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How to Say ‘Yes, I'm allergic to penicillin.’ in French

Oui, je suis allergique à la pénicilline.

wee zhuh swee ah-lair-zheek ah lah pay-nee-see-LEEN

[wee zhuh swee ah-lair-zheek ah lah pay-nee-see-LEEN]

Phrase Breakdown

Oui, je suis allergique

wee zhuh swee ah-lair-zheek

Yes, I am allergic

'Oui' sounds like 'wee'. Pause briefly after it.

Example

Oui, je suis fatigué.

Yes, I'm tired.

Words in this phrase

Oui

[wee]

Yes

Affirmative response or agreement.

Example

Oui, c'est vrai.

Yes, that's true.

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

suis

[swee]

First person singular present of 'to be'.

Example

Je suis fatigué.

I am tired.

allergique

[ah-lair-zheek]

allergic

Allergic; used to describe a medical food allergy.

Example

Mon fils est allergique aux arachides.

My son is allergic to peanuts.

à la pénicilline.

ah lah pay-nee-see-LEEN

to penicillin.

Use 'à' for what you are allergic to. In 'pénicilline' the double 'l' is a plain l sound: 'pé-ni-si-lin'.

Example

Allergique à la poussière.

Allergic to dust.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.

Example

Elle commence à chanter.

She begins to sing.

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

pénicilline

[pay-nee-see-LEEN]

penicillin

Feminine noun for the antibiotic.

Example

Le médecin m'a donné de la pénicilline.

The doctor gave me penicillin.

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