Dietary & Allergies

26 phrases · Assamese with romanization, English and audio

  1. মই নিৰামিষভোজী

    Moi niramixobhoji

    I am vegetarian

    Usage

    Tells a host or restaurant that you eat no meat or fish

    Grammar Note

    A noun alone says 'I am …'; the copula is normally left out

  2. মই মাংস, মাছ, কণী বা গাখীৰ একো নাখাওঁ

    Moi mangx, mas, koni ba gakhir eko nakhaõ

    I eat no meat, fish, eggs or milk at all

    Usage

    Says you are vegan by listing what you avoid. No reliable word for vegan was found, so it is spelled out

    Grammar Note

    একো ... নাখাওঁ is 'eat nothing'; না before the verb negates it. The items are linked with commas and বা. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression

  3. মোৰ বাদামৰ এলাৰ্জি আছে

    Mor badamor elarji ase

    I have a peanut (nut) allergy

    Usage

    Warns about a nut allergy when ordering. বাদাম means both peanut and almond in the dictionary

    Grammar Note

    মোৰ ... আছে is the 'I have' pattern. The cause of the allergy goes before এলাৰ্জি in the genitive ৰ

  4. মই হালাল খাদ্য খাওঁ আৰু গাহৰিৰ মাংস নাখাওঁ

    Moi halal khadyo khaõ aru gahorir mangx nakhaõ

    I eat halal food and do not eat pork

    Usage

    A Muslim traveller states dietary rules

    Grammar Note

    খাওঁ is the first-person present and নাখাওঁ its negative. গাহৰিৰ মাংস, 'meat of the pig', is pork

  5. গাখীৰ খালে মোৰ পেটৰ সমস্যা হয়

    Gakhir khale mor petor xomoxya hoy

    When I drink milk I get stomach trouble

    Usage

    Describes lactose intolerance by its symptom. No reliable term for lactose intolerance was found

    Grammar Note

    খালে is the verb stem with লে, a conditional 'if/when'. Here খোৱা, 'eat', is also used for drinking

  6. মোৰ মাছৰ এলাৰ্জি আছে

    Mor masor elarji ase

    I have a fish allergy

    Usage

    States a fish allergy. Fish in Assam is mostly freshwater river fish

    Grammar Note

    মাছৰ এলাৰ্জি is 'fish allergy', with the genitive ৰ showing the cause

  7. মোৰ মিছা মাছ আৰু কেঁকোৰাৰ এলাৰ্জি আছে

    Mor misa mas aru kẽkorar elarji ase

    I am allergic to prawns and crab

    Usage

    States a crustacean allergy. মিছা মাছ is the freshwater prawn

    Grammar Note

    মিছা মাছ is literally 'false fish' but means prawn in the dictionary; two words make one noun. The genitive ৰ attaches to the last word

  8. এই খাদ্যত কি কি আছে?

    Ei khadyot ki ki ase?

    What is in this dish?

    Usage

    Asks what the dish contains

    Grammar Note

    খাদ্যত is খাদ্য 'food' with the locative ত, 'in the food'. Doubling কি কি asks 'which things'

  9. পিয়াঁজ নোহোৱাকৈ বনাব পাৰিবনে?

    Piyãj nohowakoi bonab paribone?

    Can you make it without onion?

    Usage

    Asks for a dish without onion

    Grammar Note

    নোহোৱাকৈ means 'without' and follows the noun. The ঁ in পিয়াঁজ marks a nasal sound. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression

  10. মোৰ কণীৰ এলাৰ্জি আছে

    Mor konir elarji ase

    I have an egg allergy

    Usage

    States an egg allergy

    Grammar Note

    কণী is egg. The dictionary lists another sense too, but in a food setting it means egg

  11. এই এলাৰ্জি মোৰ বাবে প্ৰাণঘাতী

    Ei elarji mor babe pranoghati

    This allergy is life-threatening for me

    Usage

    Conveys how serious an allergy is. প্ৰাণঘাতী is glossed as 'life-taking' in the dictionary and has few examples

    Grammar Note

    মোৰ বাবে means 'for me'. প্ৰাণঘাতী combines 'life' and 'taking', and works as a predicate on its own

  12. ইয়াত তেল বা মছলা আছেনে?

