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A2 · Checking the ingredients

Ask about ingredients and clearly state dietary restrictions.

Practise this lessonDictionary A2

How the language works

Qūramynda means “in its ingredients/composition”; etsız means “without meat”. The suffixes -syz/-sız express absence. If a restriction matters, state it clearly and check the ingredients rather than relying on the dish name alone.

Useful phrases

Read, recall the meaning and say it aloud. Then compare with the audio.

Būl tağamnyñ qūramynda ne bar?

What ingredients are in this dish?

Menıñ jañğaqqa allergiam bar ekenın eskertkım keledı.

I would like to let you know that I am allergic to nuts.

Etsız tağam ūsyna alasyz ba?

Can you suggest a dish without meat?

Tūzdy az qosyñyzşy.

Please add less salt.

Tūzdyqty bölek beruge bola ma?

Can you serve the sauce separately?

Qūramyn aspazdan naqtylap sūrañyzşy.

Please check the ingredients with the chef.

Dialogue

Guest

Būl tağamnyñ qūramynda ne bar?

What ingredients are in this dish?

Waiter

Kökönıs pen tūzdyq bar.

It contains vegetables and sauce.

Guest

Menıñ jañğaqqa allergiam bar. Tūzdyqtyñ qūramyn naqtylap sūrañyzşy.

I am allergic to nuts. Please check the ingredients in the sauce.

Waiter

Jaqsy, aspazdan sūraimyn.

All right, I will ask the chef.

Check your understanding

Choose an answer before opening the explanation. Then explain your choice.

1. Choose the correct translation: “Būl tağamnyñ qūramynda ne bar?”

  1. Please check the ingredients with the chef.
  2. Can you suggest a dish without meat?
  3. What ingredients are in this dish?
  4. I would like to let you know that I am allergic to nuts.
Answer and explanation

What ingredients are in this dish?

Būl tağamnyñ qūramynda ne bar? — What ingredients are in this dish?

2. How do you say: “Please add less salt.”?

  1. Qūramyn aspazdan naqtylap sūrañyzşy.
  2. Tūzdy az qosyñyzşy.
  3. Menıñ jañğaqqa allergiam bar ekenın eskertkım keledı.
  4. Tūzdyqty bölek beruge bola ma?
Answer and explanation

Tūzdy az qosyñyzşy.

Tūzdy az qosyñyzşy. — Please add less salt.

3. Which word means “without meat”?

  1. Ettı
  2. Etke
  3. Etsız
  4. Etten
Answer and explanation

Etsız

-sız expresses absence: etsız — “without meat”.

Make it your own

Ask about a dish’s ingredients and request one specific dietary adjustment.

  • I asked about the ingredients
  • I clearly stated a restriction
  • I asked them to check with the chef
Example response

Būl tağamnyñ qūramynda ne bar? Menıñ jañğaqqa allergiam bar. Qūramyn aspazdan naqtylap sūrañyzşy. Tūzdyqty bölek beruge bola ma?