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A German Phrase for Telling the waiter about a food allergy: "Ich habe eine Allergie gegen Nüsse."

"Ich habe eine Allergie gegen Nüsse." means "I'm allergic to nuts." and it's the basic German expression used for telling the waiter about a food allergy. It's very handy when eating out at a restaurant. To answer, you can say something like "Keine Sorge, wir achten darauf." (Don't worry, we'll be careful). You can keep the conversation going by reacting with something like "Vielen Dank, das beruhigt mich." (Thank you very much, that's a relief).

Examples

Ich habe eine Allergie gegen Nüsse.

I'm allergic to nuts.

Keine Sorge, wir achten darauf.

Don't worry, we'll be careful.

Vielen Dank, das beruhigt mich.

Thank you very much, that's a relief.