Dietary & Allergies

1. Titiang nenten ngajeng be miwah daging

   I am vegetarian (I eat no fish or meat)

   Usage

   Be mainly means fish and can also mean meat in dish names. A sentence built from dictionary-verified words; no attested example sentence exists.

   Grammar Note

   The negator nenten goes before the verb.

2. Titiang nenten ngajeng be, daging, taluh, miwah susu

   I am vegan (no fish, meat, eggs or milk)

   Usage

   Lists the foods to avoid instead of using a borrowed word for vegan. A sentence built from dictionary-verified words; no attested example sentence exists.

3. Titiang nenten dados ngajeng kacang. Yening ngajeng, titiang gering

   I cannot eat beans or nuts. If I eat them I get sick

   Usage

   Kacang is the general word for beans and peas; peanut is kacang tanah. Allergy is expressed as getting sick after eating; no verified Balinese word for allergy was found.

   Grammar Note

   Nenten dados means cannot or not allowed.

4. Wenten ajengan nenten nganggen gandum?

   Is there any food without wheat? (gluten-free)

   Usage

   No verified word for gluten, so wheat (gandum) stands in. A sentence built from dictionary-verified words; no attested example sentence exists.

5. Titiang nenten ngajeng daging bawi

   I do not eat pork

   Usage

   Bawi is the polite word for pig (alus mider); the casual word is celeng. Also fits someone avoiding pork for religious reasons.

6. Titiang nenten dados ngajeng susu

   I cannot have milk

   Usage

   Ngajeng is eat and is often used for drinks too. A sentence built from dictionary-verified words; no attested example sentence exists.

7. Titiang nenten dados ngajeng udang miwah yuyu. Yening ngajeng, titiang gering

   I cannot eat shrimp or crab. If I eat them I get sick

   Usage

   Yuyu is a freshwater crab in the dictionary; no verified word for sea crab was found. Allergy is expressed as getting sick after eating; no verified Balinese word for allergy was found.

8. Napi isin ajengan puniki?

   What is in this dish?

   Usage

   A sentence built from dictionary-verified words; no attested example sentence exists.

9. Dados nenten nganggen bawang miwah kesuna?

   Can you leave out the onion and garlic?

   Usage

   Bawang covers shallots and onion-type plants in the dictionary; kesuna is garlic. A sentence built from dictionary-verified words; no attested example sentence exists.

10. Titiang nenten dados ngajeng taluh. Yening ngajeng, titiang gering

    I cannot eat eggs. If I eat them I get sick

    Usage

    Allergy is expressed as getting sick after eating; no verified Balinese word for allergy was found.

11. Yening titiang ngajeng puniki, baya pisan

    It is very dangerous for me to eat this

    Usage

    A strong way to flag a severe allergy. Baya is danger or problem in the dictionary. A sentence built from dictionary-verified words; no attested example sentence exists.

12. Puniki lalah?

    Is this spicy?

    Usage

    Lalah is chili heat. Pedas has a different meaning in the dictionary, so it is not used for spiciness.

    Grammar Note

    A statement-order sentence turned into a question by intonation.

13. Titiang nenten ngajeng be sampi

    I do not eat beef

    Usage

    Many Balinese Hindus avoid beef. Be sampi is beef as given in the dictionary.

14. Daging bawi

    Pork

    Usage

    Bawi is polite and celeng casual; menus may also write be celeng.

15. Be sampi

    Beef

    Usage

    Given as an example under the dictionary entry for be. Sampi is a steer.

16. Be siap

    Chicken

    Usage

    Siap is chicken, not the Indonesian word for ready.

17. Be pasih

    Fish

    Usage

    Given as an example under the dictionary entry for be. Pasih is the sea.

18. Taluh

    Egg

19. Susu

    Milk

20. Kacang tanah

    Peanuts

21. Kacang

    Beans and peas

    Usage

    General word for beans and pods; peanut is kacang tanah.

22. Udang miwah yuyu

    Shrimp and crab

    Usage

    Yuyu is a freshwater crab in the dictionary.

23. Gandum

    Wheat

24. Kedele

    Soybeans

Browse all TravelPhrases languages