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

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


ねこ
cats

アレルギーです
am allergic to


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”.