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INTRODUCTION
Hallo! Hello and welcome to Dutch Survival Phrases brought to you by DutchPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to the Netherlands. You will be surprised at how far a little Dutch will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
In this lesson, we will cover a phrase that will be essential for those of you who are allergic to something. Letting other people know about your allergy is vital to a fun and healthy trip. In this lesson, we'll go over "I'm allergic to... something."
To start, we'll need something that we're allergic to. In some cases, allergies to peanuts can be extremely dangerous, so let's start from there.
In Dutch, "I am allergic to peanuts" is Ik ben allergisch voor pinda's.
Let's break it down by syllable: Ik ben al-ler-gisch voor pin-da's.
Now let's hear it one more time: Ik ben allergisch voor pinda's.
The first words, Ik ben, mean, "I am." Ik ben.
Then we have allergisch, which is "allergic."
Let's break it down by syllable: Al-ler-gisch. Allergisch.
To recap here, we have Ik ben allergisch. Literally, this means, "I am allergic."
Let's look at the next word, voor, which means, "to." Voor.
This is followed by pinda's, which means, "peanuts." Pin-da's. Pinda's.
All together, we have: Ik ben allergisch voor pinda's. ("I am allergic to peanuts.")
Now let's go over some other common allergies.
Let's try shrimp.
The Dutch word for shrimp is garnaal. Therefore, "I am allergic to shrimp" is Ik ben allergisch voor garnalen.
Let's break it down by syllable: Ik ben allergisch voor garnalen.
Now let's hear it one more time: Ik ben allergisch voor garnalen. Notice that the only thing that changes here is garnalen in place of pinda's, while the rest is the same.
Let's try with eggs, which in Dutch are eieren. "I am allergic to eggs" is Ik ben allergisch voor eieren.
Let's try with milk, which in Dutch is melk. "I am allergic to milk" is Ik ben allergisch voor melk.
In case you have to go to the doctor or to the hospital during your trip to the Netherlands, you might be asked about your conditions. If you have allergies, make sure to get the right treatment.
"Do you have any allergies, sir?" in Dutch is: Bent u ergens allergisch voor meneer?
Let's break it down by syllable: Bent u er-gens al-ler-gisch voor me-neer?
Now let's see it again. Bent u ergens allergisch voor meneer?
The first three words, Bent u...meneer, mean, "are you... sir."
Bent u... meneer.
Then we have ergens, which we can translate as "something."
Ergens.
The last components are allergisch voor, meaning "allergic to."
Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Al-ler-gisch voor.
Allergisch voor.
All together, we have: Bent u ergens allergisch voor meneer? ("Do you have any allergies, sir?")
"Do you have any allergies, ma'am?" in Dutch is: Bent u ergens allergisch voor mevrouw?
Of course, in this question we exchange meneer ("sir") for mevrouw ("ma'am"). ("Do you have any allergies, ma'am?")
The last sentence we want you to know is "I am having an allergic reaction."
In Dutch, this is Ik heb een allergische reactie.
Let's break it down by syllable: Ik heb een al-ler-gi-sche re-actie.
Now let's hear it one more time: Ik heb een allergische reactie.
The first words, Ik heb, mean, "I have." Ik heb.
Let's break it down by syllable and say it once again: Ik heb.
Ik heb.
Then we have een allergische reactie meaning, "allergy," or "allergic reaction."
Allergische reactie.
Let's break it down by syllable: Al-ler-gi-sche reactie.
Allergische reactie.
All together, we have: Ik heb een allergische reactie.
Literally, this means, "I am having an allergic reaction."

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so good luck, that also means “good luck” in Dutch.
"I am allergic to peanuts." - Ik ben allergisch voor pinda's.
Ik ben allergisch voor pinda's.
Ik ben allergisch voor pinda's.
"I am allergic to shrimp." - Ik ben allergisch voor garnalen.
Ik ben allergisch voor garnalen.
Ik ben allergisch voor garnalen.
"I am allergic to eggs." - Ik ben allergisch voor eieren.
Ik ben allergisch voor eieren.
Ik ben allergisch voor eieren.
"I am allergic to milk." - Ik ben allergisch voor melk.
Ik ben allergisch voor melk.
Ik ben allergisch voor melk.
"Do you have any allergies, sir?" - Bent u ergens allergisch voor meneer?
Bent u ergens allergisch voor meneer?
Bent u ergens allergisch voor meneer?
"Do you have any allergies, ma'am?" - Bent u ergens allergisch voor mevrouw?
Bent u ergens allergisch voor mevrouw?
Bent u ergens allergisch voor mevrouw?
"I am having an allergic reaction." - Ik heb een allergische reactie.
Ik heb een allergische reactie.
Ik heb een allergische reactie.
All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Tot ziens!

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