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Vegetarian Phrases in World Languages

Eastern Europe

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)

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)

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?)

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!

Romanian

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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)

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