Asking for Gluten Free Food
I will be traveling in central America in two weeks. I would like to know how to ask for gluten free foods.
"Is this gluten free?"
"Does this food contain wheat?"
2 Answers
Hello Aquaman,
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You said,
I will be traveling in central America in two weeks. I would like to know how to ask for gluten free foods
You asked;
(How do I say) "Is this gluten free?" "Does this food contain wheat?"
These sentences may prove helpful
¿Esta comida es sin gluten? = Is this food gluten free?
¿Este es sin gluten? = Is this gluten free?
¿Está comida tiene gluten o no, por favor ? = Does this food have gluten in it or not, please ?
¿Esta comida contiene trigo? = Does this food contain gluten?
(Please note: the Spanish word comida can also mean meal)
A gluten-free diet = Una dieta sin gluten
Please be aware that English words such as: do, does, and doesn't, do not actually exist in Spanish and many other (foreign) languages because, (as far as I am aware) they are unique to the English language and so Spanish sentences are translated directly without these words.
For example Do dinosaurs exist is literally translated as/ = The dinosaurs they exist? = ¿Los dinosaurios existen?
I hope this helps
Not knowing your level of Spanish, and your ability to use the language to effectively communicate, I will give you a link here to a card that perhaps you could print and carry with you.
http://www.celiactravel.com/cards/spanish/
There is a PDF printable file linked: http://www.celiactravel.com/file_uploads/cards/spanish-gluten-free-restaurant-card.pdf
This is on the assumption that you are avoiding gluten on the basis of celiac disease, and not a fad.
For something simple- gluten is gluten, with pronunciation according to Spanish rules. Wheat is trigo.
¿Contiene esto (gluten/trigo)?= Does this contain (gluten/wheat)?
¿Hay (gluten/trigo) en esto?= Is there (gluten/wheat) in this?
Quisiera comida que no contenga (gluten/trigo)= I would like food that doesn't have (gluten/wheat)
