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How to Say ‘I'm allergic to nuts.’ in French

Je suis allergique aux noix.

zhuh swee ah-lair-zheek oh nwah

[zhuh swee ah-lair-zheek oh nwah]

💬 Usage Tip: [Aux] means [à + les], so [allergique aux noix] is literally "allergic to the nuts." You see this same join in many phrases: [au restaurant], [aux oignons].

Phrase Breakdown

Je

[zhuh]

I

Subject pronoun meaning I.

Example

Je dois faire attention au menu.

I have to pay attention to the menu.

suis

[swee]

am

Form of être meaning am.

Example

Je suis très prudent au restaurant.

I am very careful at the restaurant.

allergique

[ah-lair-zheek]

allergic

Allergic; used to describe a medical food allergy.

Example

Mon fils est allergique aux arachides.

My son is allergic to peanuts.

aux

[oh]

to the

Contraction of à + les, meaning to the.

Example

Je parle souvent aux serveurs des allergies.

I often talk to the waiters about allergies.

noix

[nwah]

nuts

Nuts; can refer broadly to edible nuts.

Example

Les noix sont parfois dans les desserts.

Nuts are sometimes in desserts.

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