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2. Choose where you want to go:
Arabic
- Ana Nabatee (I am vegetarian [male]
- Ana Nabateeya (I am vegetarian) [female]
- Mish Akool Lahma walla Ferekh khalis (I don't eat meat or chicken at all)
Armenian
- (yes) busa'ker=banjara'ker em. (I'm a vegetarian)
- (yes) mis/panir/kat/dzu=havkit/meghr 'chem utum. (I don't eat meat/cheese/milk/eggs/honey)
Words separated by = are synonyms, e.g. you can say dzu or havkit. ch as in English. (yes) means you can leave this out. These are Eastern Armenian forms, i.e. the variety of Armenian spoken in Armenia, Russia, etc. and Iran, but they are easily understood by Armenians everywhere. The apostrophe *preceding* a syllable means that syllable is more strongly stressed. Pronounce the vowels as in Italian or Spanish, or should I say Scottish, i.e. a, e, i, o, u as in heart, get (gate), feet, note, soot, but shorter. These are only approximate transcriptions, since Armenian has its own alphabet.
Basque
- Barazkijalea naiz (I am a vegetarian)
- Ez dut jaten haragirik, txerrikirik, ezta oilaskorik ere (I do not eat meat, pork or chicken)
- Arraultzak, esnea eta gazta jaten ditut (I eat eggs, milk and cheese)
- Ez dut jaten arraultzarik, esnerik, ezta gaztarik ere (I don´t eat eggs, milk or cheese)
- Ez, ez dut nahi arrainik (No, I don't want any fish)
- Animaliak maite ditut, horregatik ez ditut jaten (I love animals, so I don't eat them)
- Esnekiak (Dairy products)
- Eztia (Honey)
- Ez dut esnerik edaten (I don´t drink milk)
- Ba al duzue plater barazkijalerik? (Do you have any vegetarian dishes?)
Bulgarian
- Az sym vegetarianec (I am vegetarian)
- Az ne iam meso (I don't eat meat)
- Obicham jivotnite i zatowa ne gi iam (I love animals so I don't eat them)
Cantonese
- NGall Tsi Sik Sul(I only eat vegetarian)
The G, beginning N , k, beginning T all have a very light influence in how they are pronounced...And Tsi is close to 'see' while Tzi has a capital I sound.
Catalan
- Sóc vegetarià/vegetariana (I am vegetarian)
- No menjo ni carn, ni porc ni pollastre (I do not eat meat, pork or chicken)
- Menjo (no menjo ni) ous, (ni) llet (ni) formatge (I do (do not) eat eggs, milk or cheese)
- No, no vull cap mena de peix (No, I don't want any fish)
- Jo estimo als animals, per això no me'ls menjo (I love animals, so I don't eat them)
Croatian
- Ja sam vegetarijanac [male]/ vegetarijanka [female] (I am a vegetarian)
- Ja sam strogi vegetarijanac [male]/ vegetarijanka [female] (I am a strict vegetarian - male/female)
- Ne jedem meso, piletinu ni ribu. (I don't eat meat, chicken or fish.)
- Ne pijem mlijeko. (I don't drink milk.)
- Ne jedem maslac, sir, jaja ni med. (I don't eat butter,cheese, eggs, or honey.)
- Ne jedem meso, jaja, ribu, sir, mlijeko. (I do not eat meat/eggs/fish/milk/cheese.)
- Imate li nesto vegetarijansko? (Do you have a vegetarian dish?)
- Ima li blizu vegetarijanski restoran? (Is there a vegetarian restaurant near here?)
- Da li u ovoj juhi ima mesa? / Da li je to mesna juha (Is there any meat in this soup? / Is it a meat soup?)
- Ne jedem nista kuhano na zivotinjskoj masnoci (slanini ili salu) (I do not eat anything cooked in animal fat (bacon or lard))
- Volim zivotinje, pa ih zato ne jedem. (I love animals, and that's why I don't eat them.)
