Dietary & Allergies

1. Ngak a diak el menga er a niku.

   I don't eat meat.

   Usage

   Vegetarian declaration

   Grammar Note

   Palauan negation uses "diak". "Meat" is niku, a Japanese loan. The word techall means "opening; space; room; opportunity; clearing in forest" - not meat

2. Ngak a vegan, e diak el menga a ngara me er a charm.

   I'm vegan; I don't eat anything from animals.

   Usage

   Vegan declaration

   Grammar Note

   "me er" = "from"

3. Ngak a alergi er a miich me a lius.

   I'm allergic to nuts.

   Usage

   Palauan has no umbrella word for tree nuts, so name the nuts that actually go into local food: miich (tropical almond) and lius (coconut), both staples of Palauan cooking and sweets

   Grammar Note

   "er a" marks the object and "me a" means "and". "Redil el kall" means "women's food" (redil is "woman"), so it is not used for nuts. There is no general word for "nut"; miich means "tropical almond (the tree, nut, or meat inside the nut)". lius is the coconut

4. Ng diak a kall el dimlak a gluten?

   Is there food without gluten?

   Usage

   Gluten-free inquiry

   Grammar Note

   "ng" marks nonhuman subject

5. Ngak a Muslim, e diak el menga a techellel a babii.

   I'm Muslim and don't eat pork.

   Usage

   Halal observance

   Grammar Note

   "techellel" = "meat of"

6. A milk a diak el kongei er ngak.

   Milk doesn't agree with me.

   Usage

   Lactose intolerance

   Grammar Note

   "er ngak" = "for me"

7. Ngak a alergi er a charm er a daob.

   I'm allergic to seafood.

   Usage

   Seafood allergy

   Grammar Note

   "daob" = "sea"

8. Ngera a ngar er tia el kall?

   What's in this food?

   Usage

   Ingredient inquiry

   Grammar Note

   "er tia" indicates "in this"

9. Ke sebechem el meruul er ngii el dimlak a tamanengi?

   Could you make it without onion?

   Usage

   Request to omit ingredient

   Grammar Note

   "meruul" = "to make"

10. Ngak a alergi er a suebek.

    I'm allergic to eggs.

    Usage

    Egg allergy

    Grammar Note

    "suebek" = "egg"

11. Ng ngara a list er a alergen?

    Is there an allergen list?

    Usage

    Allergen menu request

    Grammar Note

    "Ng ngara" asks "is there?"

12. A alergi er ngak a sebechel el mekoad er ngak.

    My allergy can kill me.

    Usage

    Severe allergy warning

    Grammar Note

    "er ngak" = "my"

13. Ng ngara a cheliuetel me a redil a olterau?

    Is there oil or spices inside?

    Usage

    Asks about oil/spice

    Grammar Note

    "me" = "and"

14. A kelek a sebechel el mengeluib er a kuk el kall?

    Could my food get mixed with other foods?

    Usage

    Cross-contamination check

    Grammar Note

    "kelek" = "my food"

15. Sulang er a omusubed er ngak.

    Thank you for taking care of me.

    Usage

    Formal thanks

    Grammar Note

    "er ngak" = "to me"

16. ngikel

    Fish

    Usage

    For a fish allergy

17. tamango

    Egg

    Usage

    For an egg allergy; use it while pointing at the dish. Borrowed from Japanese "tamago"; the native word "ngais" is avoided because it also means "testicles"

18. milk

    Milk

    Usage

    For a dairy allergy. Borrowed from English; in Palauan it is explained as "milk a osechel a tul a kerebou" (milk from a cow)

19. niku

    Meat (esp. beef)

    Usage

    A loan from Japanese; it refers to meat, especially beef

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