How to Say ‘One of the people is celiac.’ in Spain Spanish
Una de las personas es celíaca.
OO-nah deh laz per-SOH-nas ehs seh-LEE-ah-kah
[OO-nah deh laz per-SOH-nas ehs seh-LEE-ah-kah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Coeliac disease is widely known in Spain, and many restaurants mark gluten-free dishes. Naming the condition is taken more seriously than just asking for no gluten.
Phrase Breakdown
Una de las personas
OO-nah deh laz per-SOH-nas
One of the people
This is the subject of the sentence. Say it in one breath.
Una de las personas llegó tarde.
One of the people arrived late.
Words in this phrase
Una
[OO-nah]
one
The number indicating a single item.
Tengo una manzana.
I have one apple.
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
las
[laz]
The
A definite article to specify particular entities.
Las casas son bellas.
The houses are beautiful.
personas
[per-SOH-nas]
people, persons
Plural of 'persona'; grammatically feminine.
Somos cuatro personas.
We are four people.
es celíaca.
ehs seh-LEE-ah-kah
is coeliac.
'Celíaca' means someone who can't eat gluten. In Spain, the 'c' sounds like 'th': 'the-LÍ-a-ca'.
Mi hermana es celíaca.
My sister is coeliac.
Words in this phrase
es
[ehs]
is
A form of the verb ser used to describe identity or essential characteristics.
«Es» muy familiar trabajar aquí.
Working here is very family-like.
celíaca
[seh-LEE-ah-kah]
coeliac
Feminine adjective for someone with coeliac disease, who cannot eat gluten.
Mi hermana es celíaca.
My sister is coeliac.
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