How to Say ‘I have an allergy.’ in Japanese
アレルギーがあります。
arerugii ga ari masu
[ah-reh-roo-ghee gah ah-ree mahss]
Phrase Breakdown
アレルギー
arerugii
[ah-reh-roo-ghee]
allergy
Used to tell restaurant staff about food allergies.
卵のアレルギーがあります。
I have an egg allergy.
が
ga
[gah]
subject marker
Marks allergy as the subject of the sentence.
アレルギーがありますが、大丈夫ですか。
I have an allergy; is it okay?
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist / have
Part of あります, used to say something exists or you have something.
時間があります。
I have time.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Makes the expression polite.
席があります。
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