Spanish Vocabulary for vegetarians

 As all around the world, having a go and doing your best to speak in Spanish will always win a warm response, however baffling they find the rejection of the best jamon...

The following phrases, in Castellano Spanish, may help...

• Yo soy vegetariano/a (I am vegetarian (depending on the speaker's gender))
• Yo no como carne, cerdo/puerco, ni pollo. (I do not eat meat, pork or chicken)
• Yo como (no como) huevos, leche/lácteos, o queso. (I do (do not) eat eggs, milk/milk products or cheese)
• No quiero pescado (I don't want fish) or No como pescado (I don't eat fish).

In Catalan, the following could come in handy... and if anyone can translate this into proper Valenciano, please contact us!

• Sóc vegetarià/vegetariana (I am vegetarian)
• No menjo ni carn, ni porc ni pollastre (I do not eat meat, pork or chicken)
• Menjo (no menjo ni) ous, (ni) llet (ni) formatge (I do (do not) eat eggs, milk or cheese)
• No, no vull cap mena de peix (No, I don't want any fish)