Dietary & Allergies

1. Abdi vegetarian.

   I am a vegetarian

   Usage

   Telling a restaurant about your diet

   Grammar Note

   Abdi is the polite 'I' and vegetarian is a loanword

2. Abdi vegan, teu neda nanaon tina sato.

   I am vegan and eat nothing from animals

   Usage

   Explaining you avoid all animal products

   Grammar Note

   Neda is the humble 'eat' for oneself, teu negates and tina sato means from animals

3. Abdi alérgi kana kacang-kacangan.

   I am allergic to nuts and legumes

   Usage

   Telling staff about a nut allergy

   Grammar Note

   Alérgi kana X means allergic to X; kacang-kacangan covers nuts and legumes

4. Aya ménu anu bébas gluten?

   Is there a gluten-free menu?

   Usage

   Asking for gluten-free options

   Grammar Note

   Aya means there is and bébas gluten means gluten-free; menu is also written

5. Abdi muslim, teu neda daging babi.

   I am Muslim and do not eat pork

   Usage

   Declining pork for religious reasons

   Grammar Note

   Muslim is a follower of Islam and daging babi is pork

6. Abdi teu tiasa neda produk susu.

   I cannot eat dairy products

   Usage

   Avoiding dairy

   Grammar Note

   Tiasa is the polite 'can' and produk susu means dairy products

7. Abdi alérgi kana udang sareng keuyeup.

   I am allergic to shrimp and crab

   Usage

   Telling staff about a shellfish allergy

   Grammar Note

   Sareng is the polite 'and' (jeung in casual speech); udang is shrimp and keuyeup is crab

8. Naon waé bahan masakan ieu?

   What are the ingredients of this dish?

   Usage

   Checking what a dish contains

   Grammar Note

   Naon waé means what all, bahan is ingredient and masakan is a cooked dish

9. Tiasa dijieun tanpa bawang?

   Can it be made without onion?

   Usage

   Asking to leave an ingredient out

   Grammar Note

   Dijieun is 'made', tanpa is 'without'; bawang covers onion-family plants, bawang bombay is the common onion

10. Abdi alérgi kana endog.

    I am allergic to eggs

    Usage

    Telling staff about an egg allergy

    Grammar Note

    Endog means egg

11. Aya daptar alérgén?

    Do you have an allergen list?

    Usage

    Asking for allergen information

    Grammar Note

    Alérgén means allergen and daptar is a list

12. Alérgi abdi tiasa maéhan abdi.

    My allergy can kill me

    Usage

    Stressing a severe allergy

    Grammar Note

    Maéhan means to kill; it is a deliberately strong way to stress the danger

13. Naha masakan ieu nganggo bumbu pedas?

    Does this dish use spicy seasoning?

    Usage

    Checking whether a dish is spicy

    Grammar Note

    Naha opens a yes-no question; nganggo means to use and bumbu is seasoning

14. Naha dahareun abdi tiasa kacampur sareng anu sanés?

    Could my food get mixed with others?

    Usage

    Worrying about cross-contamination

    Grammar Note

    Dahareun is food and kacampur means get mixed by accident (ka- marks an unintended state)

15. Hatur nuhun pisan kana perhatosan anjeun.

    Thank you very much for your attention

    Usage

    Thanking staff who took care of your request

    Grammar Note

    Hatur nuhun is the polite thanks and perhatosan is attentive care

16. Abdi teu tiasa neda daging sapi.

    I cannot eat beef

    Usage

    Avoiding beef

    Grammar Note

    Sapi is cow and daging sapi is beef

17. Daging babi

    Pork

    Usage

    Naming pork

    Grammar Note

    Babi is pig; many local Muslims avoid it

18. Daging sapi

    Beef

    Usage

    Naming beef

    Grammar Note

    Sapi means cow

19. Daging hayam

    Chicken

    Usage

    Naming chicken

    Grammar Note

    Hayam is chicken (Indonesian ayam)

20. Lauk laut

    Sea fish

    Usage

    Naming sea fish

    Grammar Note

    Lauk means fish or a side dish and laut is sea

21. Lauk cai

    Freshwater fish

    Usage

    Naming river or pond fish

    Grammar Note

    Cai is water; lauk alone can mean fish or a side dish

22. Endog

    Egg

    Usage

    Naming egg

    Grammar Note

    Endog means egg

23. Susu

    Milk / dairy

    Usage

    Naming milk or dairy

    Grammar Note

    Susu is milk; produk susu is dairy products

24. Kacang tanah

    Peanut

    Usage

    Naming peanuts

    Grammar Note

    Kacang is bean and tanah is earth, so literally earth bean

25. Kacang-kacangan

    Nuts and legumes

    Usage

    Naming nuts and legumes together

    Grammar Note

    The reduplication means beans of various kinds

26. Udang jeung keuyeup

    Shellfish (shrimp and crab)

    Usage

    Naming shrimp and crab

    Grammar Note

    Jeung is the casual 'and'; udang is shrimp and keuyeup is crab

27. Gandum

    Wheat

    Usage

    Naming wheat

    Grammar Note

    Gandum means wheat

28. Kedelé

    Soy

    Usage

    Naming soy

    Grammar Note

    Kedelé is soybean; the spelling kadelé also occurs

29. Wijen

    Sesame

    Usage

    Naming sesame

    Grammar Note

    Wijen means sesame

30. Alkohol

    Alcohol

    Usage

    Naming alcohol

    Grammar Note

    Alkohol is a loanword; many locals avoid it for religious reasons

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