How to Say ‘I'm lactose intolerant.’ in Italian
Sono intollerante al lattosio.
SOH-noh een-toh-leh-RAHN-teh ahl laht-TOH-zee-oh
[SOH-noh een-toh-leh-RAHN-teh ahl laht-TOH-zee-oh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Al] in [al lattosio] is the merged form of [a] + [il]. You can reuse the same pattern in phrases like [allergico al latte] or [sensibile al glutine].
Phrase Breakdown
Sono intollerante
SOH-noh een-toh-leh-RAHN-teh
I am intolerant
Used to say that something does not agree with you physically.
Sono intollerante a certi cibi.
I am intolerant to certain foods.
Words in this phrase
Sono
[SOH-noh]
I am
Used to state a personal condition or characteristic.
Sono molto sensibile al latte.
I am very sensitive to milk.
intollerante
[een-toh-leh-RAHN-teh]
intolerant
Refers to food intolerance rather than preference.
Intollerante non significa allergico, ma è comunque importante dirlo.
Intolerant does not mean allergic, but it is still important to say it.
Al lattosio
ahl laht-TOH-zee-oh
to lactose
Specifies the thing causing the intolerance.
È intollerante al lattosio.
He/She is lactose intolerant.
Words in this phrase
al
[ahl]
to the
Contraction of a + il, commonly used before masculine singular nouns.
Sono allergico al sesamo.
I am allergic to sesame.
lattosio
[laht-TOH-zee-oh]
lactose
Milk sugar that can cause digestive problems for some people.
Il lattosio mi dà fastidio.
Lactose bothers me.
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