Dietary & Allergies

1. Ik bin fegetariër.

   I am vegetarian.

   Usage

   Tells a restaurant or host that you are vegetarian

   Grammar Note

   The diaeresis on ë shows that -i-ër are pronounced separately

2. Ik bin feganist. Ik ite gjin dierlike produkten.

   I'm vegan. I don't eat animal products.

   Usage

   Says you are vegan and eat no animal products

   Grammar Note

   Nouns are negated with gjin, not net. The adjective takes -e before a plural noun

3. Ik bin allergysk foar nuten.

   I have a nut allergy.

   Usage

   Says you are allergic to nuts

   Grammar Note

   Allergysk foar means allergic to. The plural of nút is nuten

4. Hawwe jo in glutenfrij menu?

   Do you have a gluten-free menu?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is a gluten-free menu

   Grammar Note

   Glutenfrij is gluten plus frij (free)

5. Ik bin yntolerant foar laktoaze.

   I am lactose intolerant.

   Usage

   Says you are lactose intolerant

   Grammar Note

   Laktoaze is lactose. Yntolerant is yn- (not) plus tolerant. Composed from regular grammar

6. Ik bin allergysk foar skaaldieren.

   I'm allergic to shellfish.

   Usage

   Says you are allergic to shellfish

   Grammar Note

   Skaaldier is skaal (shell) plus dier (animal); the plural is skaaldieren

7. Hokker yngrediïnten sitte der yn dit gerjocht?

   What ingredients are in this dish?

   Usage

   Asks what ingredients a dish contains

   Grammar Note

   Sitte … yn means to be contained in. The ï in yngrediïnt is a diaeresis

8. Kinne jo it sûnder sipels meitsje?

   Can you prepare it without onions?

   Usage

   Asks if a dish can be made without onions

   Grammar Note

   Sûnder needs no article before a plural. Jo takes the plural kinne

9. Ik bin allergysk foar aaien.

   I have an egg allergy.

   Usage

   Says you are allergic to eggs

   Grammar Note

   The plural of aai is aaien

10. Hawwe jo in list mei allergenen?

    Do you have an allergen list?

    Usage

    Asks for a list of allergens

    Grammar Note

    List mei … means a list of …

11. Dizze allergy is libbensgefaarlik. Wolle jo asjebleaft foarsichtich wêze?

    This allergy is life-threatening. Please be careful.

    Usage

    Warns that the allergy is life-threatening and asks for care

    Grammar Note

    Wolle jo …? is a polite request, with the plural wolle after jo

12. Sit der oalje fan pinda's yn?

    Does this contain peanut oil?

    Usage

    Asks whether peanut oil is used

    Grammar Note

    The plural of pinda is pinda's. Fan pinda's means made from peanuts. Composed from regular grammar

13. Tank dat jo rekken hâlde mei myn dieetwinsken.

    Thank you for taking my dietary wishes into account.

    Usage

    Thanks someone for taking dietary wishes into account

    Grammar Note

    In the clause dat jo … hâlde the verb comes last. Rekken hâlde mei means to take into account

14. Om religieuze redenen ite ik gjin kofleis.

    For religious reasons I don't eat beef.

    Usage

    Says you do not eat beef for religious reasons

    Grammar Note

    After a fronted phrase the verb precedes the subject (ite ik). Kofleis is ko (cow) plus fleis (meat)

15. bargefleis

    Pork

    Usage

    The name of a food, pork

    Grammar Note

    Compound of barge (pig) and fleis (meat)

16. kofleis

    Beef

    Usage

    The name of a food, beef

    Grammar Note

    Compound of ko (cow) and fleis (meat)

17. hinnefleis

    Chicken

    Usage

    The name of a food, chicken meat

    Grammar Note

    Plural stem hinne of hin (hen) plus fleis (meat)

18. fisk

    Fish

    Usage

    The name of a food

    Grammar Note

    Noun; plural fisken

19. aai

    Egg

    Usage

    The name of a food, egg

    Grammar Note

    Noun; plural aaien

20. molkeprodukten

    Dairy

    Usage

    The name of a food group, dairy

    Grammar Note

    Plural stem of molke (milk) plus produkten; used in the plural

21. pinda

    Peanut

    Usage

    The name of an allergen, peanut

    Grammar Note

    Noun; plural pinda's

22. nuten

    Tree nuts

    Usage

    The name of an allergen, tree nuts

    Grammar Note

    Plural of nút (nut)

23. skaaldieren

    Shellfish / Crustaceans

    Usage

    The name of an allergen, shellfish

    Grammar Note

    Plural of skaaldier

24. weet

    Wheat

    Usage

    The name of an allergen, wheat

    Grammar Note

    Noun; unrelated to Dutch weet (knows)

25. soaja

    Soy

    Usage

    The name of an allergen, soy

    Grammar Note

    Noun; an international loanword

26. sesam

    Sesame

    Usage

    The name of an allergen, sesame

    Grammar Note

    Noun; an international loanword

27. alkohol

    Alcohol

    Usage

    The name of an ingredient, alcohol

    Grammar Note

    Noun; note the spelling with k

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