# A0096: I Am Allergic
### Introduction

Not only do we learn how to say that we are allergic, but JP also tells us about all the things that we could be allergic to. Although Liliana finds it hard to believe. The keyword is alérgico – allergic.
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### Dialogue

    hombre:Quiero el pastel de chocolate. mujer:Está bien. hombre:¿El pastel tiene nueces? mujer:No, no tiene. hombre:¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico.

### Dialogue with Translation

    hombre:Quieroelpasteldechocolate. (I) wantthecakeofchocolate man:I want the chocolate cake.
    mujer:Estábien. (it) iswell woman:That's fine.
    hombre:¿Elpasteltienenueces? thecake(it) hasnuts man:Does the cake have nuts?
    mujer:No,notiene. nonot(it) has woman:No, it doesn't have any.
    hombre:¿Segura?Porquesoyalérgico. surebecause(I) amallergic man:Are you sure? Because I am allergic.

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    el hombrenoun (masculine)the man la mujernoun (feminine)the woman quererverb (infinitive)to want, to love (yo) quieroverb (present tense)I want el pastelnoun (masculine)the cake los pastelesnoun (plural, masculine)the cakes deprepositionof el chocolatenoun (masculine)the chocolate estarverb (infinitive)to be (él/ella) estáverb (present tense)he/she(/it) is bienadverbwell, good tenerverb (infinitive)to have (él/ella) tieneverb (present tense)he/she(/it) has la nueznoun (feminine)the nut las nuecesnoun (plural, feminine)the nuts noadverbno, not seguro/seguraadjective (m./f.)sure porqueconjunctionbecause serverb (infinitive)to be (yo) soyverb (present tense)I am alérgico/alérgicaadjective (m./f.)allergic

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    la zanahorianoun (feminine)the carrot las zanahoriasnoun (plural, feminine)the carrots la manzananoun (feminine)the apple las manzanasnoun (plural, feminine)the apples tresnumberthree la lechenoun (feminine)the milk las lechesnoun (plural, feminine)the milks el pastel de tres lechesphrasethe three cream cake suaveadjective (m./f.)smooth, soft el perdónnoun (masculine)the pardon hasta luegophrasesee you later

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| querer | infinitive | to want |
| (yo) quiero | present tense | I want |
| (tú) quieres | | you want (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) quiere | | he/she(/it) wants |
| (usted) quiere | | you want (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) queremos | | we want (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) queréis | | you want (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) quieren | | they want (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) quieren | | you want (formal, plural) |
| estar | infinitive | to be |
| (yo) estoy | present tense | I am |
| (tú) estás | | you are (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) está | | he/she(/it) is |
| (usted) está | | you are (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) estamos | | we are (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) estáis | | you are (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) están | | they are (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) están | | you are (formal, plural) |
| tener | infinitive | to have |
| (yo) tengo | present tense | I have |
| (tú) tienes | | you have (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) tiene | | he/she(/it) has |
| (usted) tiene | | you have (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) tenemos | | we have (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) tenéis | | you have (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) tienen | | they have (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) tienen | | you have (formal, plural) |
| ser | infinitive | to be |
| (yo) soy | present tense | I am |
| (tú) eres | | you are (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) es | | he/she(/it) is |
| (usted) es | | you are (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) somos | | we are (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) sois | | you are (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) son | | they are (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) son | | you are (formal, plural) |

### Exercises
#### Dialogue Translation

Cover the right column, translate from Spanish to English and uncover the right column line by line to check your answers. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
    Quiero el pastel de chocolate. I want the chocolate cake. Está bien. That's fine. ¿El pastel tiene nueces? Does the cake have nuts? No, no tiene. No, it doesn't have any. ¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico. Are you sure? Because I am allergic.

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
    I want the chocolate cake. Quiero el pastel de chocolate. That's fine. Está bien. Does the cake have nuts? ¿El pastel tiene nueces? No, it doesn't have any. No, no tiene. Are you sure? Because I am allergic. ¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico.

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
    I want the three cream cake. Quiero el pastel de tres leches. That's fine. Está bien. Does the cake have carrot? ¿El pastel tiene zanahoria? No, it doesn't have any. It has apple. No, no tiene. Tiene manzana. No! I'm allergic to (= a) the apples. ¡No! Soy alérgico a las manzanas. The apple cake has no apple. El pastel de manzana no tiene manzana. Are you sure? The apple cake has no apple? ¿Segura? ¿El pastel de manzana no tiene manzana? It has no apple. The three cream cake has apple. No tiene manzana. El pastel de tres leches tiene manzana. Fine. Bien.

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
    We want the chocolate cake. Queremos el pastel de chocolate. That's fine. Está bien. Does the cake have nuts? ¿El pastel tiene nueces? No, it doesn't have any. No, no tiene. Are you sure? (masculine) Because I am allergic. (feminine) ¿Seguro? Porque soy alérgica.

### Image Credits

* “File:Walnut02.jpg” by Fir0002 (GNU Free Documentation License)
* “Image:Carrots.JPG” by Kander (Public Domain)
* “Image:Froita mazás 005.jpg” by Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Spain Licence)
* “IImage:Tres Leches.jpg” by User:AndonicO (GNU Free Documentation License)