My husband is lactose intolerant. How would he communicate this in Korean? He tried one time and they kept trying to sell him a milk shake.

It isn't necessary to actually use the expression "lactose intolerant" (유당 불내증) in this case. Some Koreans might not even know what the term means. Just say "I can't drink milk" and that should do it.

"우유 못먹어요" "u-yu mote mo-guh-yo"

All of the vowels in this sentence are long vowels, except for the "guh" syllable. That "u" in "guh" sounds like the "u" in the word "up." There is a short nasalization between "mote" and "mo" that really changes the "t" sound ending to something closer to a humming sort of "m" sound. But it's very hard to describe - you really need someone to say it for you and explain how to do it.

And the first word in the sentence (u-yu) is pronounced "ooh" (as in "ooh and ahh") and the second part rhymes with the word "you."

Thank you. Would that be sufficient to make sure there is no dairy in the food he orders? I'm not sure if that is typical in Korean dishes or not. Should he try to say something like, I have a dairy allergy. Or something similar.

I can't think of any Korean dishes that have dairy products in them. I'm not saying there are none, just that I can't think of any (and I eat a lot of Korean food and I'm very familiar with Korean food in general).

Just to be on the safe side, you can change the sentence I mentioned earlier to "I can't consume milk or cheese." This will be easier than talking about medical terms - and will still cover you.

So make it: 우유 나 치즈 못먹어요" "u-yu nah chee-juh mote mo-guh-yo"

So you're adding the words "nah chee-jeuh" into the sentence. The word "nah" sounds just like the word we use in English as a variation of the word "no."

The Korean word for cheese is borrowed from English, however, since Koreans don't have a "z" sound in their pronunciation, it has to be changed to a "j" sound. This is actually kind of difficult to do at first for native English speakers - so just practice it a bit with a Korean friend and you should do just fine.

hello, willy

I just wanna ask like 'shsong21'. :]

"are you really American?"

Your Korean is really great, you might know Hangul more than me or
other Korean. I read you said you used to be an 'interpreter'
on your posts here. But you're amazing, though!


btw, sorry if I interrupted you guys posts..

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