Dietary & Allergies

1. ስጋ

   Sega

   Meat

   Usage

   Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences.

2. ስጋ ከብቲ

   Sega kebti

   Beef

   Usage

   Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences.

3. ሓሰማ

   Hasema

   Pork

   Usage

   Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences. Tatoeba uses it in "Why don't you eat pork?". The animal "pig" is the same word.

4. ዓሳ

   Asa

   Fish

   Usage

   Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences.

5. ደርሆ

   Derho

   Chicken

   Usage

   Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences.

6. እንቋቑሖ

   Inqwaqhuho

   Egg

   Usage

   Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

   Grammar Note

   Found only in the Zecarias dictionary; a native check is recommended. Tatoeba also has the spelling እንቋቝሖ.

7. ጸባ

   Tseba

   Milk

   Usage

   Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences.

8. ፎርማጆ

   Formajo

   Cheese

   Usage

   Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

   Grammar Note

   Found only in the Zecarias dictionary; a native check is recommended. A loanword from Italian.

9. ጠስሚ

   Tesmi

   Butter

   Usage

   Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

   Grammar Note

   Found only in the Zecarias dictionary; a native check is recommended.

10. ማዓር

    Ma'ar

    Honey

    Usage

    Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

    Grammar Note

    Found only in the Zecarias dictionary; a native check is recommended.

11. ሽኮር

    Shikor

    Sugar

    Usage

    Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

    Grammar Note

    Found only in the Zecarias dictionary; a native check is recommended.

12. ጨው

    Chew

    Salt

    Usage

    Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

    Grammar Note

    Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences.

13. ዘይቲ

    Zeyti

    Oil

    Usage

    Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

    Grammar Note

    Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences.

14. ስርናይ

    Sirnay

    Wheat

    Usage

    Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

    Grammar Note

    Found only in the Zecarias dictionary; a native check is recommended.

15. ኣልኮል

    Alkol

    Alcohol

    Usage

    Shows an ingredient or food, to say what you cannot eat or to check what a dish contains.

    Grammar Note

    Confirmed in the dictionary and in Tatoeba example sentences.

16. እዚ ስጋ ድዩ?

    Izi sega diyu?

    Is this meat?

    Usage

    Checking what a dish contains.

    Grammar Note

    Composed from verified words; a native check is recommended. The "noun + ድዩ" question frame also used for other yes/no questions.

17. ስጋ ኣይበልዕን

    Sega aybel'in

    I do not eat meat

    Usage

    States a dietary restriction. The same form for a male or female speaker.

    Grammar Note

    Composed from verified words; a native check is recommended. The negative "I do not eat" ኣይበልዕን comes from the verb በልዓ (Tatoeba has ኣይበልዕን ነይረ).

18. ሓሰማ ኣይበልዕን

    Hasema aybel'in

    I do not eat pork

    Usage

    States a dietary restriction. The same form for a male or female speaker.

    Grammar Note

    Composed from verified words; a native check is recommended. The negative "I do not eat" ኣይበልዕን comes from the verb በልዓ (Tatoeba has ኣይበልዕን ነይረ).

19. ዓሳ ኣይበልዕን

    Asa aybel'in

    I do not eat fish

    Usage

    States a dietary restriction. The same form for a male or female speaker.

    Grammar Note

    Composed from verified words; a native check is recommended. The negative "I do not eat" ኣይበልዕን comes from the verb በልዓ (Tatoeba has ኣይበልዕን ነይረ).

20. እንቋቑሖ ኣይበልዕን

    Inqwaqhuho aybel'in

    I do not eat eggs

    Usage

    States a dietary restriction. The same form for a male or female speaker.

    Grammar Note

    Composed from verified words; a native check is recommended. The negative "I do not eat" ኣይበልዕን comes from the verb በልዓ (Tatoeba has ኣይበልዕን ነይረ).

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