How to Say ‘I'm allergic to nuts.’ in French
Je suis allergique aux noix.
zhuh swee ah-lair-zheek oh nwah
[zhuh swee ah-lair-zheek oh nwah]
💬 Usage Tip: [Aux] means [à + les], so [allergique aux noix] is literally "allergic to the nuts." You see this same join in many phrases: [au restaurant], [aux oignons].
Phrase Breakdown
Je
[zhuh]
I
Subject pronoun meaning I.
Je dois faire attention au menu.
I have to pay attention to the menu.
suis
[swee]
am
Form of être meaning am.
Je suis très prudent au restaurant.
I am very careful at the restaurant.
allergique
[ah-lair-zheek]
allergic
Allergic; used to describe a medical food allergy.
Mon fils est allergique aux arachides.
My son is allergic to peanuts.
aux
[oh]
to the
Contraction of à + les, meaning to the.
Je parle souvent aux serveurs des allergies.
I often talk to the waiters about allergies.
noix
[nwah]
nuts
Nuts; can refer broadly to edible nuts.
Les noix sont parfois dans les desserts.
Nuts are sometimes in desserts.
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