How to say

I am vegetarian

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Amharic አማርኛ am

እኔም ቬጀቴሪያን ነኝ

I-neem veh-jeh-ta-ree-yan ne-n

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Arabic العربية ar

أنا نباتي/ة

Ah-nah nah-bah-tee/yah

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -ī, feminine -ya).

Bangla বাংলা bn

আমি নিরামিষাশী

Ah-mee nee-rah-mee-sha-shee

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Catalan català ca

Sóc vegetarià/ana

Sok veh-jeh-tah-ree-a/ah-na

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -à, feminine -ana).

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Czech čeština cs

Jsem vegetarián/ka

Ysem veh-geh-tah-ree-ahn/kah

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -án, feminine -ka).

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Danish dansk da

Jeg er vegetar

Yay air veh-geh-tar

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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German Deutsch de

Ich bin Vegetarier/in

Ich bin Veh-geh-tah-ree-er/in

Use this phrase when ordering food or discussing your diet, remembering to change the ending based on your gender (masculine -er, feminine -in).

Greek Ελληνικά el

Είμαι χορτοφάγος/η

Ee-meh hor-to-fa-ghos/ee

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -os, feminine -i).

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Spanish Español es

Soy vegetariano/a

Soy veh-heh-tah-ree-ah-noh/ah

Use this phrase when ordering food or introducing yourself to someone, remembering to adjust the ending to match your gender (masculine -o, feminine -a).

Estonian eesti et

Ma olen taimetoitlane

Ma o-len tai-me-toit-la-ne

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Basque Basque eu

Begetarianoa naiz

Beh-geh-tah-ree-ah-no-ah n-ice

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Persian فارسی fa

من گیاه‌خوار هستم

Man ghee-ah-khaar has-tam

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Finnish suomi fi

Olen kasvissyöjä

O-len kas-vis-syoe-yae

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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French Français fr

Je suis végétarien/ne

Je swee vay-jay-tah-ree-en/en

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -en, feminine -enne).

Galician Galician gl

Son vexetariano/a

Son veh-heh-tah-ree-ah-no/ah

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -o, feminine -a).

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

હું શાકાહારી છું

Hum sha-kaa-ha-ree chum

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Ni mai cin ganyaye

Nee my chin gan-ya-ye

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Hebrew עברית he

אני צמחוני/ת

Ah-nee tsim-ho-nee/t

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -i, feminine -t).

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मैं शाकाहारी हूँ

Mai-n sha-ka-ha-ree hoo

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

Hungarian magyar hu

Vegetáriánus vagyok

Veh-geh-tah-ree-ah-noosh va-dyok

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Saya vegetarian

Sa-yah veh-jeh-tah-ree-an

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Ég er grænmetisæta

Yeg er graen-me-tis-ay-ta

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Italian Italiano it

Sono vegetariano/a

So-no veh-jeh-tah-ree-ah-no/ah

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -o, feminine -a).

Japanese 日本語 ja

私はベジタリアンです

Wa-ta-shee wa beh-jee-ta-ree-an des

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

Korean 한국어 ko

저는 채식주의자입니다

Jo-nun chae-shik-joo-ee-ja-im-ni-da

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Aš esu vegetaras/ė

Ash es-oo veh-geh-ta-ras/e

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -as, feminine -ė).

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Latvian latviešu lv

Esmu veģetārietis/e

Es-mu veh-geh-ta-ree-e-tis/e

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -is, feminine -e).

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Marathi मराठी mr

मी शाकाहारी आहे

Mee sha-ka-ha-ree aa-he

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Malay Melayu ms

Saya vegetarian

Sa-yah veh-jeh-tah-ree-an

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Ik ben vegetariër/vegetariër

Ik ben veh-geh-tah-ree-ur/veh-geh-tah-ree-ur

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices; the ending doesn't change based on gender in modern Dutch.

Norwegian norsk no

Jeg er vegetarianer

Yay air veh-jeh-tah-ree-ah-ner

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੈਂ ਸ਼ਾਕਾਹਾਰੀ ਹਾਂ

Mai-n sha-ka-ha-ree haa

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Polish polski pl

Jestem wegetarianinem/wegetarianką

Yes-tem veh-geh-tah-ree-ah-nee-nem/veh-geh-tah-ree-ahn-kom

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -em, feminine -ką).

Portuguese Português pt

Eu sou vegetariano/a

Eu sow veh-jeh-tah-ree-ah-no/ah

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -o, feminine -a).

Romanian română ro

Sunt vegetarian/ă

Sunt veh-jeh-tah-ree-ahn/ah

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -n, feminine -ă).

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Russian русский ru

Я вегетарианец/вегетарианка

Ya veh-geh-tah-ree-ah-nyets/veh-geh-tah-ree-ahn-kah

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -ets, feminine -ka).

Swedish svenska sv

Jag är vegetarian

Yah air veh-jeh-tah-ree-an

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Mimi ni mboga

Mee-mee nee m-bo-ga

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

நான் சைவ உணவு உண்பவன்/உண்பவள்

Naan sai-va oo-na-vu un-pa-van/un-pa-val

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -vaṉ, feminine -vaḷ).

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నేను శాఖాహారిని

Nay-nu sha-kaa-haa-ree-nee

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Thai ไทย th

ฉันเป็นมังสวิรัติ

Chan pen mang-sa-wi-rat

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Ako ay vegetarian

Ah-ko ay veh-jeh-tah-ree-an

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Ben vejetaryenim

Ben veh-jeh-tah-rye-en-im

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Я вегетаріанець/вегетаріанка

Ya veh-heh-tah-ree-ah-nyets'/veh-heh-tah-ree-ahn-ka

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices, adjusting the ending to match your gender (masculine -ets', feminine -ka).

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Urdu اردو ur

میں سبزی خور ہوں

Mai-n sub-zee khor hoo

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Tôi là người ăn chay

Toy la ngwoi an chay

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Èmi jẹ ẹfọ

Eh-mee jeh eh-fo

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Chinese 中文 zh

我是素食者

Wo shuh soo-shr-jer

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

我係素食者

Ngoh hai soe sik jeh

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ngingumuntu odla imifino

N-ngoo-moo-ntoo oh-dla ee-mee-fee-no

Use this phrase when ordering food or explaining your dietary choices.

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