How to Say “I’m allergic to _ .” in Japanese

by Tomoyuki Higuchi

How do you say “I’m allergic to _ .” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

I’m allergic to _ .

_ アレルギーなんだ。

　_ arerugī nanda

We say “アレルギー (arerugī)” for “allergies”.

When you want to say “I’m allergic to _ .”, put the things you are allergic to just before “アレルギー”.

For example, if you want to say “I’m allergic to cats*.”, you can say like this :

　*cats = ねこ (neko)

ねこアレルギーなんだ。

　neko arerugī nanda

Or if you want to speak politely :

ねこアレルギーです。

　neko arerugī desu

We do not usually say “わたしは (watashiwa) = I” in everyday conversation.

VOCABULARY

• allergy :　アレルギー　arerugī
• egg allergy :　卵アレルギー　tamago arerugī
• nut allergy :　ナッツアレルギー　nattsu arerugī
• shellfish allergy :　甲殻アレルギー　koukaku* arerugī

　*We pronounce “kou” like “kō”.

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