Dietary & Allergies

1. Soi vexetarianu / vexetariana.

   I am vegetarian.

   Usage

   To tell a restaurant you do not eat meat or fish

   Grammar Note

   The 1st person of ser is soi. Men say vexetarianu, women vexetariana. Unlike Spanish vegetariano, the x is read /ʃ/ and the masculine ends in -u. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

2. Soi vegano / vegana. Nun como nengún productu animal.

   I am vegan. I do not eat any animal products.

   Usage

   To say you are vegan and avoid all animal products

   Grammar Note

   The negative before a verb is nun (a stand-alone "no" is non). Nengún goes before the noun and corresponds to Spanish ningún. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

3. Tengo alerxa a los frutos secos.

   I have an allergy to nuts.

   Usage

   To tell staff you are allergic to nuts

   Grammar Note

   "Allergy" is alerxa (x read /ʃ/), not Spanish alergia. Frutos secos covers nuts and dried fruit in general. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

4. ¿Tenéis menú ensin gluten?

   Do you have a gluten-free menu?

   Usage

   To ask whether gluten-free dishes are offered

   Grammar Note

   "Without" is ensin, not Spanish sin. Tenéis is the 2nd person plural, addressing the staff. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

5. Soi musulmán / musulmana y nun como carne de gochu.

   I am Muslim and I do not eat pork.

   Usage

   To explain that you avoid pork for religious reasons

   Grammar Note

   Pork is carne de gochu (gochu is the pig; Spanish uses cerdo). Men say musulmán, women musulmana. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

6. Soi intolerante a la lactosa.

   I am lactose intolerant.

   Usage

   To say that milk and dairy upset your stomach

   Grammar Note

   Intolerante is the same for men and women, and "to" is a. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

7. Soi alérxicu / alérxica al mariscu.

   I am allergic to shellfish.

   Usage

   To warn about an allergy to shrimp, crab, clams and other shellfish

   Grammar Note

   A plus el contracts to al. Mariscu covers shrimp, crab, shellfish and other seafood that is not fish. Asturian alérxicu, not Spanish alérgico. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

8. ¿Qué ingredientes tien esti platu?

   What ingredients does this dish have?

   Usage

   To check what goes into a dish

   Grammar Note

   "This" (masculine) is esti and the dish is platu, not Spanish este / plato. The 3rd person of tener is tien. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

9. ¿Pue facer esti platu ensin cebolla?

   Could you make this dish without onion?

   Usage

   To ask for an ingredient to be left out

   Grammar Note

   Pue is the polite form addressed to usté. Facer, "to make", corresponds to Spanish hacer. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

10. Tengo alerxa al güevu.

    I have an egg allergy.

    Usage

    To say you are allergic to eggs

    Grammar Note

    "Egg" is güevu, not Spanish huevo (spelled güe-, ending -u). A plus el contracts to al. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

11. ¿Tenéis información sobre alérxenos?

    Do you have information about allergens?

    Usage

    To ask whether allergen information is available for the menu

    Grammar Note

    Allergens are alérxenos, written with x, not Spanish alérgenos. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

12. Esta alerxa ye mortal. Por favor, tened munchu curiáu.

    This allergy is deadly. Please be very careful.

    Usage

    To stress that the allergy is severe and ask the kitchen to take great care

    Grammar Note

    Ye is the 3rd person of ser. Tened is the 2nd person plural command of tener, addressing the staff. Curiáu means care or caution. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

13. ¿Hai aceite de cacagüés nesti platu?

    Is there peanut oil in this dish?

    Usage

    For people with a peanut allergy, to check whether peanut oil is used

    Grammar Note

    Peanut is cacagüés, not Spanish cacahuete. En plus esti contracts to nesti. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

14. ¿Usáis utensilios distintos pa los platos ensin alérxenos?

    Do you use separate utensils for allergen-free dishes?

    Usage

    To check whether separate utensils are used, to avoid cross-contamination

    Grammar Note

    "For" is pa, the short form of Spanish para, and "without" is ensin. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

15. Por motivos relixosos nun como carne de vaca.

    For religious reasons I do not eat beef.

    Usage

    To explain that you avoid beef for religious reasons

    Grammar Note

    Relixosos is the Asturian form of Spanish religiosos, with x. The negative before a verb is nun. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

16. la carne de gochu

    Pork

    Usage

    Names pork, useful when listing foods you avoid

    Grammar Note

    The pig is gochu; Spanish cerdo is not used

17. la carne de vaca

    Beef

    Usage

    Names beef, useful when listing foods you avoid

    Grammar Note

    Vaca is the cow, but carne de vaca is the usual way to say beef

18. el pollu

    Chicken

    Usage

    Names chicken, to spot chicken dishes on a menu

    Grammar Note

    The ending is -u, not Spanish -o (pollo)

19. el pexe

    Fish

    Usage

    Names fish and fish dishes, useful for pescatarians or fish allergies

    Grammar Note

    The x is read /ʃ/. It covers both Spanish pescado and pez; the plural is pexes

20. el güevu

    Egg

    Usage

    Names the egg, used for egg allergies and vegetarian requests

    Grammar Note

    Written güe- with the ending -u, not Spanish huevo. The plural is güevos

21. los productos llácteos

    Dairy products

    Usage

    Groups milk, cheese, yoghurt and other dairy foods

    Grammar Note

    The initial ll- is a palatal /ʎ/ where Spanish has l- (lácteos), as in lleche

22. el cacagüés

    Peanut

    Usage

    Names the peanut, used when explaining an allergy

    Grammar Note

    Not the Spanish cacahuete. The plural is cacagüeses, and the plant is also called cacagüesa

23. los frutos secos

    Nuts

    Usage

    Groups almonds, walnuts and other nuts

    Grammar Note

    The masculine plural is -os; the phrase has the same form as in Spanish

24. los mariscos

    Shellfish

    Usage

    Groups shrimp, crab, shellfish and similar seafood that is not fish

    Grammar Note

    The singular is mariscu (ending -u) and the plural is mariscos

25. el trigu

    Wheat

    Usage

    Names wheat, used for wheat allergies or when avoiding gluten

    Grammar Note

    The ending is -u, not Spanish -o (trigo)

26. la soya

    Soy

    Usage

    Names soy, used for soy allergies and to check soy milk or soy sauce

    Grammar Note

    Soy is soya, not Spanish soja. The same spelling also names a flatfish, so use it in a context that makes the food clear

27. el sésamu

    Sesame

    Usage

    Names sesame, often found in bread and sweets, so useful for allergy checks

    Grammar Note

    The ending is -u, not Spanish -o (sésamo)

28. l'alcohol

    Alcohol

    Usage

    Names alcohol, for example when checking whether a dish is cooked with it

    Grammar Note

    Before a vowel el becomes l'. The spelling is the same as in Spanish

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