Czech
- Jsem vegetarian(ka) (I'm vegetarian. -(fe)male)
- Jsem vegan(ka) (I'm vegan. -(fe)male)
- Nejim maso, vejce a syry (I don't eat meat, eggs and cheese)
- Nepiji mleko (I don't drink milk)
- Mate take nejaka vegetarianska jidla? (Do you have any vegetarian dishes also?)
- Mam rad(a) zvirata (I like animals. - (fe)male)
- Rad(a) jim cerstvou zeleninu a ovoce (I like to eat fresh vegetables and fruits. -(fe)male)
Danish
- Jeg er vegetar (I am vegetarian)
- Jeg spiser ikke kød (I don't eat meat)
- Jeg elsker dyr, så jeg spiser dem ikke (I love animals, so I don't eat them)
Dutch
- Ik ben een vegetarier (I am a vegetarian)
- Ik eet geen vlees, vis of gevogelte (I don't eat meat, fish or poultry)
- Ik houd niet van vlees (I don't like meat)
- Ik eet geen eieren en melk (I don't eat milk and eggs)
- Heeft u ook vegetarische gerechten? (Do you have vegetarian dishes also?)
- Ik hou van dieren dus ik eet ze niet (I love animals, so I don't eat them)
English
(.wav soundfiles by Dilip Barman, Triangle Vegetarian Society, USA)
Esperanto
- Mi estas vegetarano. [mee EST-ahs veh-geh-tah-RAH-noh] (I am a vegetarian)
- Mi estas vegetalano. [mee EST-ahs veh-geh-tah-LAH-noh] (I am a vegan)
- Mi ne man^gas viandon, fi^sa^jon, ova^jon, a~u lakta^jon. [mee neh MAHN-jahs vee-AHN-dohn, fee-SHAH-zhohn, oh-VAH-zhohn, ow lahk-TA-zhohn.] (I don't eat meat, fish, eggs, or dairy products)
- ^Cu vi havas iujn vegetarajn pladojn? [choo vee HAH-vahs EE-ooyn veh-geh-TAH-rine PLAH-doyn] (Do you have any vegetarian dishes?)
- Mi amas bestojn, tial mi ne man^gas ilin. [Mee AH-mahs BEST-oyn, TEE-ahl mee neh MAHN-jahss EE-leen] (I love animals, so I don't eat them)
French
- Je suis un végétarien(ne). Je ne mange pas de viande, de porc ou de poulet (I am a vegetarian(female). I do not eat meat, pork or chicken)
- Je mange des œufs, du lait et du fromage (I eat eggs, milk or cheese)
- Je ne mange pas d'œufs, du lait ni de fromage (I do not eat eggs, milk or cheese)
- Végétalien(ne) (vegan)
- J'aime des animaux, alors je ne les mange pas (I love animals, so I don't eat them)
German
- Ich bin Vegetarier[in] (I am a vegetarian)
- Ich esse kein Fleisch, auch kein Huhn (und keinen Fisch). I do not eat meat, nor chicken (and neither fish)
- Ich esse [ich esse keine] Eier, Milch oder Käse. (I [do not] eat eggs, milk or cheese)
- Welches dieser Gerichte kann ich essen. (Which of these dishes could I eat)
- (Dairy = Milchprodukte, fowl = Geflügel, honey = Honig)
- Ich liebe Tiere - also esse ich sie nicht (I love animals, so I don't eat them)
Greek
- Eimai hortofagos. Den troo kreas i kotopoulo [EE-may hor-to-FAH-gos. Then tro KRAY-ahs ee ko-TO-poo-lo.] (I am a vegetarian. I do not eat meat, pork or chicken.)
- (Den) troo avga, gala, kai (i) tiri. [(Then) tro ahv-GA, GA-la, keh (ee) tee-REE.] (I do (do not) eat eggs, milk or cheese)
- per-ee-EH-hee (does it contain):
- zo-ee-KAH pro-ee-YON-da? (any animal products?)
- zo-ee-KO LEE-pos? (animal fat?)
- zou-MEE ah-PO KRAY-ahs ee ko-TO-pou-lo? (meat or chicken broth?)
Hebrew
- Ani tsimchoni(t) (I am a (fe)male vegetarian.)
- V'ani lo ochel(et) chalav o g'vinah. (And I don't eat milk or cheese.)
