Dietary & Allergies

1. Angiyidli inyama.

   I don't eat meat.

   Usage

   Tells that you do not eat meat

   Grammar Note

   Negative present a-ngi-yi-dl-i (I do not eat it) + the food noun. Swap the noun to name other foods. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Ngidla imirorho kwaphela.

   I only eat vegetables (I am vegetarian).

   Usage

   Tells that you are vegetarian

   Grammar Note

   Based on "badla imirorho kwaphela" (they eat only vegetables) with "I" as the subject. "kwaphela" means "only". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Angiyidli inyama yefarigi.

   I don’t eat pork.

   Usage

   Tells that you do not eat pork

   Grammar Note

   Negative present a-ngi-yi-dl-i (I do not eat it) + the food noun. Swap the noun to name other foods. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Angiyidli inyama yekomo.

   I don't eat beef.

   Usage

   Tells that you do not eat beef

   Grammar Note

   Negative present a-ngi-yi-dl-i (I do not eat it) + the food noun. Swap the noun to name other foods. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Angiyidli inyama yekukhu.

   I don’t eat chicken.

   Usage

   Tells that you do not eat chicken

   Grammar Note

   Negative present a-ngi-yi-dl-i (I do not eat it) + the food noun. Swap the noun to name other foods. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Angiyidli iimfesi.

   I don’t eat fish.

   Usage

   Tells that you do not eat fish

   Grammar Note

   Negative present a-ngi-yi-dl-i (I do not eat it) + the food noun. Swap the noun to name other foods. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Angiyidli amaqanda.

   I don’t eat eggs.

   Usage

   Tells that you do not eat eggs

   Grammar Note

   Negative present a-ngi-yi-dl-i (I do not eat it) + the food noun. Swap the noun to name other foods. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Angikwazi ukusela ibisi.

   I cannot drink milk.

   Usage

   Tells that you cannot drink milk

   Grammar Note

   "angikwazi uku…" means "I cannot …". "ukusela" is to drink and "ibisi" is milk. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. Ungakwenza ngaphandle kwe-anyanisi?

   Could you make it without onion?

   Usage

   Asking for a dish without onion

   Grammar Note

   "ngaphandle kwe-" means "without". Swap in other ingredients. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. Ngibawa ungafaki itswayi.

    Please don’t add salt.

    Usage

    Asking for no salt

    Grammar Note

    "ungafaki" is "do not add" (negative command). Replace itswayi with another ingredient. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

11. Ngibawa ungafaki itjhukela.

    Please don’t add sugar.

    Usage

    Asking for no sugar

    Grammar Note

    "ungafaki" is "do not add". "itjhukela" is sugar; "iswigiri" is another word for it. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

12. Nginobulwele beswigiri.

    I have diabetes.

    Usage

    Tells that you have diabetes and need a careful diet

    Grammar Note

    Built on "ubulwele beswigiri" (diabetes), literally "sugar illness", with "I have" in front. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

13. Kukhona inyama kilokhu?

    Is there meat in this?

    Usage

    Asking whether it contains meat

    Grammar Note

    "kukhona" means "there is" and "kilokhu" means "in this". Swap in other ingredients. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

14. Kukhona amaqanda kilokhu?

    Is there egg in this?

    Usage

    Asking whether it contains egg

    Grammar Note

    "kukhona" means "there is" and "kilokhu" means "in this". Swap in other ingredients. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

15. Kukhona ibisi kilokhu?

    Is there milk in this?

    Usage

    Asking whether it contains milk

    Grammar Note

    "kukhona" means "there is" and "kilokhu" means "in this". Swap in other ingredients. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

16. Kukhona utjwala kilokhu?

    Is there alcohol in this?

    Usage

    Asking whether it contains alcohol

    Grammar Note

    "kukhona" means "there is" and "kilokhu" means "in this". Swap in other ingredients. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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