Dietary & Allergies

1. Avètz un menut sens glutèn?

   Do you have a gluten-free menu?

   Usage

   Before ordering, when you must avoid gluten

   Grammar Note

   Composed. menut is "menu" and sens means "without"

2. Soi intolerant / intoleranta a la lactòsa.

   I am lactose intolerant.

   Usage

   Explaining the condition before choosing food

   Grammar Note

   Composed. a + la stays as a la. intolerant is for a man, intoleranta for a woman

3. Quins son los ingredients d'aquel plat?

   What are the ingredients of this dish?

   Usage

   Asking what a dish contains

   Grammar Note

   Composed. quins agrees with the masculine plural ingredients; d'aquel = de + aquel

4. Podètz preparar aquò sens ceba?

   Could you prepare it without onion?

   Usage

   Asking for an ingredient to be left out

   Grammar Note

   Composed. The noun after sens takes no article; ceba is "onion"

5. Ai una alergia als uòus.

   I have an egg allergy.

   Usage

   Stating an allergy clearly

   Grammar Note

   Composed. als = a + los; the plural of uòu is uòus. Swap the noun for other foods

6. Aquesta alergia pòt èsser mortala. Fasètz plan atencion, se vos plai.

   This allergy can be fatal. Please be very careful.

   Usage

   When a serious allergy must reach the kitchen

   Grammar Note

   Composed. mortala is the feminine form agreeing with alergia; fasètz is the vos imperative of far

7. lo pòrc

   Pork

   Usage

   Naming a food you cannot or do not eat

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun, with the article lo. Slot it into a sentence such as "I don't eat ..."

8. lo buòu

   Beef

   Usage

   Naming a food you cannot or do not eat

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun, with the article lo. Slot it into a sentence such as "I don't eat ..."

9. lo polet

   Chicken

   Usage

   Naming a food you cannot or do not eat

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun, with the article lo. Slot it into a sentence such as "I don't eat ..."

10. lo peis

    Fish

    Usage

    Naming a food you cannot or do not eat

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, with the article lo. Slot it into a sentence such as "I don't eat ..."

11. l'uòu

    Egg

    Usage

    Naming a food you cannot or do not eat

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, with the article l'uòu. Slot it into a sentence such as "I don't eat ..."

12. los crustacèus

    Crustaceans

    Usage

    Naming a food you cannot or do not eat

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, with the article los. Slot it into a sentence such as "I don't eat ..."

13. lo blat

    Wheat

    Usage

    Naming a food you cannot or do not eat

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, with the article lo. Slot it into a sentence such as "I don't eat ..."

14. l'alcòl

    Alcohol

    Usage

    Naming a food you cannot or do not eat

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun, with the article l'alcòl. Slot it into a sentence such as "I don't eat ..."

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