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You ask whether the dish contains an allergen: what to say in Polish
You ask whether the dish contains an allergen.
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How it's done. Allergens (alergeny) are marked in the menu by numbers or letters; nuts are orzechy, gluten gluten, lactose laktoza. Asking about this is normal.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Przepraszam, mam alergię na orzechy. Czy w tym daniu są orzechy?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, mahm uh-LEHR-gyeh nuh oh-ZHEH-khih. Chih f tim DAH-nyoo som oh-ZHEH-khih?
Excuse me, I have a nut allergy. Are there nuts in this dish?
Or say:Przepraszam, jestem uczulony na orzechy. Czy to danie ich nie zawiera?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, YEHS-tem oo-choo-LOH-nih nuh oh-ZHEH-khih. Chih toh DAH-nyeh eekh nyeh zuh-VYEH-ruh?
THEY SAY
Sprawdzę w kuchni. Chwileczkę.SPRAHVD-zeh f KOOKH-nee. Khfee-LECH-keh.
I'll check in the kitchen. One moment.
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YOU REPLY
Dziękuję, to dla mnie bardzo ważne.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, toh dlah mnyeh BAHRD-zoh VAHZH-neh.
Thank you, it's very important to me.
THEY SAY
Nie, w tym daniu nie ma orzechów.Nyeh, f tim DAH-nyoo nyeh mah oh-ZHEH-khoof.
No, there are no nuts in this dish.
They might also say:
Niestety są, ale polecam inne danie.
Nyehs-TEH-tih som, AH-leh poh-LEH-tsuhm EEN-neh DAH-nyeh.
Unfortunately there are, but I recommend another dish.
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YOU FINISH
Dobrze, wezmę to. Dziękuję!
DOB-zheh, VEZ-meh toh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Good, I'll take that. Thank you!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Polish for life in Poland”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
mam
mahm
verb
I have
alergię
uh-LEHR-gyeh
noun
allergy (accusative)
orzechy
oh-ZHEH-khih
noun
nuts
daniu
DAH-nyoo
noun
dish (locative)
są
som
verb
are
18 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Proszę powtórzyć.
PROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhitsy.
Please repeat that.
Proszę mówić wolniej.
PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy VOL-nyay.
Please speak more slowly.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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