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How to Say ‘A friend of mine has celiac disease.’ in German

Eine Freundin von mir hat Zöliakie.

EYE-nuh FROYN-din fon meer haht tsur-lee-ah-KEE

[EYE-nuh FROYN-din fon meer haht tsur-lee-ah-KEE]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Naming the actual condition gets taken more seriously than just saying glutenfrei "gluten-free". Many German kitchens treat it as a lifestyle preference unless you mention a diagnosis.

Phrase Breakdown

Eine Freundin von mir

EYE-nuh FROYN-din fon meer

A friend of mine

This whole phrase is the subject of the sentence. Say it as one smooth unit: EI-ne FROYN-din fon meer.

Example

Eine Freundin von mir wohnt in Berlin.

A friend of mine lives in Berlin.

Words in this phrase

Eine

[EYE-nuh]

a; an; one

Feminine form of the indefinite article, used before singular feminine nouns.

Example

Eine offene Kultur ist mir bei einem Unternehmen wichtig.

An open culture is important to me in a company.

Freundin

[FROYN-din]

girlfriend / female friend

A female friend or romantic partner.

Example

Meine Freundin wohnt in Berlin.

My girlfriend lives in Berlin.

von

[fon]

Here shows belonging or relation: 'a friend of mine'.

Example

Ein Kollege von mir isst kein Fleisch.

A colleague of mine doesn't eat meat.

mir

[meer]

Dative form of 'ich', used after 'bei'.

Example

Komm zu mir.

Come to me.

hat Zöliakie.

haht tsur-lee-ah-KEE

has celiac disease.

'Zöliakie' is celiac disease, a gluten intolerance. The 'Z' sounds like 'ts', the 'ö' is like the 'u' in 'fur' with rounded lips, and the stress falls on 'KIE': tsö-li-a-KEE.

Example

Mein Bruder hat Zöliakie.

My brother has celiac disease.

Words in this phrase

hat

[haht]

has

"hat" is the third-person singular form of "haben," meaning "has."

Example

England hat auch gute Chancen dieses Jahr.

England also has good chances this year.

Zöliakie

[tsur-lee-ah-KEE]

celiac disease

A condition where the body cannot tolerate gluten.

Example

Bei Zöliakie muss man glutenfrei essen.

With celiac disease you have to eat gluten-free.

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