How to Say ‘Does not eat gluten / is gluten-free’ in French
Ne mange pas de gluten
nuh mahnzh pah duh gloo-ten
[nuh mahnzh pah duh gloo-ten]
💬 Usage Tip: French often says [ne ... pas de] after eating verbs: [ne mange pas de gluten], [ne boit pas de lait]. After the negative, [de] replaces what English might express with "any" or no extra word at all.
Phrase Breakdown
Ne
[nuh]
not
First part of the standard French negation 'ne ... pas'.
Ne mange pas de gluten à cause d'une intolérance.
Does not eat gluten because of an intolerance.
mange
[mahnzh]
eats
Form of 'manger' meaning 'eats' or 'is eating'.
Ne mange pas de gluten, donc il faut un plat spécial.
He does not eat gluten, so a special dish is needed.
pas
[pah]
not
Second part of the negation 'ne ... pas'.
Ne mange pas de gluten ni de blé.
He does not eat gluten or wheat.
de
[duh]
any / of
Used after negation before a noun, as in 'pas de'.
Ne mange pas de gluten au restaurant.
He does not eat gluten at the restaurant.
gluten
[gloo-ten]
gluten
The same food-related term as in English.
Ne mange pas de gluten, merci d'en tenir compte.
He does not eat gluten; thank you for taking that into account.
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