- Ani lo ochel(et) dagim. (I don't eat fish)
- Ani ohev(et) chayot, az ani lo ochel otam [accent on last syllables] (I love animals, so I don't eat them)
Hindi (India)
- Main maas-machhli nahin khata/khati (masculine/feminine) hoon. (I do not eat meat [includes poultry] or fish.)
Hungarian
- Vegetáriánus vagyok. (I'm vegetarian)
- Nem eszek húst / halat / zsírt / tojást / tejet / sajtot / tejterméket / mézet. (I don't eat meat / fish / animal fat / egg / milk / cheese / dairy-products / honey)
- Szeretem az állatokat, ezért nem eszem meg őket.(I love animals, so I don't eat them)
- Van a közelben vegetáriánus vendéglő? (Is there a vegetarian restaurant near here?)
- Van vegetáriánus ételük? (Do you have any vegetarian dishes?)
Indonesian
(See also Malay: Indonesian and Malaysian are 90% the same)
- Saya tidak makan daging (I don't eat meat)
- Saya tidak bisa makan daging (I can't eat meat -- sometimes more useful than the above)
- Janganlah pakai daging (please don't use meat)
- Minta jangan pakai MSG/Ajinomoto/Bijin (Please don't put on MSG)
- Minta tidak pakai es (please no ice)
- Minta tidak pakai gula (please no sugar)
- Saya suka sayur campur dengan tempe, tahu, dan kecap kacang. (I like mixed vegetables with tempe, tofu and peanut sauce.)
- Dan nasi - putih/coklat/merah/hitam (And rice - white/brown/red/black)
- Dan minum: es teh, jus: jeruk, mangga, papaya, (And drink: ice tea, orange juice, mango juice, papaya juice)
- Saya mau beli buah, sayur, nasi, tempe, tahu, roti, mie (I want to buy fruit, veggies, rice, tempe, tofu, bread, noodles)
Irish Gaelic
- Ni/ ithim aon feoil (na/ iasc) (na/ sici/n) (I don't eat meat (nor fish)(nor chicken))
- Ni/ o/laim bainne (I do not drink milk)
Italian
(.wav files by Franco Tedaldi, Italy
- Sono vegetariano/a (I am vegetarian - male/female)
- Non mangio carne, nè pollo o pesce (I don't eat meat, chicken or fish.)
- Sono vegano/ vegana. (I am vegan - male/female)
- sono strettamente vegetariano/a (I am a strict vegetarian - male/female)
- Non bevo il latte (I don't drink milk.)
- Non mangio il burro, il formaggio, le uova, o il miele (I don't eat butter, cheese, eggs, or honey.)
- Avete un piatto vegetariano? (Do you have a vegetarian dish?)
- C'e' un ristorante vegetariano qui vicino? (Is there a vegetarian restaurant near here?)
- C'e' del brodo di carne o pollo in questa zuppa? (Is there meat or chicken broth in this soup?)
- Io amo gli animali, percio' non li mangio (I love animals, so I don't eat them)
Japanese
(.wav files by Masahide Sakyu, Japan)
NOTE: for many people the English word "vegetarian" is already a familiar, well-known word; but in the rural areas or if you talk to an old person, please use the word "Saishoku shugisha" [sigh-shoh-koo shoo-gee-sha], a Japanese word for vegetarian. (Don't worry about this word if you are just visiting Tokyo -- just say "vegetarian".)
Kannada (South India)
- Naanu shaakaahaari (I am a vegetarian)
- Naanu maamsa thinnuvudillaa (I do not eat meat)
Korean
- Gogi han mogoyo (I don't eat meat.)
- Gogi han droguh-nun mo issoyo? (What is there that doesn't have meat?)
- Gogi no chi maseyo (Don't put in any meat)
Low Saxon (Low German)
a (now finally officially recognized) minority language in the northern half of Germany and the eastern parts of the Netherlands. (Pronunciation for English speakers in [].)
- Ik bün 'n Vegetarier(sch) [ick buen ve-gheh-TOH-ree-ur(sh)] (I am a vegetarian -- male (female))
- Ik eet keen Fleesch; Hohn or Fisch ook nich. [ick eyt keyn fleysch -- hone or fish oke niH] (I do not eat meat, neither chicken or fish.)
