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How to Say ‘He's allergic to nuts’ in Italian

È allergico alla frutta a guscio

eh ahl-LEHR-jee-koh AH-lah FROOT-tah ah GOO-shoh

[eh ahl-LEHR-jee-koh AH-lah FROOT-tah ah GOO-shoh]

💬 Usage Tip: Allergico is followed by a, which merges with the article: a + la becomes alla. Compare allergico al latte "allergic to milk".

Phrase Breakdown

È allergico

eh ahl-LEHR-jee-koh

He is allergic

The masculine adjective follows 'è'. 'Gi' is soft, like 'j': al-LER-gi-co.

Example

È allergico al latte.

He is allergic to milk.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

Third-person singular of 'essere'; used to describe a person, company, or situation.

Example

Quando dici È in È molto umana, stai descrivendo l'azienda.

When you say 'È' in 'È molto umana,' you are describing the company.

allergico

[ahl-LEHR-jee-koh]

allergic

Adjective describing a person who reacts badly to a substance; feminine is allergica.

Example

Mia figlia è allergica al latte.

My daughter is allergic to milk.

alla frutta a guscio

AH-lah FROOT-tah ah GOO-shoh

to nuts

'Alla' is 'a' + 'la'. 'Frutta a guscio' (literally 'shell fruit') means nuts. 'Sci' sounds like 'sh': GU-sho.

Example

Sono allergica alla frutta a guscio.

I'm allergic to nuts.

Words in this phrase

alla

[AH-lah]

to the

Indicates direction or location towards something.

Example

Vai alla stazione.

Go to the station.

frutta

[FROOT-tah]

fruit

Collective noun for fruit, used in singular.

Example

La frutta è fresca.

The fruit is fresh.

[ah]

with (in 'a guscio')

Links 'frutta' and 'guscio'; 'frutta a guscio' means tree nuts.

Example

Evito la frutta a guscio.

I avoid nuts.

guscio

[GOO-shoh]

shell

The hard outer covering of a nut or egg.

Example

Il guscio dell'uovo è rotto.

The eggshell is broken.

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