Dietary & Allergies

1. Tèngio un'allergia a sas nughes.

   I'm allergic to nuts.

   Usage

   Tells a restaurant about a nut allergy

   Grammar Note

   The thing you react to is introduced with a (allergia a …). Una becomes un' before a vowel. Nughes is the plural of nughe. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. So musulmanu e non mandigo carre de porcu.

   I'm Muslim and don't eat pork.

   Usage

   Explains that you are Muslim and do not eat pork

   Grammar Note

   A woman says musulmana. The negation non is used before a consonant. Carre de porcu means pork. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Tèngio un'allergia a sos ovos.

   I have an egg allergy.

   Usage

   Tells a restaurant about an egg allergy

   Grammar Note

   Ovos is the plural of egg. The singular is ou, with the article s'ou before the vowel. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Custa allergia podet èssere mortale. Faghide atentzione meda, pro praghere.

   This allergy can be fatal. Please be very careful.

   Usage

   Warns that the allergy can be fatal and asks for great care

   Grammar Note

   Faghide is the polite imperative of fàghere, so faghide atentzione means be careful. Mortale has one form for both genders. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Pro motivos religiosos non mandigo carre de boe.

   For religious reasons I don't eat beef.

   Usage

   Explains that you avoid beef for religious reasons

   Grammar Note

   Motivos religiosos is plural, and the adjective takes -os to agree. Boe is the ox or cattle in general. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. sa carre de porcu

   Pork

   Usage

   Names the food you avoid; works with pointing

   Grammar Note

   Carre is a feminine noun; adding de porcu gives pork. A built phrase

7. sa carre de boe

   Beef

   Usage

   Names the food you avoid

   Grammar Note

   Adding de boe to carre gives beef. A built phrase

8. sa pudda

   Chicken

   Usage

   The word for hen; on a menu it points to chicken

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun; the plural is puddas

9. su pische

   Fish

   Usage

   Names fish when you want to avoid it

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun; the plural is pisches

10. sos ovos

    Eggs

    Usage

    Names eggs when you want to avoid them

    Grammar Note

    Given in the plural; the singular is s'ou

11. sos produtos de su late

    Dairy products

    Usage

    A way to name dairy products when you avoid them

    Grammar Note

    Late is a masculine noun meaning milk; de su late gives products of milk. A built phrase

12. sas nughes

    Nuts

    Usage

    Names nuts; handy when explaining an allergy

    Grammar Note

    Plural of nughe, with the article sas

13. su trigu

    Wheat

    Usage

    Names wheat when you want to avoid it

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun

14. s'alcol

    Alcohol

    Usage

    Names alcohol when you want to avoid it

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the article su becomes s' before a vowel

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