How to Say ‘I have an allergy.’ in German
Ich habe eine Allergie.
ikh HAH-buh EYE-nuh ah-lair-GEE
[ikh HAH-buh EYE-nuh ah-lair-GEE]
Phrase Breakdown
Ich
[ikh]
I
The first-person singular pronoun.
Ich brauche Hilfe, und Ich means I.
I need help, and Ich means I.
habe
[HAH-buh]
have
Form of haben used with ich.
Ich habe Hunger, und habe means have.
I am hungry, and habe means have.
eine
[EYE-nuh]
a
Feminine form of the indefinite article.
Sie möchte eine Pizza, und eine means a here.
She wants a pizza, and eine means a here.
Allergie
[ah-lair-GEE]
allergy
A medical sensitivity to something, often food.
Wegen meiner Allergie frage ich oft nach Zutaten; Allergie bedeutet allergy.
Because of my allergy, I often ask about ingredients; Allergie means allergy.
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