Dietary & Allergies

1. Ich bi Vegetarier

   I am vegetarian

   Usage

   The basic sentence for stating your diet; a woman adds -in to the noun

   Grammar Note

   composed: subject + bi + noun, with no article before a status noun

2. Ich bi Veganer. Ich iss kei Fleisch, kei Ei und kei Milch.

   I am vegan. I eat no meat, no egg and no milk.

   Usage

   Says you are vegan and names what you avoid; a woman says Veganerin

   Grammar Note

   composed: negation uses kei before the noun; iss is the first-person singular

3. Ich iss kei Fisch

   I don't eat fish

   Usage

   A short sentence for avoiding fish; swap Fisch for another food

   Grammar Note

   composed: negation is kei + noun

4. Ich trink kei Alkohol

   I don't drink alcohol

   Usage

   A short sentence for declining alcohol

   Grammar Note

   composed: trink is the first-person singular with the final e dropped

5. Ich bi allergisch uf Nüss

   I am allergic to nuts

   Usage

   The basic sentence for a food allergy; put the food after uf

   Grammar Note

   composed: allergisch uf + noun; Nüss is plural

6. Ich bi allergisch uf Ei

   I am allergic to egg

   Usage

   States an egg allergy; replace the food to cover other allergies

   Grammar Note

   composed: allergisch uf + noun

7. Ich bi allergisch. Passed Sie bitte uf.

   I have an allergy. Please be careful.

   Usage

   Asks staff to take care when your allergy is serious

   Grammar Note

   composed: uf passe means to take care; the polite imperative uses Sie and the plural -ed

8. Isch da Fleisch drin?

   Is there meat in this?

   Usage

   Checks what is in a dish; replace Fleisch with another ingredient

   Grammar Note

   composed: the question puts the verb first

9. Isch da Ei drin?

   Is there egg in this?

   Usage

   Lets people avoiding egg check what a dish contains

   Grammar Note

   composed: the question puts the verb first

10. Isch da Alkohol drin?

    Is there alcohol in this?

    Usage

    Checks whether a sauce or dessert contains alcohol

    Grammar Note

    composed: the question puts the verb first

11. Isch da Milch drin?

    Is there milk in this?

    Usage

    A question for people avoiding dairy

    Grammar Note

    composed: the question puts the verb first

12. Sind da Nüss drin?

    Are there nuts in this?

    Usage

    Used by people with a nut allergy before choosing a dish

    Grammar Note

    composed: Nüss is plural, so the verb is sind

13. Was isch da drin?

    What is in this?

    Usage

    A basic question about what a dish contains

    Grammar Note

    composed: the verb comes second after the question word Was

14. s Fleisch

    Meat

    Usage

    A basic word when explaining dietary limits

    Grammar Note

    Neuter noun, so the article is s

15. de Fisch

    Fish

    Usage

    A basic word for avoiding or ordering fish

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, so the article is de

16. s Poulet

    Chicken

    Usage

    A French-derived word; in Switzerland this is the everyday name for chicken

    Grammar Note

    Neuter noun, so the article is s

17. s Ei

    Egg

    Usage

    A basic word for avoiding egg

    Grammar Note

    Neuter noun, so the article is s

18. d Milch

    Milk

    Usage

    A basic word for avoiding milk and dairy

    Grammar Note

    Feminine (or plural) noun, so the article is d

19. d Nüss

    Nuts

    Usage

    A plural form; used to talk about a nut allergy

    Grammar Note

    Feminine (or plural) noun, so the article is d

20. de Alkohol

    Alcohol

    Usage

    A basic word for alcohol in drinks or cooking

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, so the article is de

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