Learn a few phrases so you can tell your hosts what you don't like to eat
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| INTRODUCTION |
| This lesson is not only for all of the vegetarians out there, but also for anyone with an aversion to a particular food! There are many reasons a person won't or can’t eat a particular food and there may be instances when communicating this is necessary. In this lesson we'll go over some phrases to make sure you don't get any unwanted surprises on your plate. |
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| In Afrikaans, "I am a vegetarian" is Ek is ‘n vegetariër. |
| (slow) Ek is ‘n vegetariër |
| Ek is ‘n vegetariër |
| The first two words, Ek is, mean, "I am." Next, we have ‘n vegetariër, which means "a vegetarian." The word vegetariër can be used for both men and women. Let’s hear the sentence once again. |
| (slow) Ek is ‘n vegetariër |
| Ek is ‘n vegetariër |
| Another way you can communicate that you don't eat a particular food is by saying just that! |
| In Afrikaans, "I don't eat meat" is Ek eet nie vleis nie. |
| (slow) Ek eet nie vleis nie |
| Ek eet nie vleis nie |
| The first word, Ek, means "I." Then we have eet, the verb meaning, "to eat..." Then finally we have nie vleis nie, meaning, "no meat." So the sentence Ek eet nie vleis nie. literally means “I eat no meat.” |
| We can use this sentence for other kinds of food simply by changing just one word! Replace vleis with the word for any other food that you don’t eat. For example, to say "I don't eat cheese" you can say Ek eet nie kaas nie using the word kaas for “cheese.” “I don’t eat cheese.” |
| (slow) Ek eet nie kaas nie. |
| Ek eet nie kaas nie. |
| If you want to make sure your food doesn't have an ingredient you can't or don't want to eat, you should simply ask about it. For example, if you want to make sure a meal doesn't have meat, you should ask "Is there meat in this dish?" In Afrikaans, this is |
| Is daar vleis in hierdie gereg? |
| (slow) Is daar vleis in hierdie gereg? |
| Is daar vleis in hierdie gereg? |
| First we have Is daar, which means "Is there." Then we have vleis, the word for "meat."Then we have the phrase in hierdie gereg, meaning "in this dish." The word for “dish” is gereg in Afrikaans. Let’s hear the sentence once again. |
| (slow) Is daar vleis in hierdie gereg? |
| Is daar vleis in hierdie gereg? |
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