Dietary & Allergies

1. Ez vejetaryan im.

   I am a vegetarian.

   Usage

   Basic vegetarian declaration

   Grammar Note

   Kurmanji dialect; "im" is 1sg copula

2. Ez vegan im, ez tiştên ku ji ajalan tên naxwim.

   I'm vegan; I don't eat animal-derived foods.

   Usage

   Vegan declaration

   Grammar Note

   "na-" is the present-tense negative prefix (naxwim = I don't eat). The relative clause needs "ku … tên"; dropping ku and negating the verb (nayên) would say "things that do NOT come from animals", the opposite

3. Alerjiya min ji gûz, behîv, bindeq û fistiqan heye.

   I have a nut allergy.

   Usage

   Declares a tree-nut allergy. Kurmanji has no umbrella word for tree nuts, so the species are listed. Cashew is fistiqa kajû; peanut is a separate allergen

   Grammar Note

   "alerjiya min" = "my allergy"; the preposition ji takes the oblique, and in a list only the final noun carries -an. Do NOT use behîv/bihîv alone as an umbrella — it is almond only. Kurmanji has no generic word for tree nuts: the Turkish loan çerez means "snack nibbles" and is used in contexts that include sunflower seeds. Rather than invent an umbrella term, the species are listed.

4. Menûyên bê glûten hene?

   Do you have gluten-free menus?

   Usage

   Gluten-free inquiry

   Grammar Note

   "bê" is a preposition

5. Ez misilman im, ez goştê berazan naxwim.

   I'm Muslim and don't eat pork.

   Usage

   Halal observance

   Grammar Note

   "goştê" + animal in ezafe = "meat of"

6. Ez nikarim şîr vebixwim.

   I cannot drink milk.

   Usage

   Lactose intolerance

   Grammar Note

   Negative form of "karîn" (be able)

7. Alerjiya min ji xwarinên deryayê heye.

   I'm allergic to seafood.

   Usage

   Seafood allergy

   Grammar Note

   Seafood is expressed with the ezafe: xwarinên deryayê ("foods of the sea"). The compound "deryadahêl" does not exist in Kurmanji. Allergies follow the pattern "Alerjiya min ji X heye"

8. Tiştên di vê xwarinê de çi ne?

   What is in this food?

   Usage

   Ingredient inquiry

   Grammar Note

   "di ... de" = "in"

9. Hûn dikarin bê pîvaz çêkin?

   Could you make it without onion?

   Usage

   Request to omit ingredient

   Grammar Note

   "Hûn dikarin" = formal "can you"

10. Alerjiya min ji hêkan heye.

    I have an egg allergy.

    Usage

    Egg allergy

    Grammar Note

    "hêkan" oblique plural

11. Lîsteya alergenan heye?

    Is there an allergen list?

    Usage

    Allergen menu request

    Grammar Note

    "lîsteya alergenan" uses ezafe

12. Alerjiya min dikare min bikuje.

    My allergy can kill me.

    Usage

    Severe allergy warning

    Grammar Note

    "bi-" subjunctive prefix

13. Tê de rûn an biharat heye?

    Is there oil or spice inside?

    Usage

    Asks about oil/spice

    Grammar Note

    "an" = "or"

14. Dikare xwarina min bi xwarinên din re tevlihev bibe?

    Could my food get mixed with other foods?

    Usage

    Cross-contamination check

    Grammar Note

    "tevlihev bûn" = "to get mixed"

15. Spas ji bo baldariya we.

    Thank you for your attention.

    Usage

    Formal thanks

    Grammar Note

    "we" is formal "you"

16. Ez nikarim goştê çêlekan bixwim.

    I cannot eat beef.

    Usage

    Specific food restriction

    Grammar Note

    "çêlek" = cow

17. Goştê beraz

    Pork

    Usage

    Point at it to check for an allergy or a religious restriction

18. Goştê ga

    Beef

    Usage

    Point at it to check whether a dish contains it

19. Goştê mirîşkê

    Chicken

    Usage

    Point at it to check whether a dish contains it

20. Masî

    Fish

    Usage

    Point at it to check for an allergy or to order

21. Hêk

    Egg

    Usage

    Point at it to check for an allergy

22. Berhemên şîr

    Dairy products

    Usage

    Point at it to check for an allergy

23. Fistiqa erdê

    Peanut

    Usage

    A common anaphylaxis trigger; always check

24. Gûz, behîv, bindeq, fistiq

    Tree nuts

    Usage

    Kurmanji has no umbrella term for tree nuts. gûz is walnut only. çerez is a Turkish loan that also covers sunflower seeds, so it cannot be used. The species are therefore enumerated: gûz (walnut), behîv (almond), bindeq (hazelnut), fistiq (pistachio)

25. Genim

    Wheat

    Usage

    Point at it to check for gluten

26. Soya

    Soy

    Usage

    Point at it to check for an allergy

27. Kuncî

    Sesame

    Usage

    Point at it to check for an allergy

28. Alkol

    Alcohol

    Usage

    For checking whether a dish contains alcohol

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