How to Say “I have an allergy” in Korean: 알레르기가 있어요

알레르기가 있어요

allereugiga isseoyo

Situation: Dining out & orderingLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

I have an allergy.

An important line for food allergies. Put the ingredient first, like 땅콩 알레르기가 있어요 (peanut allergy).

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 8 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [알레르기가 이써요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
알레르기가
알	ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄹ	al
레	ㄹ+ㅔ	le
르	ㄹ+ㅡ	reu
기	ㄱ+ㅣ	gi
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
있어요
있	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㅆ	[이] i
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 있어 → [이써]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
있다	verb	to exist, to have	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “알레르기가 있어요” mean?

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Answer: I have an allergy

Question 2 How do you say “I have an allergy” in Korean?

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Answer: 알레르기가 있어요 allereugiga isseoyo

Question 3 How is “알레르기가 있어요” pronounced?

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Answer: [알레르기가 이써요]

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