Say "I Am a Vegetarian" in Foreign Languages
Template:CopyeditbotOne of the biggest worries for travellers is what you're going to eat on vacation, and it's even more difficult for people on special diets. Write down or memorise these simple phrases and vocabulary words, and you'll be able to communicate what you do and don't eat quickly and easily.
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Steps
- Talk to your server or host about your special diet. Let them know that you don't eat meat and are a vegetarian. Remember to be polite about it! Don't make weird faces or noises if they do serve you meat, just politely say "No, thank you." Consider the following list for some ways you can let other people know that you are a vegetarian in different languages.
- Ways to say that you are a vegetarian:
- Afrikaans (a daughter language of Dutch )
- I am a vegetarian: Ek is 'n vegetariër. (Ehk ihs a fe-ch*a-TAH-ri-ihr) (ch*= loch)
- I'm sorry, but I cannot eat/drink any... : Ek's jammer, maar ek kan nie .... eet/drink nie. (Ex yah-mer, mahr ehk kahn ni aen-ich-e ...aet/drihnk ni)
- -butter: botter (boh-tehr)
- -milk: melk (mehlk)
- -cheese: kaas (kahs)
- -fish: vis (fihs)
- -meat : vleis (flai*s) [ai, as in rain)
- -pork : vark(vleis) (fahrk)
- -chicken : Hoender (un-dur)
- -eggs : eiers (ay-ihrs)
- -soy: soja (pronounced soh-yah)
- Arabic:
- I am a (male) vegetarian: أنا نباتي (Ana na-ba-te)
- I am a (female) vegetarian: أنا نباتية (Ana na-ba-tee-yah)
- Bengali:
- I do not want meat or fish : আমি মাছ-মাংস খাই না। (ami mach mang-sho khai na)
- I eat: আমি খাই (ami khai)
- Don't eat: খাই না (khai na)
- -meat: মাংস (mang-sho)
- -fish: মাছ (mach)
- -chicken: মুরগি (murgi)
- -eggs: ডিম (dim)
- Czech:
- I am vegetarian : Jsem vegetarián
- Dutch:
- I am a vegetarian: Ik ben vegetariër.
- I am a vegan: ik ben veganist
- I don't eat any meat: Ik eet geen vlees.
- I'm sorry but I cannot eat any...: "Het spijt mij, maar ik kan geen ... eten."
- -meat: vlees.
- -fish: vis.
- -chicken: kip.
- -eggs: eieren.
- I would like to have vegetarian/vegan food: Ik wil graag vegetarisch/ veganistisch eten.
- No meat, fish, chicken: Geen vlees, vis, kip.
- Say Some Common Phrases in Esperanto:
- I am a vegetarian: Mi estas vegetarano (Pornounced veg-get-arano)
- I am a vegan: Mi estas vegano (Pronounced veg-gano)
- Finnish:
- I am a vegetarian: Olen kasvissyöjä.
- I don't eat any meat: Anteeksi, mutta en syö lihaa.
- I'm sorry but I cannot eat any...: Anteeksi, mutta en voi syödä...
- -meat: lihaa
- -fish: kalaa
- -chicken: kanaa
- -eggs: munia
- I would like to have vegetarian food: Haluaisin kasvisruokaa.
- No meat, fish, chicken: Ei lihaa, kalaa, kanaa.
- French:
- I am a vegetarian (for men): Je suis vegétarien.
- I am a vegetarian (female): Je suis végetarienne.
- I am vegan [no animal products in food] : Je suis végétalien (male) / Je suis végétalienne (female)
- I am vegan [no animal products in food or clothing]: Je suis végan (male) / Je suis végane (female).
- I keep kosher : Je mange kasher.
- I would like hallal food : Je voudrais des aliments hallal.
- I'm sorry, but I cannot eat any... : Pardonnez-moi, mais je ne mange pas...
- -animal products : des produits d'animaux
- -dairy products : des produits laitiers
- -butter: de beurre
- -milk: de lait
- -cheese: de fromage
- -fish: du poisson
- -meat : de la viande
- -beef : de boeuf
- -pork : de porc
- -chicken : de poulet
- -poultry : de la volaille
- -eggs : des oeufs
- -soy: soja (pronounced soh-jah)
- -honey: de miel
- German:
- I am a (male) vegetarian: Ich bin Vegetarier
- I am a (female) vegetarian: Ich bin Vegetarierin
- I am a (male) vegan: Ich bin Veganer.
- I am a (female) vegan: Ich bin Veganerin.
- I do not eat meat: Ich esse kein Fleisch.
