

https://sunnah.com/

 

[emsr2d2]

But where have you found it written that way in English?

 

[abo.omar]

It is a translation related to the context , the whole meaning of a certain context and explanation .I can understand it more than a native speaker because I know its meaning in Arabic .

 

[emsr2d2]

Abo.omar, your profile shows that you are an English teacher. As such, learners on this site will assume that everything you write is correct. Please make sure you use correct spacing around punctuation.

Do not put a space before a comma or a full stop.
Always put a space after a comma or a full stop.

I don't understand quite what you mean by your first sentence in post #21.