Amharic Food Allergy
Phrases & Allergen Words
Amharic for "I have a serious food allergy. Please make sure my food does NOT contain the following ingredients." is printed on AllergyPass's own bilingual allergy card as ከባድ የምግብ አለርጂ አለኝ። እባክዎ ምግቤ የሚከተሉትን ንጥረ ነገሮች አለመያዙን ያረጋግጡ።. This page has that exact phrase, 71 allergen names in Amharic script, and real food-risk notes for Ethiopia.
How do you say "I have a food allergy" in Amharic?
These are the exact five lines AllergyPass prints on a Amharic allergy card — not dictionary translations, but the same strings the card builder uses, each paired with its English meaning.
Card heading
የምግብ አለርጂ ካርድ
Food Allergy Card
Main allergy statement
ከባድ የምግብ አለርጂ አለኝ። እባክዎ ምግቤ የሚከተሉትን ንጥረ ነገሮች አለመያዙን ያረጋግጡ።
I have a serious food allergy. Please make sure my food does NOT contain the following ingredients.
Severity warning
አነስተኛ መጠን እንኳ ከባድ አለርጂ ምላሽ ሊያስከትል ይችላል።
Even small amounts may cause a severe allergic reaction.
Cross-contact request
እባክዎ ቅልቅል ንክኪ ያስወግዱ። የጋራ ዘይት፣ ፍራይር፣ ግሪል፣ የወጥ ቤት ዕቃዎች፣ የቁርጥ ሰሌዳ፣ ሾርባ፣ ወጥ ወይም የምግብ ዝግጅት ገጽ አይጠቀሙ።
Please avoid cross-contact. Do not use shared oil, fryers, grills, utensils, cutting boards, sauces, broths, or cooking surfaces.
EpiPen notice
ኤፒነፍሪን አውቶ-ኢንጀክተር (EpiPen) ይዤ ነው።
I carry an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen).
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71 of AllergyPass's 71 tracked allergens and dietary restrictions currently have a Amharic translation; any not yet translated fall back to English on the card until they are.
| English | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Peanuts | ኦቾሎኒ |
| Tree Nuts | ዛፍ ፍሬዎች |
| Milk / Dairy | ወተት / የወተት ተዋጽኦዎች |
| Eggs | እንቁላል |
| Gluten | ግሉተን |
| Soy | ሶያ |
| Fish | ዓሣ |
| Shellfish | ቅርፊት ያላቸው የባሕር ምግቦች |
| Sesame | ሰሊጥ |
| Mustard | ሰናፍጭ |
| Celery | ሰለሪ |
| Sulfites | ሰልፋይትስ |
| Lupin | ሉፒን |
| Celiac Disease | ሴሊያክ በሽታ (ምንም ያህል ቢሆን ግሉተን ማስወገድ አስፈላጊ ነው) |
| Crohn's Disease | የክሮን በሽታ |
| IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) | ዕረፍት የሌለው ቅልቀሎ ሲንድሮም (IBS) |
| Histamine Intolerance | የሂስታሚን አለመቻቻል |
| MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) | የማስት ሴል ማግበር ሲንድሮም (MCAS) |
| Alpha-gal Syndrome | አልፋ-ጋል ሲንድሮም (የጡት ሰጭ እንስሳ ሥጋ አለርጂ) |
| Shrimp / Prawns | ሸሪምፕ |
| Crab | ሸርጣን |
| Lobster | ሎብስተር |
| Mollusks | ሞለስኮች |
| Almond | አልሞንድ |
| Cashew | ካሹ |
| Walnut | ዋልነት |
| Pistachio | ፒስታቺዮ |
| Hazelnut | ሄዘልነት |
| Pine Nuts | ጥድ ዘር |
| Wheat | ስንዴ |
| Oats | ዕንቁ ስንዴ (ኦትስ) |
| Rye | ራይ |
| Barley | ገብስ |
| Buckwheat | ቡክዊት |
| Corn | በቆሎ |
| Coconut | ኮኮናት |
| Banana | ሙዝ |
| Avocado | አቮካዶ |
| Kiwi | ኪዊ |
| Pears | ዕንቁ |
| Garlic | ነጭ ሽንኩርት |
| Onion | ሽንኩርት |
| Caffeine | ካፌይን |
| Legumes | ጥራጥሬዎች |
| Chickpea | ሽምብራ |
| Lentil | ምስር ዓደ |
| Pea Protein | የአተር ፕሮቲን |
| MSG | MSG (ሞኖሶዲየም ግሉታሜት) |
| Artificial Colors | ሰው ሠራሽ ቀለሞች |
| Preservatives | ምግብ ጥበቃ ንጥረ ነገሮች |
| Cilantro / Coriander | ኮሪያንደር |
| Cinnamon | ቀረፋ |
| Spicy Food | ቅጠምጣሚ ምግብ |
| Sunflower Seeds | የፀሐይ አበባ ዘር |
| Lactose Intolerance | የላክቶስ አለመቻቻል |
| Fructose Intolerance | የፍሩክቶስ አለመቻቻል |
| Vegetarian | ቬጀቴሪያን |
| Vegan | ቪጋን |
| Pescatarian | ፔስካቴሪያን (ሥጋ የለም፣ ዓሣ ይፈቀዳል) |
| Low FODMAP | ዝቅተኛ FODMAP አመጋገብ |
| Halal | ሃላል |
| Kosher | ኮሸር |
| Jain Vegetarian | ጃይን አትክልተኛ (ሥጋ እና ሥር አትክልቶች የለም) |
| Hindu Vegetarian (No Beef) | የሂንዱ አትክልተኛ (የበሬ ሥጋ የለም) |
| Buddhist Vegetarian | ቡዲስት አትክልተኛ (ሥጋ፣ ነጭ ሽንኩርት ወይም ሽንኩርት የለም) |
| No Pork | የአሳማ ሥጋ የለም |
| No Beef | የበሬ ሥጋ የለም |
| No Chicken | የዶሮ ሥጋ የለም |
| Gelatin | ጄሊ (ጄላቲን) |
| No Alcohol | አልኮሆል የለም |
| Alcohol | አልኮሆል |
Where is Amharic used for food safety?
Amharic is the primary language on the AllergyPass card for Ethiopia. Below is the destination-specific risk context AllergyPass builds into the card for each one.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Injera (teff flatbread) is eaten at every meal and used as both plate and utensil — gluten cross-contact is universal even in 'gluten-free' dishes. Many dishes are served communally making cross-contact very high. Wednesday and Friday fasting menus are vegan by default — useful for dairy and meat avoiders.
| Allergen | Amharic term | Travel risk |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten | ግሉተን | Critical |
| Legumes | ጥራጥሬዎች | High |
| Spicy Food | ቅጠምጣሚ ምግብ | High |
Frequently asked questions
What does the AllergyPass card look like in Amharic?
It opens with the heading "የምግብ አለርጂ ካርድ", states the allergy in the sentence above, and lists every flagged allergen in the table on this page — each with its Amharic term next to the English name so kitchen staff can read it directly.
How many allergens can I flag in Amharic?
71 of AllergyPass's 71 tracked allergens and dietary restrictions currently have a Amharic translation; any not yet translated fall back to English on the card until they are.