- I would like something vegetarian please: Ich moechte etwas Vegetarisches bitte
- Vegetarian (food): Vegetarisch
- -milk: Milch
- -butter: Butter
- -cheese: Käse
- -fish: Fisch
- -soy: soja (pronounced zoy-a)
- Hebrew:
- I am a (male) vegetarian: a-ni tsim-kho-ni אני צמחוני
- I am a (female) vegetarian: a-ni tsim-kho-nit אני צמחונית
- I am a (male) vegan: a-ni tiv-o-ni אני טבעוני
- I am a (female) vegan: a-ni tiv-o-nit אני טבעונית
- Vegetarian dish: ma-na tsim-kho-nit מנה צמחונית
- I (male) do not eat (something) : a-ni lo o-khel (something) אני לא אוכל
- I (female) do not eat (something): a-ni lo o-khe-let (something) אני לא אוכלת
- meat: ba-sar בשר
- milk: kha-lav חלב
- butter: khem-a חמאה
- cheese: gvi-na גבינה
- fish: dag דג
- chicken: of עוף
- eggs: bei-tsim ביצים
- honey: dvash דבש
- animal products in food: ma-zon min ha-khai מזון מן החי
- soy: so-ya סויה
- without: bli בלי
- Italian:
- I am a vegetarian man: Sono vegetariano
- I am a vegetarian woman: Sono vegetariana
- I do not want meat or fish: Non voglio carne o pesce
- No meat: Niente carne
- Japanese:
- I do not eat meat: Watashi wa nikku-o tabemasen ("wah-TAH-she-wah NEE-koo-oh TAH-bay-mah-SEN")
- Korean
- I am a vegetarian : 저는 채식주의자입니다.
- I don't eat meat : 저는 고기를 먹지 않습니다.
- Does this menu have meat in it? : 이 메뉴에 고기가 들어있습니까?
- dairy products : 유제품
- fish: 생선
- beef : 소고기
- pork : 돼지고기
- chicken : 닭
- eggs : 계란
- soy: 콩
- Learn Lithuanian:
- I am a vegetarian man/woman: Aš esu vegetaras/vegetarė.
- I am a vegan man/woman: Aš esu veganas/veganė.
- I am allergic (man/woman) to nuts : Aš esu alergiškas/alergiška riešutams.
- Norwegian:
- I am a vegetarian: Jeg er vegetarianer
- I am a vegan: Jeg er veganer.
- Vegetarian dish: Vegetarmat /Vegetar
- I do not eat (something) : Jeg spiser ikke (something)
- I do not drink (something) : Jeg drikker ikke (something)
- meat: kjøtt
- milk: melk
- butter: smør
- cheese: ost
- fish: fisk
- chicken: kylling
- eggs: egg
- honey: honning
- animal products in food: dyreprodukter/kjøttprodukter
- soy: soya
- without: uten
- Learn-Easy-Words-in-Farsi:
- I am a vegetarian: Man Giaahkhaaram. من گیاهخوارم
- I am a vegan: Man vegaan hastam. من وگان هستم
- I am a vegan: Man iaahkhaaram. من کاملا گیاهخوارم
- I do not eat --- : Man --- nemikhoram من --- نمی خورم
- I would like something vegetarian please: Man yek ghazaaye giyaahi mikhaam lotfan. من یک غذای گیاهی میخواهم لطفا
- Vegetarian food: Ghazaaye giyaahi غذای گیاهی
- without ---: bedune--- بدون
- meatless: bedune gusht بدون گوشت
- I don't want: Nemikhaam نمیخواهم
- -meat: gusht گوشت
- -animal products: mahsulaate jaanevari/mahsulaate heyvaani محصولات جانوری / محصولات حیوانی
- dairy: Mahsulaate labani محصولات لبنی
- -milk: shir شیر
- -butter: kare کره
- -cheese: panir پنیر
- -egg: tokhme morgh تخم مرغ
- -chicken: morgh مرغ
- -fish: maahi ماهی
- -honey: asal عسل
- I want a meatless dish: ghazaaye bedune gusht mikhaam. غذای بدون گوشت می خواهم
- I want: Mikhaam میخواهم
- soy: soyaa سویا
- salad: saalaad سالاد
- Portuguese:
- I am a vegetarian : Sou vegetariano.(man) Sou vegetariana.(woman)
- I do not eat meat : Eu não como carne.
- Is there any vegetarian option on the menu? : Existe alguma opção vegetariana no cardápio?
- I do not eat fish : Eu não como peixe
- Marathi:
- I do not eat meat. : मी मॉस खात नाही (mi maas khat nahi.)
