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"I'm allergic to…" in French: je suis allergique à…

je suis allergique à…

Say it: zhuh swee ah-lair-ZHEEK ahphrase/ʒə sɥi a.lɛʁ.ʒik a/

I'm allergic to… in French is je suis allergique à… Finish with the trigger: je suis allergique aux arachides. Keep à / au / aux agreement.

Restaurant order

Attention : je suis allergique aux fruits de mer.
Careful: I'm allergic to seafood.
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How to pronounce je suis allergique à…

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zhuh swee ah-lair-ZHEEK ah

/ʒə sɥi a.lɛʁ.ʒik a/

Je suis: zhuh swee. Allergique: ah-lair-ZHEEK. À: ah. Pause for the allergen after à…

"I'm allergic to…" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
je suis allergique à…I'm allergic to…

Default pattern.

je suis allergique aux noixI'm allergic to nuts

Filled + aux.

je suis allergique au lactoseI'm allergic to lactose

Au before masculine.

allergie à…allergy to…

Noun form.

How to use je suis allergique à… in real life

  1. 1Restaurant order

    Attention : je suis allergique aux fruits de mer.

    Careful: I'm allergic to seafood.

    Aux plural.

  2. 2Pharmacy

    Je suis allergique à la pénicilline.

    I'm allergic to penicillin.

    À la.

  3. 3Friend's kitchen

    Je suis allergique à… l'arachide, surtout.

    I'm allergic to… peanut especially.

    Spoken ellipsis.

Mistakes English speakers make with je suis allergique à…

Incorrect: Je suis allergique à.

Correct: Je suis allergique aux arachides.

Name the allergen after à…

Incorrect: Je suis allergic to pollen.

Correct: Je suis allergique au pollen.

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Good to know

French menus increasingly mark allergènes. Saying je suis allergique à… clearly matters more than perfect grammar. Pharmacists take it seriously; restaurants may ask for severity.

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Ordering a croissant sandwich

  1. ChatPal

    Tu peux manger des noix ?

    Can you eat nuts?

  2. You

    Nonje suis allergique aux noix.

    No—I'm allergic to nuts.

  3. ChatPal

    Ok. Je suis allergique à… rien, moi.

    Okay. I'm allergic to… nothing, me.

  4. You

    Chanceux. Je le dis au serveur.

    Lucky. I'll tell the waiter.

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How do you say I'm allergic to in French?

Je suis allergique à…

À, au, or aux?

À + article contracts: au, à la, aux.

Common food example?

Je suis allergique aux arachides.

How do you pronounce allergique?

ah-lair-ZHEEK.

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