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How to Say ‘I am allergic to nuts.’ in German

Ich bin allergisch gegen Nüsse.

ikh bin a-LER-gish GAY-gen NEW-seh

[ikh bin a-LER-gish GAY-gen NEW-seh]

💬 Usage Tip: German says allergic "against" something: gegen "against". Swap in the food: allergisch gegen Milch "allergic to milk".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich bin allergisch

ikh bin a-LER-gish

I am allergic

Say 'ich' with a soft 'ch', like a cat's hiss. In 'allergisch' the stress falls on 'ler' (a-LER-gisch), and the 'g' is hard as in 'go'.

Example

Ich bin allergisch gegen Katzen.

I am allergic to cats.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

bin

[bin]

First-person singular form of 'sein' meaning 'to be.'

Example

Beim Kennenlernen sage ich: Ich bin neu hier.

When meeting people I say: I am new here.

allergisch

[a-LER-gish]

allergic

Adjective describing a person who reacts badly to a substance.

Example

Mein Sohn ist allergisch gegen Nüsse.

My son is allergic to nuts.

gegen Nüsse.

GAY-gen NEW-seh

to nuts

German uses 'gegen' (against) with allergies. Both g's in 'gegen' are hard. For 'ü' in 'Nüsse', round your lips for 'oo' and say 'ee'.

Example

Ich esse keine Nüsse.

I don't eat nuts.

Words in this phrase

gegen

[GAY-gen]

against; to (with allergies)

Preposition meaning against; used with 'allergisch' for 'allergic to'.

Example

Ich bin gegen Latex allergisch.

I am allergic to latex.

Nüsse

[NEW-seh]

nuts

Plural of 'Nuss'; nuts as food.

Example

Der Kuchen enthält Nüsse.

The cake contains nuts.

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