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How to Say ‘I can't have soy, I'm allergic.’ in Portuguese

Soja não posso, sou alérgico.

SOH-zhah NOWN POH-soo soh ah-LEHR-zhee-koo

[SOH-zhah NOWN POH-soo soh ah-LEHR-zhee-koo]

Phrase Breakdown

Soja não posso,

SOH-zhah NOWN POH-soo

Soy, I can't have,

Stress 'SO' in 'soja' and 'POS' in 'posso'. Make 'não' nasal.

Example

Soja não posso, obrigado.

I can't have soy, thanks.

Words in this phrase

Soja

[SOH-zhah]

Soy

A non-dairy milk alternative derived from soybeans.

Example

Ela prefere leite de soja com o café.

She prefers soy milk with coffee.

não

[NOWN]

not

Used to negate the meaning of a word or group of words.

Example

Não quero comer agora.

I don't want to eat now.

posso

[POH-soo]

I can

First-person form of 'poder', meaning 'I can' or 'I am able to'.

Example

Sim, posso pedir essa mesa para si.

Yes, I can request that table for you.

sou alérgico.

soh ah-LEHR-zhee-koo

I'm allergic.

'Sou' sounds like 'so'. 'Alérgico' is 'uh-LER-zhee-koo', stressed on 'LER'. A woman would say 'alérgica'.

Example

Sou alérgico a nozes.

I'm allergic to nuts.

Words in this phrase

sou

[soh]

I am

First-person singular of ser, used for identity or permanent characteristics.

Example

Sou vegetariano, por isso não como carne.

I am vegetarian, so I do not eat meat.

alérgico

[ah-LEHR-zhee-koo]

allergic

Adjective (masculine) describing someone with an allergy.

Example

Ele é alérgico a nozes.

He is allergic to nuts.

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