Vietnamese phrase
How to say “I am allergic to seafood” in Vietnamese
“I am allergic to seafood” in Vietnamese is
Tôi bị dị ứng hải sản
Hear it in both accents
Vietnamese sounds noticeably different north to south. Both are recorded so you can match wherever you are.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Used in a sentence
Tôi bị dị ứng hải sản, món này có tôm không?
I'm allergic to seafood, does this dish have shrimp?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Tôi (I) + bị (to be affected by) + dị ứng (allergic) + hải sản (seafood)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Dietary Restrictions situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Được rồi. Có ăn cay được không em? Nước mắm chị có ớt sẵn.Alright. Can you eat spicy? My fish sauce already has chili in it.
- Rồi, có ngay! Của em bốn mươi lăm ngàn.Coming right up! Yours is forty-five thousand.
- Đừng cho bột ngọtDon't add MSG
- Cho em nước suối, không lấy đá.Give me bottled water, no ice.
- Chào em! Ăn cơm tấm sườn bì chả nha?Hi! Eating broken rice with pork chops and egg meatloaf?
- Chị bỏ thêm đậu phộng lên cơm cho thơm nhé?I'll add some peanuts on the rice to make it fragrant, okay?