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How to Say ‘I'm allergic to tree nuts’ in French

Je suis allergique aux fruits à coque

zhuh swee ah-lair-zheek oh FRWEE ah KOK

[zhuh swee ah-lair-zheek oh FRWEE ah KOK]

🇫🇷 In France: Say this at the counter before ordering. It tells staff to take care with almond milk and shared equipment, not just to skip one ingredient.

Phrase Breakdown

Je suis allergique

zhuh swee ah-lair-zheek

I am allergic

'Je suis' is often blended into 'j'suis' in speech. In 'allergique' the 'g' is soft, like the 's' in 'measure'.

Example

Je suis allergique aux chats.

I am allergic to cats.

Words in this phrase

[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.

aux fruits à coque

oh FRWEE ah KOK

to tree nuts

'Aux' is 'à + les' and sounds like 'oh'. The 't' in 'fruits' is silent.

Example

Il est allergique aux fruits à coque.

He is allergic to tree nuts.

Words in this phrase

aux

[oh]

to the

Contraction of 'à + les'; used after 'allergique'.

Example

Il est allergique aux chats.

He is allergic to cats.

fruits

[FRWEE]

fruits

Plural of 'fruit'; in 'fruits à coque' it means nuts.

Example

Je mange des fruits.

I eat fruit.

[ah]

with

Here links a noun to a feature: 'with a shell'.

Example

Une tasse à café.

A coffee cup.

coque

[KOK]

shell

Feminine noun for a hard shell; 'fruits à coque' = tree nuts.

Example

La coque de la noix est dure.

The walnut shell is hard.

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