Dietary & Allergies

1. من گیاه‌خوار هستم.

   Man giyāhkhār hastam.

   I am vegetarian.

   Usage

   Declares vegetarianism

   Grammar Note

   Literal: "plant-eater"

2. من وگان هستم و هیچ محصول حیوانی نمی‌خورم.

   Man vegān hastam va hich mahsul-e heyvāni nemikhoram.

   I'm vegan and don't eat any animal products.

   Usage

   Avoids all animal-derived foods

   Grammar Note

   "هیچ" emphatic negation

3. من به مغزهای درختی (گردو، بادام، فندق، پسته) حساسیت دارم.

   Man be maghz-hā-ye derakhti (gerdu, bādām, fandoq, peste) hassāsiyat dāram.

   I'm allergic to nuts.

   Usage

   Declares a tree-nut allergy (walnut, almond, hazelnut, pistachio). Cashew is bādām-e hendi; peanut is bādām-e zamini, a separate allergen

   Grammar Note

   "be + noun + hassāsiyat dāram" pattern; "-hā-ye" = plural + ezāfe, "derakhti" = "of the tree". Do NOT use آجیل (ājil) — it is a snack mix whose contents vary by shop and season, and it can include sunflower seeds, peanuts and raisins, so "man be ājil hassāsiyat dāram" can read as "I avoid the party nut bowl". The category name is مغزهای درختی (tree nuts). The individual species are spelled out in brackets because the umbrella term alone is not always recognised in a restaurant

4. آیا منوی بدون گلوتن دارید؟

   Āyā menu-ye bedun-e gluten dārid?

   Do you have a gluten-free menu?

   Usage

   Standard celiac question

   Grammar Note

   "آیا" introduces yes/no questions

5. من مسلمان هستم و گوشت خوک نمی‌خورم.

   Man mosalmān hastam va gusht-e khuk nemikhoram.

   I'm Muslim and don't eat pork.

   Usage

   Declares Muslim observance

   Grammar Note

   "مسلمان" (mosalmān) means Muslim; "نمی‌خورم" (nemikhoram) is the negative of "خوردن" (to eat), with na- + mi- merging into nemi-

6. من عدم تحمل لاکتوز دارم.

   Man adam-e tahammol-e lāktoz dāram.

   I am lactose intolerant.

   Usage

   Declares lactose intolerance

   Grammar Note

   "عدم + noun" = "lack of ~"

7. من به غذاهای دریایی حساسیت دارم.

   Man be ghazāhā-ye daryāyi hassāsiyat dāram.

   I'm allergic to seafood.

   Usage

   Seafood allergy

   Grammar Note

   "دریایی" is the adjectival form of "sea"

8. این غذا چه موادی دارد؟

   In ghazā che mavāddi dārad?

   What ingredients does this dish have?

   Usage

   Standard ingredient-check question

   Grammar Note

   "-ی" indicates indefiniteness

9. می‌توانید آن را بدون پیاز درست کنید؟

   Mitavānid ān rā bedun-e piyāz dorost konid?

   Can you make it without onion?

   Usage

   Request to omit an ingredient

   Grammar Note

   "می‌توانید + subjunctive" = "can you ~?"

10. من به تخم‌مرغ حساسیت دارم.

    Man be tokhme morgh hassāsiyat dāram.

    I'm allergic to eggs.

    Usage

    Watch for hidden eggs

    Grammar Note

    "تخم" = seed, "مرغ" = chicken

11. آیا اطلاعات آلرژن‌ها را دارید؟

    Āyā ettelā'āt-e ālerzhen-hā rā dārid?

    Do you have allergen information?

    Usage

    Asks for allergen info

    Grammar Note

    "رَا" marks a definite direct object

12. این آلرژی تهدید جانی است. لطفاً بسیار محتاط باشید.

    In ālerzhi tahdid-e jāni ast. Lotfan besiyār mohtāt bāshid.

    This allergy is life-threatening. Please be very careful.

    Usage

    Communicates anaphylaxis risk

    Grammar Note

    "باشید" is plural imperative of "to be"

13. این روغن بادام زمینی دارد؟

    In roghan-e bādām-e zamini dārad?

    Does this have peanut oil?

    Usage

    Important at Asian restaurants

    Grammar Note

    "ezāfe" particle "-e" links nouns

14. آیا برای غذاهای بدون آلرژن از ظروف جداگانه استفاده می‌کنید؟

    Āyā barāye ghazāhā-ye bedun-e ālerzhen az zoruf-e jodāgāne estefāde mikonid?

    Do you use separate utensils for allergen-free dishes?

    Usage

    Checks cross-contamination

    Grammar Note

    "از + noun + استفاده می‌کنید" = "use ~"

15. از اینکه نیازهای غذایی مرا در نظر گرفتید متشکرم.

    Az inke niyāzhāye ghazāyi-ye marā dar nazar gereftid motashakkeram.

    Thank you for considering my dietary needs.

    Usage

    Polite gratitude

    Grammar Note

    "از اینکه + verb" = "for ~ing"

16. به دلایل مذهبی گوشت گاو نمی‌خورم.

    Be dalāyel-e mazhabi gusht-e gāv nemikhoram.

    For religious reasons I don't eat beef.

    Usage

    Explains religious avoidance of beef

    Grammar Note

    "به دلایل + adjective" = "for ~ reasons"

17. گوشت خوک

    gusht-e khuk

    Pork

    Usage

    Point to check whether a dish contains pork; not sold in Iran, but useful for religious or dietary checks

18. گوشت گاو

    gusht-e gāv

    Beef

    Usage

    Point to check whether a dish contains beef

19. گوشت مرغ

    gusht-e morgh

    Chicken

    Usage

    Point to check for chicken; menus use morgh on its own for chicken dishes

20. ماهی

    māhi

    Fish

    Usage

    Point to check whether a dish contains fish

21. تخم‌مرغ

    tokhme morgh

    Egg

    Usage

    Point to check for egg; literally "hen's seed"

22. لبنیات

    labaniyāt

    Dairy products

    Usage

    Covers milk, yoghurt and cheese together; milk alone is shir

23. بادام زمینی

    bādām-e zamini

    Peanut

    Usage

    Literally "ground almond" — check for peanuts specifically, as opposed to bādām (almond)

24. مغزهای درختی

    maghz-hā-ye derakhti

    Nuts

    Usage

    The umbrella term for tree nuts — pistachio (peste), walnut (gerdu), almond (bādām), hazelnut (fandoq) — common in Iranian sweets and rice dishes. Avoid the everyday word آجیل (ājil): it is a variable snack mix that includes sunflower seeds, peanuts and raisins

25. میگو و خرچنگ

    meygu va kharchang

    Shellfish (shrimp and crab)

    Usage

    Checks for crustacean allergy; the technical word sakht-pustān is not widely understood, so the concrete names are used

26. گندم

    gandom

    Wheat

    Usage

    Checks for wheat; gluten itself is gluten (گلوتن)

27. سویا

    soyā

    Soy

    Usage

    Checks for soy; soy sauce is sos-e soyā

28. کنجد

    konjed

    Sesame

    Usage

    Checks for sesame — common on Iranian breads and in halva

29. الکل

    alkol

    Alcohol

    Usage

    Checks for alcohol; alcohol is banned in Iran and alkol usually means rubbing alcohol — alcoholic drinks are mashrub-e alkoli

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