- Ik eet (keen) Eier, Melk or Kääs'. [ick eyt (keyn) I-ur, melk or kehz] (I [do not] eat eggs, milk or cheese)
- Wilket Eten kann ik hier eten? [VIL-ket EYtn kahn ick heer EYtn] (Which dish here can I eat?)
- Food containing dairy = Eten mit Melk binnen [EYtn mit melk binn] Fowl = Vagel(s) [FOH-gl(ss)] Honey = Honnig [HON-niH]
- Ik heff Deerten leef; daarwegen do ik se nich eten. [ick heff DEYRtn leyf; DOHR-vehgng doe ick zey niH EYtn] (I love animals, so I don't eat them.)
Malay (Bahasa Malaysia)
(See also Indonesian: Malaysian and Indonesian are 90% the same)
- Saya seorang vegetarian (I am a vegetarian) -- nb: rural areas may not be familiar with the phrase.
- Saya tidak makan daging, ayam atau makanan laut (I dont eat meat, chicken nor seafood)
- Saya tidak makan telur (I dont eat eggs)
- Tolong jangan bubuh kichap tiram, udang kering, sotong atau apa-apa jenis makanan yang ada daging/ayam/makanan laut/telur (please do not cook with any oyster sauce, dried prawns, squid or any foods with meat/chicken/seafood/eggs).
- Adakah makanan ini mengandungi daging/ayam/makanan laut/telur ? (does this dish contain any meat/chicken/seafood/eggs?)
- Sayur (vegetables); Nasi (rice); Banyak sayur-sayuran (lots of vegetables); Terima kasih (thank you)
Mandarin
(.wav files GengGeng Ye, Beijing)
Nepali
- Malai maasu nakhanne (I don't eat meat)
- Malai maasu monpardaina (I don't like meat)
- Malai dudh ra phul nakhanne (I don't eat milk and eggs)
Norwegian
- Jeg er vegetarianer (I am a vegetarian)
- Jeg er veganer (I am a vegan)
- Jeg spiser ikke kjøtt,egg eller meieriprodukter (I don't eat meat, eggs nor dairy products)
- Jeg spiser verken kjøtt, kylling eller fisk (I eat neither meat, chicken nor fish)
- Jeg liker ikke kjøtt. (I don't like meat)
- Har du noen vegetarretter. (Do you have any vegetarian dishes?)
Polish
Original [Phonetic approximation (British spellings?)] (Translation)
- Jestem wegetarianinem (male)/ wegetarianka (female) [yestem vegetarianinem/vegetariankauw] (I am a vegetarian)
- Nie jem miesa, drobiu, ryb, jajek, sera. [nyea yem miowsa, drobewe, rip, yayek, serah] (I do not eat meat, poultry, fish, eggs, cheese)
- Nie pije mleka [nyea piaow mleka] (I don't drink milk)
- Czy sa dania wegetarianskie/ jarskie? [tCHey soww danya vegetarianski/yaraskia] (Do you have vegetarian dishes?)
- There is no word for vegan in Polish, so you just have to list things you don't eat!
Portuguese
- Eu sou vegetariano (I am a vegetarian)
- Eu não como carne, peixe ou frango (I don't eat meat, fish or poultry)
- Eu não bebo leite, nem como ovos ou queijo (I don't drink milk, nor eat eggs or cheese)
- Eu não como nada preparado com gordura animal (bacon ou banha) (I do not eat anything cooked with animal fat (bacon or lard))
Romanian
(.wav files by Stefan Kocsis, Iasi)
- eu sunt vegetarian (I am a vegetarian)
- eu sunt vegetariana (I am a vegetarian (female))
- eu mananc numai vegetarian (I eat only vegetarian)
- eu sunt strict vegetarian (I am strictly vegetarian)
- eu sunt vegan (I am vegan)
- aveti cumva si preparate vegetariene? (do you have any vegetarian dishes?)
- exista vreun restaurant vegetarian prin apropiere? (Is there any vegetarian restaurant near here?)
