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How to Say ‘I'm lactose intolerant.’ in Portuguese

Sou intolerante à lactose.

soh een-too-loo-RAHNT ah lahk-TOH-zeh

[soh een-too-loo-RAHNT ah lahk-TOH-zeh]

💬 Usage Tip: à is a "to" merged with a "the", needed because lactose is feminine. With a masculine word it becomes ao: alérgico ao glúten "allergic to gluten".

Phrase Breakdown

Sou intolerante

soh een-too-loo-RAHNT

I am intolerant

Say 'soh een-too-luh-RANT'. 'Sou' is 'I am' for permanent traits, and the final 'e' is almost silent.

Example

Sou intolerante ao glúten.

I am gluten intolerant.

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.

intolerante

[een-too-loo-RAHNT]

intolerant

Adjective for someone whose body cannot digest a certain food; same form for men and women.

Example

Ele é intolerante ao glúten.

He is gluten intolerant.

à lactose.

ah lahk-TOH-zeh

to lactose.

Say 'ah lak-TOZ'. 'À' combines 'a' and 'a' and is an open 'ah'.

Example

Alergia à lactose.

Allergy to lactose.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

to the

Indicating direction or destination towards something specific.

Example

Vamos à praia amanhã.

We are going to the beach tomorrow.

lactose

[lahk-TOH-zeh]

lactose

Milk sugar that some people can't digest.

Example

Tenho problemas com a lactose.

I have problems with lactose.

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