Dietary & Allergies

1. Эпӗ вегетариан.

   Epĕ vegetarian.

   I am vegetarian

   Usage

   Tells a restaurant or host that you do not eat meat.

   Grammar Note

   A noun can be the predicate with no copula: Эпӗ plus the noun. вегетариан is the international word, and there is no gender marking. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Манӑн мӑйӑртан аллерги пур.

   Manăn măyărtan allergi pur.

   I have a nut allergy

   Usage

   Tells staff before ordering that you are allergic to nuts.

   Grammar Note

   The Манӑн … пур "I have …" pattern, with the cause marked by the ablative -тан ("allergy from nuts"). мӑйӑр covers tree nuts; peanuts may be named separately as арахис. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Эпӗ сысна ашне ҫимастӑп.

   Epĕ sysna ashne çimastăp.

   I do not eat pork

   Usage

   Tells people you avoid pork, for faith or for taste.

   Grammar Note

   сысна ашӗ "pork" is "pig's meat" with a possessive ending; as an object it becomes сысна ашне. The negative inserts -маст- in the verb (ҫимастӑп). The sentence avoids the word "halal" and names the food to avoid. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Манӑн ҫӑмартаран аллерги пур.

   Manăn çămartaran allergi pur.

   I have an egg allergy

   Usage

   Tells staff you are allergic to egg when you need to avoid dishes that contain it.

   Grammar Note

   The Манӑн … пур pattern with the cause marker -ран: ҫӑмартаран "from egg". ҫӑмарта is the general word for egg. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Ку апатра мӗн пур?

   Ku apatra mĕn pur?

   What is in this dish?

   Usage

   Asks what a dish contains when you have an allergy or a food you avoid.

   Grammar Note

   Locative -ра "in the dish" plus the existential пур. The answer comes back as "… пур" or "… ҫук". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Сухансӑр пӗҫерме пултаратӑр-и?

   Sukhansăr pĕçerme pultaratăr-i?

   Can you make it without onion?

   Usage

   Politely asks for an ingredient to be left out.

   Grammar Note

   -сӑр makes "without", as in Пӑрсӑр "without ice" and Газсӑр шыв "still water". "Could you do …?" is the infinitive plus пултаратӑр-и?. сухан is "onion". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Ку аллерги пурнӑҫшӑн хӑрушӑ.

   Ku allergi purnăçshăn khărushă.

   This allergy is life-threatening

   Usage

   Stresses to cooks and staff that the allergy is serious.

   Grammar Note

   -шӑн "for" is the same ending as in Тархасшӑн "please". The adjective хӑрушӑ "dangerous" works directly as a predicate. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Ӑнланнӑшӑн тавтапуҫ.

   Ănlannăshăn tavtapuç.

   Thank you for understanding

   Usage

   Said as thanks after someone has accepted your dietary request.

   Grammar Note

   The participle in -нӑ plus -шӑн gives the reason "for having …". Тавтапуҫ is the basic word for thanks. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

9. Эпӗ аш ҫиме пултараймастӑп.

   Epĕ ash çime pultaraymastăp.

   I cannot eat meat

   Usage

   Says you are unable to eat meat, for health or other reasons.

   Grammar Note

   "Cannot …" is the infinitive plus пултараймастӑп. It differs from Эпӗ аш ҫимастӑп. "I don't eat meat", which states a habit; this one says you are unable to. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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