Dietary & Allergies

1. أنا مسلم، مباكلش لحم الخنزير

   Ana muslim, ma-bākul-sh laḥm il-khinzīr

   I'm Muslim, I don't eat pork

   Usage

   Said when checking ingredients. A woman says مسلمة.

   Grammar Note

   The negative wraps the verb: ma- + bākul + -sh. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

2. ده فيه زيت فول سوداني؟

   Da fīh zēt fūl sūdāni?

   Does this contain peanut oil?

   Usage

   For asking staff when you have an allergy.

   Grammar Note

   فيه means "there is … in it". A composed sentence built from regular parts.

3. عندي حساسية من البيض

   ʿAndi ḥassāsiyya min il-bēḍ

   I have an egg allergy

   Usage

   The same for men and women.

   Grammar Note

   The pattern is عندي حساسية من + noun.

4. المكونات في الطبق ده ايه؟

   Il-mukawwināt fi ṭ-ṭabaʾ da ē?

   What are the ingredients in this dish?

   Usage

   For checking because of allergies or religious rules.

   Grammar Note

   ايه goes at the end. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

5. ممكن تعملوه من غير بصل؟

   Mumkin tiʿmilūh min ghēr baṣal?

   Can you prepare it without onion?

   Usage

   تعملوه means "you (pl.) make it".

   Grammar Note

   من غير is followed by a noun without the article. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

6. الحساسية دي خطيرة جدا، خلي بالك لو سمحت

   Il-ḥassāsiyya di khaṭīra giddan, khalli bālak law samaḥt

   This allergy is life-threatening. Please be very careful

   Usage

   خلي بالك means "take care"; to several people say خلّوا بالكم.

   Grammar Note

   خطيرة agrees with feminine حساسية. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

7. مباكلش لحم البقر لاسباب دينية

   Ma-bākul-sh laḥm il-baʾar li-asbāb dīniyya

   For religious reasons I don't eat beef

   Usage

   In Egypt لحمة alone usually means beef; لحم البقر is used here to be explicit.

   Grammar Note

   Negation is ma- + verb + -sh. A composed sentence built from regular parts.

8. لحم الخنزير

   Laḥm il-khinzīr

   Pork

   Usage

   A word for dietary limits; many Muslims avoid it.

   Grammar Note

   Literally "the meat of the pig".

9. لحم البقر

   Laḥm il-baʾar

   Beef

   Usage

   لحمة alone also means beef.

   Grammar Note

   Literally "the meat of cattle".

10. فراخ

    Firākh

    Chicken

    Usage

    فراخ is the plural of فرخة and is the everyday word for chicken meat.

    Grammar Note

    Used collectively.

11. سمك

    Samak

    Fish

    Usage

    Fish in general.

    Grammar Note

    A collective noun.

12. بيض

    Bēḍ

    Egg

    Usage

    A collective noun; one egg is بيضة.

    Grammar Note

    The ي is read ē.

13. منتجات الالبان

    Muntagāt il-albān

    Dairy products

    Usage

    لبن is milk and البان its plural.

    Grammar Note

    منتجات means "products".

14. فول سوداني

    Fūl sūdāni

    Peanut

    Usage

    Literally "Sudanese fava beans".

    Grammar Note

    سوداني means "Sudanese".

15. مكسرات

    Mukassarāt

    Tree nuts

    Usage

    A general word for almonds, walnuts and similar nuts.

    Grammar Note

    A plural noun.

16. قشريات

    Ishriyyāt

    Crustaceans

    Usage

    A group word for shrimp, crabs and similar animals; useful for allergies.

    Grammar Note

    A plural noun.

17. قمح

    Amḥ

    Wheat

    Usage

    The grain in bread and pasta.

    Grammar Note

    A collective noun.

18. فول الصويا

    Fūl iṣ-ṣōya

    Soy

    Usage

    Literally "soya fava beans".

    Grammar Note

    فول means beans.

19. سمسم

    Simsim

    Sesame

    Usage

    The base of tahini.

    Grammar Note

    A collective noun.

20. كحول

    Kuḥūl

    Alcohol

    Usage

    Ask whether a dish contains it if you do not drink.

    Grammar Note

    Pronounced kuḥūl.

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