- exista cumva carne sau zeama de pui in aceasta supa? (Is there any meat or chicken broth in this soup?)
- eu nu mananc nimic gatit in grasimi animale (slanina sau seu) (I don't eat anything cooked in animal fat (bacon or lard))
- aceasta mancare este vegetariana? (is this food vegetarian?)
- aveti cumva vreun fel de mancare fara carne? (do you have any dish without meat?)
- branza de soia (tofu)
- branza (cheese)
- carne (meat (including pork, chicken, fish))
- eu mananc oua, lapte si branza (I eat eggs, milk and cheese)
- eu nu beau lapte (I don't drink milk)
- eu nu mananc (I don't eat)
- eu nu mananc carne, branza, lapte, oua, miere (I don't eat meat, cheese, milk, eggs, honey)
- eu nu mananc carne nici peste nici pasare (I don't eat meat, nor fish nor chicken)
- eu nu mananc carne oua sau branzeturi (I don't eat meat, eggs or dairy products)
- eu nu mananc deloc carne de vita, porc sau pasare (I don't eat any meat, pork or chicken)
- eu nu pot manca (I can't eat)
- eu nu pot manca nici macar sucuri de carne (I can't eat even broth)
- imi place sa mananc fructe si legume proaspete (I like to eat fresh fruits and vegetables)
- lapte (milk)
- lapte de orez (rice milk)
- lapte de soia (soy milk)
- mie nu-mi place carnea (I don't like meat)
- miere (honey)
- nu, nu doresc peste (no, I don't want any fish)
- nu puneti nici un fel de carne (do not put any kind of meat)
- oua (eggs)
- peste (fish)
- produse lactate (dairy products)
- pui (chicken)
- eu iubesc animalele asa ca nu le mananc (I love animals, so I don't eat them)
Russian (phonetic)
- Yah nye yem meeyasa. (I don't eat meat)
- Yah nye yem rihbu. (I don't eat fish)
- Yah nye pyooh mahlahko eeee yah nye yem sihr. (I don't drink milk and I don't eat cheese)
- Yah lyublyu gihvahtnihh poehtahmuh yah nye yem eeh (I love animals, so I don't eat them)
Slovakian
'vegetarian' is pronounced with "g" like in "gear"
- Som vegetarian(ka) (I am a vegetarian (fe)male)
- Som vegan(ka) (vaegun) ( I am a vegan. (fe)male)
- Nejem maso, ryby, mlieko, vajcia ( I don't eat meat, fish, milk and eggs)
- Mate vegetarianske jedlo (yedlo) ? (Do you serve some vegetarian meal?)
- Je toto jedlo vegetarianske? (Is this meal vegetarian?)
- Kde je vegetarianska restauracia? (Where is some vegetarian restaurant?)
Slovenian
- Ne jem mesa (I don't eat meat)
- Ne maram mesa (I don't like meat)
- Ne jem mleka in jajc (I don't eat milk and eggs)
Spanish
- Yo soy vegetariano/a (I am vegetarian (depending on the speaker's gender))
- Yo no como carne, puerca, o pollo. (I do not eat meat, pork or chicken)
- Yo como (no como) huevos, leche, o queso. (I do (do not) eat eggs, milk or cheese)
- No, no quiero ningun pescado. (No, I don't want any fish)
- Yo amo a los animales, por eso no los como (I love animals so I don't eat them)
Swahili (East Africa)
More precisely: Kiswahili, the language of the Swahili
- Mimi sili nyama walla kuku (I eat neither meat nor chicken)
- Mimi sili nyama (I don't eat meat)
- Mimi sili mayai (I don't eat eggs)
- Mimi sili nguruwe (I don't eat pork)
- Ng'ombe (beef/cow) Maziwa (milk) Samaki (fish)
Swedish
- Jag äter inte kött (I do not eat meat)
- Jag är vegetarian (I am a vegetarian)
- Jag är vegan. (I am vegan).
