Dietary & Allergies

1. أنا نباتي

   Ana nabāti

   I am vegetarian

   Usage

   A woman says "nabātiyye". Add "mā bākol laḥme" (I don’t eat meat) to be clear.

   Grammar Note

   An adjective used like a noun.

2. أنا مسلم، ما باكل لحم خنزير

   Ana muslem, mā bākol laḥm khanzīr

   I’m Muslim, I don’t eat pork

   Usage

   A woman says "muslime". Useful for explaining a meal restriction.

   Grammar Note

   "Mā" + verb negates. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

3. عندي حساسية من المكسرات

   ʿIndi ḥassāsiyye men el-mukassarāt

   I have a nut allergy

   Usage

   Peanuts have a different word (el-fūl es-sūdāni).

   Grammar Note

   "Ḥassāsiyye men ..." = allergy to ....

4. شو في بهاد الطبق؟

   Shū fī b-hāda eṭ-ṭabaʾ?

   What are the ingredients in this dish?

   Usage

   Asked as "what is in it", avoiding the rare word for ingredient.

   Grammar Note

   "Shū fī" = what is there. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

5. فيك تعمله بدون بصل؟

   Fīk teʿmelo bidūn baṣal?

   Can you prepare it without onion?

   Usage

   Say what to leave out when ordering.

   Grammar Note

   The suffix "-o" means "it". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

6. عندي حساسية من البيض

   ʿIndi ḥassāsiyye men el-bēḍ

   I have an egg allergy

   Usage

   "Bēḍ" is spelled like "white (plural)"; context tells them apart.

   Grammar Note

   "Ḥassāsiyye men ..." = allergy to ....

7. هالحساسية خطيرة على حياتي، انتبهو كتير

   Hal-ḥassāsiyye khaṭīra ʿala ḥayāti, intabho ktīr

   This allergy is life-threatening. Please be very careful

   Usage

   Say it to the kitchen when the allergy is severe; "intabho" is the plural imperative.

   Grammar Note

   "Khaṭīr ʿala ḥayāti" = dangerous to my life. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

8. في زيت فول سوداني؟

   Fī zēt fūl sūdāni?

   Does this contain peanut oil?

   Usage

   A last check for people with peanut allergy.

   Grammar Note

   A noun chain: peanut oil. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

9. بتستعملو أدوات منفصلة لطبقي؟

   Btistaʿmlu adawāt munfaṣile liṭ-ṭabaʾi?

   Do you use separate utensils for my dish?

   Usage

   Phrased as "separate utensils for my dish".

   Grammar Note

   Feminine singular adjective for plural things. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

10. لأسباب دينية ما باكل لحم بقر

    La-asbāb dīniyye mā bākol laḥm baʾar

    For religious reasons I don’t eat beef

    Usage

    States the reason briefly.

    Grammar Note

    "Laḥm baʾar" = meat of cow. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

11. لحم خنزير

    Laḥm khanzīr

    Pork

    Usage

    For menus and ingredient checks.

    Grammar Note

    "Laḥm" + animal = that animal’s meat.

12. لحم بقر

    Laḥm baʾar

    Beef

    Usage

    For menus and ingredient checks.

    Grammar Note

    "Laḥm" + animal = that animal’s meat.

13. جاج

    Jāj

    Chicken

    Usage

    A collective noun for chicken, common in Syria and Lebanon.

    Grammar Note

    A collective noun.

14. سمك

    Samak

    Fish

    Usage

    Covers fish only, not shellfish.

    Grammar Note

    A collective noun.

15. بيض

    Bēḍ

    Egg

    Usage

    Spelled like "white (plural)".

    Grammar Note

    A collective noun.

16. ألبان

    Albān

    Dairy products

    Usage

    Milk itself is "ḥalīb".

    Grammar Note

    A plural form.

17. فول سوداني

    Fūl sūdāni

    Peanut

    Usage

    Named separately from tree nuts.

    Grammar Note

    Literally "Sudanese bean".

18. مكسرات

    Mukassarāt

    Tree nuts

    Usage

    Dictionary-attested; absent from the corpus.

    Grammar Note

    A plural form.

19. قمح

    ʾamḥ

    Wheat

    Usage

    An ingredient of bread and pasta.

    Grammar Note

    A collective noun.

20. فول الصويا

    Fūl eṣ-ṣōya

    Soy

    Usage

    Soy sauce is "ṣalṣet eṣ-ṣōya".

    Grammar Note

    Literally "soy bean".

21. سمسم

    Simsim

    Sesame

    Usage

    Also the base of tahini.

    Grammar Note

    A collective noun.

22. كحول

    Kuḥūl

    Alcohol

    Usage

    Check whether a dish contains it, not only drinks.

    Grammar Note

    A somewhat formal word.

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