How to Say ‘One person is celiac.’ in Spain Spanish
Una persona es celíaca.
OO-nah pehr-SOH-nah ess theh-LEE-ah-kah
[OO-nah pehr-SOH-nah ess theh-LEE-ah-kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [Celíaca] ends in [-a] because it refers to [una persona]. If you were talking about a man, you'd say [celíaco].
Phrase Breakdown
Una persona
OO-nah pehr-SOH-nah
One person
Refers to a single individual; in context, one member of the group.
Una persona no bebe alcohol.
One person does not drink alcohol.
Words in this phrase
Una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
Una clienta llamó antes de cenar; Una persona tenía una alergia.
A customer called before dinner; one person had an allergy.
persona
[pehr-SOH-nah]
person
A general word for a person; here it refers to one diner.
Cada persona puede indicar sus preferencias; persona es una palabra muy común.
Each person can indicate their preferences; person is a very common word.
Es celíaca.
ess theh-LEE-ah-kah
Has celiac disease.
Means a person cannot consume gluten because of celiac disease.
Mi hermana es celíaca.
My sister has celiac disease.
Words in this phrase
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of ser; used to identify or describe someone.
Ella es vegetariana y es muy fácil organizar el menú; es funciona para describir.
She is vegetarian and it is very easy to organize the menu; is is used for describing.
celíaca
[theh-LEE-ah-kah]
celiac
Used for a female person with celiac disease.
Si una clienta es celíaca, escribimos celíaca en la reserva.
If a female customer is celiac, we write celiac on the reservation.
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