- Jag äter inte ost (I do not eat cheese)
- Jag äter inte ägg (I do not eat eggs)
- Jag äter inte kyckling (I do not eat chicken)
- Jag äter inte mjölkprodukter (I do not eat dairy)
- bönor (beans) linser (lentils)
- Jag älskar djur, så jag äter dem inte (I love animals, so I don't eat them)
English is understood by most Swedes so just give it a try in english.
Tamil
(capital letters are elongated vowels. E.g., nAn rhymes with 'pawn')
- nAn saivam (I am vegetarian)
- nAn saiva sAppAdu-thAn sAppiduven (I eat only vegetarian food)
- nAn asaivam sAppiduvathu illai (I don't eat non-vegetarian food)
- nAn mAmisam sAppiduvathu illai (I don't eat meat)
- nAn meen sAppiduvathu illai (I don't eat fish)
- nAn kozhi sAppiduvathu illai (I don't eat poultry)
- nAn muttai sAppiduvathu illai (I don't eat eggs)
- nAn pAl sAppiduvathu illai (or:) nAn pAl kudippathu illai (I don't eat (!) (drink) milk)
Telugu (India)
- Nenu maamsamu chepalu thinanu (I don't eat meat or fish)
Thai
- Phom kin phak / Phom kin jeh / Phom mang-sa-wirat (All three mean - "I am a vegetarian")
- Phom mai kin plaa (I don't eat fish)
- Pome (men) Chun (women) chope tan ahaan mangsavirat/ahaan jay (I'd like to eat vegetarian food/Buddha food)
- Chope gin kau sii tan kop cuhri panang, mangsavirat, kop pak dan tahu. ( I like to eat brown rice with curry vegetable tofu and peanut sauce.)
- Kau - sii kau, sii tan, sii daeng, sii dam (Rice - color white, brown, red, black)
- Mai phet - (not hot) Phet - (hot) Phet maak - (very hot) Phet maak maak - (brace yourself!)
- Kor, mai sai nam plah (Please do not put on fish sauce)
- Kor, Mai sai pon chu rote (Please, do not put on MSG)
- Thaa, mai sai nam nheu, klay, gai, plah, chay mai? (Or don't put on beef, chicken, egg or fish broth, OK?)
- Chope sayur, pomelay, kau, thuk mangsavirat diow. (Like vegies, fruit, rice, everything vegetarian only.)
- Pome/Chun chope suu pak, tahu, tempe, pad, kau, pomelay, karohn. (I like to buy vegies, tofu, tempe, noodles, rice, fruit, bread)
- Kai gai' glai gai^ mai? (Who sells chicken eggs? (just for practice with tones))
Turkish
- Hic et yiyemem [heech et yee-yeh-mem] (I can't eat any meat)
- Et suyu bile yiyemem. (I can't even eat meat juices)
- ... yiyemem (I can't eat ...)
- Et yiyemem (I can't eat meat)
- Tavuk [tah-vook] (chicken)
- Pilic [pee-leech] (chicken)
- Yumurta [yoo-moor-tah] (egg)
- BalIk [bah-luck] (fish)
- Etsiz yemek var mI? [Et-seez yeh-mek var muh?] (Do you have any dishes without meat?)
Welsh (Cymraeg)
- Rydw i'n llysieuwr [Rudd-oo een LLush-*ay*-ur] (I am a vegetarian)
- Dydw i ddim yn bwyta cig neu cyw ia+r [Duddoo ee *THim* un *boy*-tah keeg nay queue ee-*arrr* (roll that r)] (I do not eat meat or chicken)
- Rydw i'n (Dydw i ddim yn) bwyta wyau, llaeth a chaws. [Rudd-oo een (duddoo ee *THim* un) *boy*-tah *oi*-yeh, LL-eye-th aa CHowsss] (I do (do not) eat eggs, milk and cheese)
- Pa un o'r rheiny alla i bwyta? [*Paah* een oooRrrr *rainy* aLL-ah ee *boy*-tah?] (which of these dishes could I eat)
- LL - Line tongue around roof of mouth so air can escape only at the back and underneath - smile - and push air out fast narrowing the gap to make it louder.
- TH as in 'THem'
- CH as in 'J.S. BaCH'
- 'tah' as 'ta' in 'tank'
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