- I am a vegetarian. : मी शाकाहारी आहे. (mi shakahari aahe)
- Please give me some vegetarian food : मला शाकाहारी अन्न द्या. (krupaya mala shakahari anna dya.)
- Russian:
- I am a vegetarian (male): Ya veh-geh-ta-ree-ah-netz. Я - вегетарианец.</p>
- I am a vegetarian (female): Ya veh-geh-ta-ree-ah-nka. Я - вегетарианка.
- I am a vegan (male): Ya veh-gahn. Я - веган.
- I am a vegan (female, optional): Ya veh-gahn-ka. Я - веганка.
- I would like something vegetarian please: Mneh bih hah-teh-los chto-nih-boodh veh-geh-tah-ree-ahn-skoh-ye. Мне бы хотелось что-нибудь вегетарианское.
- Vegetarian food: Veh-geh-tah-ree-ahn-ska-ya yeh-dah. Вегетарианская еда.
- without...: behz. без.
- meatless: behz myah-sah. без мяса.
- I do not eat... : Ya neh yehm... Я не ем...
- I (don't) want...: Ya (neh) hah-ch*u... [ch* - like in chicken]. Я не хочу...
- I have an allergy to... Ooh meh-nyah ah-l-lehr-gee-yah nah... У меня аллергия на...
- animal products: zhih-vot-nih-yeh prah-doock-tih. животные продукты.
- meat: myah-soh. мясо.
- fish: ryh-bah. рыба.
- poultry: kuh-ryah-tih-nah. курятина.
- dairy: moh-loch*-nih-yeh prah-doock-tih. молочное.
- milk: mah-lah-koh. молоко.
- butter/oil: mah-sloh. масло.
- cheese: syhr. сыр.
- eggs: yah-y-tza. яйца.
- honey: myod. мёд.
- bakery products: mooch-noh-yeh. мучное.
- gluten: gluten. глютен.
- salt. sohl. соль
- sugar: sah-hahr. сахар.
- seasoning: pree-prah-vyh. приправы.
- Can you, please, bring (me)...? Pree-neh-sih-teh (mneh), pah-zhah-loo-y-stah, ... Принесите мне, пожалуйста...
- I (only) eat/drink... Ya yehm/p-yooh (toh-lh-koh)... Я ем/пью только…
- vegetables: oh-voh-schee. овощи.
- fruits: fruh-ktyh. фрукты.
- berries: yah-goh-dyh. ягоды.
- nuts: oh-reh-hee. орехи.
- water: voh-dah [in nominative case]. вода.
- (freshly-squeezed) juices: sveh-zhe-vyh-zhah-tyh-yeh soh-kee. (cвежевыжатые) соки.
- soy: soh-yah. cойя.
- (raw) uncooked food: (sveh-zhoo-yooh) neh-pree-goh-toh-vleh-n-noo-yooh yeh-dooh. (cвежую) неприготовленную еду.
- Do you have anything vegetarian/vegan-friendly? Ooh vahs yehst chto-nee-boodh veh-geh-tah-ree-ahn-skoh-yeh/veh-gahn-skoh-yeh? У вас есть что-нибудь вегетарианское/веганское?
- Spanish:
- I am vegetarian (man/woman) : Soy vegetariano/vegetariana
- I do not eat meat/fish : No como carne/pescado.
- I would like to eat something vegetarian please : Me gustaría comer algo vegetariano, por favor.
- Tamil:
- I am a vegetarian. : Naan Saivam
- I do not eat meat/fish : Naan Asaivam Sappiduvadillai
- Meat : Maamisam
- Fish : Meen
- Eggs : Muttai
- Chicken : Kozhi Kari
- Telugu:
- I am a vegetarian. :Nenu shaakaahaarini
- I do not eat meat/fish. :Nenu maamsamu leka chepalu thinanu
- Meat :Maamsamu
- Fish :chepalu
- Eggs :gudlu
- Chicken :kodi maamsamu
- Korean:
- I am a vegetarian. :Chae-sic-ju-e-ja im-ni-da
- Afrikaans (a daughter language of Dutch )
Tips
- Be polite and understanding if the food you ordered doesn't come out quite right. You don't have to eat any of it, but you don't have to be a devil tourist either. While most restaurants that cater to the tourist trade should be pretty good about this, some places just don't get it. Ask for another dish, or at least dessert! You will probably have to pay for the food that you didn't eat, unless the waiter made an obvious mistake.
- Some countries aren't as understanding, so just chalk it up to adventure and always carry an emergency snack.
Warnings
- Even in your home country, people get things wrong. Be prepared! If you have serious food allergies, make sure that you know how to ask for an ambulance or dial emergency numbers.
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