Describing Allergies

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🎧 Iru Helper Note — Practice allergy phrases in

Korean Helper Widgets, but also keep them written on your phone.

🌈 The Big Picture

🧳 Essential Phrase Kit

• $$\color{purple}{\text{알레르기}}$$ [al-le-reu-gi] — allergy

• $$\color{purple}{\text{있어요}}$$ [i-sseo-yo] — I have / there is

• $$\color{purple}{\text{없어요}}$$ [eop-seo-yo] — I don’t have / there is not

• $$\color{purple}{\text{못 먹어요}}$$ [mot meo-geo-yo] — I can’t eat it

• $$\color{purple}{\text{땅콩}}$$ [ttang-kong] — peanut

• $$\color{purple}{\text{우유}}$$ [u-yu] — milk

• $$\color{purple}{\text{계란}}$$ [gye-ran] — egg

• $$\color{purple}{\text{해산물}}$$ [hae-san-mul] — seafood

🛠️ Use It Fast

• $$\color{purple}{\text{알레르기 있어요.}}$$ [al-le-reu-gi i-sseo-yo] — I have an allergy.

• $$\color{purple}{\text{땅콩 알레르기 있어요.}}$$ [ttang-kong al-le-reu-gi i-sseo-yo] — I have a peanut allergy.

• $$\color{purple}{\text{이거 못 먹어요.}}$$ [i-geo mot meo-geo-yo] — I can’t eat this.

• $$\color{purple}{\text{이 안에 우유 있어요?}}$$ [i a-ne u-yu i-sseo-yo] — Is there milk in this?

🧭 Travel Tip

⚠️ Pitfalls to Dodge

• ❌ Saying “a little allergy” → ✅ be direct.

• ❌ Relying only on pronunciation → ✅ show written Korean.