Dietary & Allergies

1. Eg eri vegetarianari.

   I am vegetarian.

   Usage

   Declares vegetarianism

   Grammar Note

   Faroese is North Germanic

2. Eg eri veganari og eti onki djóraavurð.

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

   Usage

   Avoids all animal-derived foods

   Grammar Note

   "onki" is a negative indefinite

3. Eg havi nøttaallergi.

   I have a nut allergy.

   Usage

   Tree-nut allergy

   Grammar Note

   Compound "nøtta + allergi"

4. Hava tit ein glutenfrían matseðil?

   Do you have a gluten-free menu?

   Usage

   Standard celiac question

   Grammar Note

   Compound "mat (food) + seðil (slip)"

5. Eg eri muslimur og eti ikki svínakjøt.

   I'm Muslim and don't eat pork.

   Usage

   Declares Muslim observance

   Grammar Note

   Compound "svína + kjøt"

6. Eg eri laktosa-intolerantur.

   I am lactose intolerant.

   Usage

   Declares lactose intolerance

   Grammar Note

   Feminine: "-intoleranta"

7. Eg havi skaldjór-allergi.

   I have a shellfish allergy.

   Usage

   Shellfish allergy

   Grammar Note

   Compound "skal + djór"

8. Hvørji evni eru í hesum rætti?

   What ingredients are in this dish?

   Usage

   Standard ingredient-check question

   Grammar Note

   Faroese has case inflection

9. Kunnu tit gera hetta uttan leyk?

   Can you make this without onion?

   Usage

   Request to omit an ingredient

   Grammar Note

   "tit" is 2nd-person plural

10. Eg havi egg-allergi.

    I have an egg allergy.

    Usage

    Watch for hidden eggs

    Grammar Note

    "egg" is invariant

11. Hava tit upplýsingar um allergen?

    Do you have allergen information?

    Usage

    Asks for allergen info

    Grammar Note

    "um + noun" = "about ~"

12. Hendan allergiin er lívshættilig. Verið vinarliga sera varin.

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

    Usage

    Communicates anaphylaxis risk

    Grammar Note

    "Verið" is the imperative of "vera"

13. Inniheldur hetta jarðnøtuolju?

    Does this contain peanut oil?

    Usage

    Important at Asian restaurants

    Grammar Note

    Compound "jarð + nøtu + olju"

14. Brúka tit serskilt útbúnað til allergen-frían mat?

    Do you use separate equipment for allergen-free food?

    Usage

    Checks cross-contamination

    Grammar Note

    "-frían" = "free of"

15. Takk fyri at hugsa um míni matarkrøv.

    Thank you for taking my dietary needs into account.

    Usage

    Polite gratitude

    Grammar Note

    "Takk fyri + infinitive" = "Thanks for ~ing"

16. Av trúarligum orsøkum eti eg ikki neytakjøt.

    For religious reasons I don't eat beef.

    Usage

    Explains religious avoidance of beef

    Grammar Note

    V2 word order with fronted phrase

17. svínakjøt

    Pork

    Usage

    Point at it to check for an allergy or a religious restriction

18. neytakjøt

    Beef

    Usage

    Point at it to check whether a dish contains it

19. høsnakjøt

    Chicken

    Usage

    Point at it to check whether a dish contains it

20. fiskur

    Fish

    Usage

    Point at it to check for an allergy or to order

21. egg

    Egg

    Usage

    Point at it to check for an allergy

22. mjólkarvørur

    Dairy products

    Usage

    Point at it to check for an allergy

23. jarðnøtir

    Peanut

    Usage

    A common anaphylaxis trigger; always check

24. nøtir

    Tree nuts

    Usage

    A common anaphylaxis trigger; always check

25. skeljadýr

    Crustaceans

    Usage

    A common anaphylaxis trigger; always check

26. hveiti

    Wheat

    Usage

    Point at it to check for gluten

27. soya

    Soy

    Usage

    Point at it to check for an allergy

28. sesam

    Sesame

    Usage

    Point at it to check for an allergy

29. alkohol

    Alcohol

    Usage

    For checking whether a dish contains alcohol

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