Dietary & Allergies

1. আমি নিরামিষাশী।

   Ami niramishashi.

   I am vegetarian.

   Usage

   Standard way to declare vegetarianism

   Grammar Note

   "niramish" = no-meat, "ashi" = eater

2. আমি ভিগান, কোনো প্রাণীজ খাবার খাই না।

   Ami vigan, kono pranij khabar khai na.

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

   Usage

   Clarify that you also avoid dairy/eggs

   Grammar Note

   "khai na" = "I don't eat" (negative present)

3. আমার কাঠবাদাম, আখরোট, কাজু ও পেস্তায় অ্যালার্জি আছে।

   Amar kathbadam, akhrot, kaju o pestay allergy achhe.

   I have a nut allergy.

   Usage

   Declares a tree-nut allergy by listing the species. Peanut (chinabadam) is a separate allergen and must be stated separately

   Grammar Note

   "Amar … achhe" = "I have …"; the locative -e / -y attaches only to the last item of a list (পেস্তা → পেস্তায়). Do NOT use বাদাম alone — its primary sense is almond, but in everyday Bengali it is commonly heard as peanut (short for চিনাবাদাম), so the reading is unpredictable. The unambiguous word for almond is কাঠবাদাম. Bengali has no food-labelling umbrella term, so the species are listed

4. গ্লুটেন-মুক্ত মেনু আছে?

   Gluten-mukto menu achhe?

   Do you have a gluten-free menu?

   Usage

   Question for gluten intolerance

   Grammar Note

   "mukto" suffix means "free of"

5. আমি হালাল খাবার খাই, শূকরের মাংস খাই না।

   Ami halal khabar khai, shukorer mangsho khai na.

   I eat halal and don't eat pork.

   Usage

   Explain Muslim dietary observance

   Grammar Note

   "shukorer" = genitive "of pig"

6. আমার ল্যাকটোজ অসহিষ্ণুতা আছে।

   Amar lactose ashohishnuta achhe.

   I am lactose intolerant.

   Usage

   When you can't digest dairy

   Grammar Note

   "a-" is the negating prefix "in-"

7. আমার সামুদ্রিক খাবারে অ্যালার্জি আছে।

   Amar samudrik khabare allergy achhe.

   I have a seafood allergy.

   Usage

   When avoiding fish/shellfish

   Grammar Note

   "-e" marks the locative

8. এই খাবারে কী কী আছে?

   Ei khabare ki ki achhe?

   What's in this dish?

   Usage

   Basic question to check ingredients

   Grammar Note

   Reduplicated "ki ki" asks about multiple things

9. পেঁয়াজ ছাড়া বানাতে পারবেন?

   Penyaj chhara banate parben?

   Can you make it without onion?

   Usage

   Asking to omit a specific ingredient

   Grammar Note

   "parben" is the honorific 2nd-person future

10. আমার ডিমে অ্যালার্জি আছে।

    Amar dime allergy achhe.

    I have an egg allergy.

    Usage

    When avoiding eggs

    Grammar Note

    "-e" is the locative suffix ("in/with regard to egg"); allergy takes the locative

11. অ্যালার্জেনের তালিকা আছে?

    Allergener talika achhe?

    Do you have an allergen list?

    Usage

    Request allergen ingredient list

    Grammar Note

    "-er" marks genitive "of"

12. এটা আমার জীবনের জন্য বিপজ্জনক অ্যালার্জি।

    Eta amar jiboner janyo bipojjonok allergy.

    This is a life-threatening allergy.

    Usage

    Warn of anaphylactic-level severity

    Grammar Note

    "-er janyo" = "for ~"

13. এটাতে কি তেল বা মসলা আছে?

    Etate ki tel ba moshla achhe?

    Does this contain oil or spices?

    Usage

    Check for oil/spice content

    Grammar Note

    Question particle "ki" appears near the start

14. অন্য খাবারের সঙ্গে মিশে যাওয়ার সম্ভাবনা আছে কি?

    Onyo khabarer sange mishe jaowar sombhabona achhe ki?

    Is there a chance of cross-contamination?

    Usage

    Check for kitchen cross-contamination

    Grammar Note

    "-r sange" = "with ~"

15. আপনার বোঝার জন্য ধন্যবাদ।

    Apnar bojhar janyo dhonyobad.

    Thank you for understanding.

    Usage

    Express thanks for accommodating

    Grammar Note

    "-r janyo" = "for the sake of"

16. আমি মাংস খেতে পারি না।

    Ami mangsho khete pari na.

    I can't eat meat.

    Usage

    Directly state you can't eat meat

    Grammar Note

    "Infinitive + pari na" = "cannot ~"

17. শূকরের মাংস

    Shukorer mangsho

    Pork

    Usage

    Pork is almost never served in Muslim-majority Bangladesh but does appear in Chinese restaurants; used to state a religious restriction

18. গরুর মাংস

    Gorur mangsho

    Beef

    Usage

    Everyday food in Bangladesh, but avoided by Hindus in West Bengal - the taboo runs the opposite way across the border

19. মুরগির মাংস

    Murgir mangsho

    Chicken

    Usage

    The most common meat; point at it to check whether a dish contains it

20. মাছ

    Mach

    Fish

    Usage

    Central to Bengali cooking - essential for declaring a fish allergy

21. ডিম

    Dim

    Egg

    Usage

    Used to declare an egg allergy or ask for a dish without egg

22. দুধের তৈরি খাবার

    Dudher toiri khabar

    Dairy products

    Usage

    Covers milk, yoghurt and cheese together; Bengali cooking uses dairy heavily

23. চিনাবাদাম

    Chinabadam

    Peanut

    Usage

    Names peanut specifically - use this word when declaring an anaphylactic allergy

24. কাঠবাদাম, আখরোট, কাজু, পেস্তা

    Kathbadam, akhrot, kaju, pesta

    Nuts

    Usage

    Almond, walnut, cashew, pistachio. Do NOT use বাদাম alone as an umbrella — its primary sense is almond, but in everyday Bangladeshi speech it usually means peanut (short for চিনাবাদাম), so the reading is unpredictable. Say কাঠবাদাম for almond and চিনাবাদাম for peanut

25. চিংড়ি ও কাঁকড়া

    Chingri o kakra

    Shrimp and crab

    Usage

    Bengali has no everyday word for crustaceans - naming shrimp and crab is what actually gets understood

26. গম

    Gom

    Wheat

    Usage

    Used when declaring gluten intolerance; the flours are আটা (wholemeal) and ময়দা (refined)

27. সয়াবিন

    Soyabin

    Soy

    Usage

    Used to declare a soy allergy; soy sauce is সয়া সস

28. তিল

    Til

    Sesame

    Usage

    Used to declare a sesame allergy; sesame oil is তিলের তেল

29. অ্যালকোহল

    Alkohol

    Alcohol

    Usage

    Asks about alcohol as an ingredient; the drink itself is মদ. Alcohol is tightly restricted by law in Bangladesh

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