How do you say you're allergic to something in Spanish?

You say 'Soy alérgico a los mariscos, ¿este platillo los lleva?' using the word alérgico.

What's the word for peanut in Spanish?

Cacahuate, as in '¿La salsa lleva cacahuate? No puedo comer nada de eso.'

The waiter is standing by your table with his notepad ready, and you have to tell him what you can't eat before he heads to the kitchen.

Soy alérgico a los mariscos, ¿este platillo los lleva?

I'm allergic to seafood, does this dish have any?

10 words10 sentences

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alérgico/aˈleɾxiko/
allergicadjective
Someone who gets sick or breaks out in hives from eating or touching a certain thing.
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intolerancia/intoleˈɾansja/
intolerancenoun
The body's difficulty digesting a certain food or medicine, which upsets it.
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cacahuate/kakaˈwate/
peanutnoun
A brown seed that grows underground and is eaten roasted and salted.
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mariscosseafood
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nuezwalnut
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glutengluten
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picantespicy
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vegetarianovegetarian
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quitarto remove
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sustituirto substitute

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Soy alérgico a los mariscos, ¿este platillo los lleva?
I'm allergic to seafood, does this dish have any?
Tengo intolerancia a la lactosa, sin queso por favor.
I have a lactose intolerance, no cheese please.
¿La salsa lleva cacahuate? No puedo comer nada de eso.
Does the sauce have peanuts in it? I can't eat any of that.

alérgico/aˈleɾxiko/
The g sounds like a j, and the stress falls on 'ler': a-LER-ji-co.
cacahuate/kakaˈwate/
The h is silent: 'hua' is said 'wa', and that's where the stress falls.

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How do you say you're allergic to something in Spanish?: You say 'Soy alérgico a los mariscos, ¿este platillo los lleva?' using the word alérgico.
What's the word for peanut in Spanish?: Cacahuate, as in '¿La salsa lleva cacahuate? No puedo comer nada de eso.'

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