    Iyat tel ba mosola asene?

    Is there oil or spice in this?

    Usage

    Checks for oil or spices when you are sensitive to them

    Grammar Note

    মছলা is spice. The similar মচলা means a mortar in the dictionary, so mind the spelling

  13. অন্য খাদ্যৰ লগত মিহলি হোৱাৰ সম্ভাৱনা আছেনে?

    Onyo khadyor logot miholi howar xombhawona asene?

    Could it get mixed with other food?

    Usage

    Asks whether there is a chance of cross-contamination

    Grammar Note

    মিহলি হোৱা is 'to get mixed'. হোৱাৰ সম্ভাৱনা is 'the possibility of becoming', a verbal noun plus the genitive ৰ. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression

  14. বুজি পোৱাৰ বাবে ধন্যবাদ

    Buji powar babe dhonyobad

    Thank you for understanding

    Usage

    Thanks the other person after explaining your dietary needs

    Grammar Note

    বুজি পোৱা is 'to understand'. ৰ বাবে ধন্যবাদ is the pattern 'thanks for doing …'

  15. মই মাংস খাব নোৱাৰোঁ

    Moi mangx khab nowarõ

    I cannot eat meat

    Usage

    Says you cannot eat meat, for religious or health reasons

    Grammar Note

    নোৱাৰোঁ is the negative of পাৰোঁ 'I can'. খাব নোৱাৰোঁ is 'cannot eat', different from নাখাওঁ 'do not eat'

  16. গাহৰিৰ মাংস

    Gahorir mangx

    Pork

    Usage

    Said to name pork as something you avoid or to ask whether it is in a dish

    Grammar Note

    গাহৰি is pig, ৰ the genitive, and মাংস meat

  17. গৰুৰ মাংস

    Gorur mangx

    Beef

    Usage

    Said to name beef as something you avoid or to ask whether it is in a dish. Beef is religiously sensitive in Assam, so only ask

    Grammar Note

    গৰু is cow, ৰ the genitive. The ৰ is the Assamese letter

  18. কুকুৰাৰ মাংস

    Kukurar mangx

    Chicken

    Usage

    Said to name chicken as something you avoid or to ask whether it is in a dish

    Grammar Note

    কুকুৰা is chicken; do not confuse it with কুকুৰ 'dog'. ৰ is the genitive

  19. মাছ

    Mas

    Fish

    Usage

    Said to name fish as something you avoid or to ask about. Assamese meals centre on freshwater fish

    Grammar Note

    মাছ is fish, a central part of meals, so vegetarians should mention it explicitly

  20. কণী

    Koni

    Egg

    Usage

    Said to name egg as something you avoid or to ask about

    Grammar Note

    কণী is egg; the dictionary lists another sense, but in food it means egg

  21. দুগ্ধজাত সামগ্ৰী

    Dugdhojat xamogri

    Dairy products

    Usage

    Said when you need to avoid dairy

    Grammar Note

    দুগ্ধজাত means 'born of milk' and সামগ্ৰী 'goods'; together they are dairy products

  22. বাদাম

    Badam

    Peanut (nut)

    Usage

    Named as an allergen. The dictionary lists both peanut and almond

    Grammar Note

    বাদাম is one word; the genitive বাদামৰ appears in the allergy sentence

  23. মিছা মাছ আৰু কেঁকোৰা

    Misa mas aru kẽkora

    Prawn and crab

    Usage

    Said when you need to avoid crustaceans

    Grammar Note

    মিছা মাছ is two words meaning prawn. আৰু is 'and'. The ঁ in কেঁকোৰা is a nasal mark

  24. গম

    Gom

    Wheat

    Usage

    Named as an ingredient to avoid, for example with a wheat allergy

    Grammar Note

    গম also means 'hint' and 'glue' in the dictionary, but with food it means wheat

  25. তিল

    Til

    Sesame

    Usage

    Said when you need to avoid sesame

    Grammar Note

    তিল also means a mole on the skin, but with food it means sesame

  26. মদ

    Mod

    Alcohol

    Usage

    Said when you avoid alcohol, or to ask whether a dish contains it

    Grammar Note

    মদ is the general word for liquor; do not confuse it with পানী 'water'

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