これにナッツは入っていますか？
Kore ni nattsu wa haitte imasu ka?
The English phrase "does this have nuts?" is expressed in Japanese as これにナッツは入っていますか？ (Kore ni nattsu wa haitte imasu ka?)
A question used to ask if a food item contains nuts, typically to avoid an allergy.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "In this, are nuts included?" The particle に (ni) indicates the location (this food) where the nuts would be contained.
Which one should you use?
You can use これにナッツは入っていますか？ for a general question about "this", or use この料理にはナッツが含まれていますか？ if you want to be specific and ask if "this dish" contains nuts. For a more casual tone, you can use これにナッツは入ってる？ or この料理にはナッツが入っている？
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The formal way to ask is これにナッツは入っていますか？ or この料理にはナッツが含まれていますか？ In a casual setting, you can drop the polite endings to say これにナッツ入ってる？ or これにナッツは入ってる？
How do you pronounce it?
Kore ni nattsu wa haitte imasu ka?
Did you know?
- Because Japanese culture values harmony and avoiding trouble, servers may respond to this question with 確認します (kakunin shimasu), meaning 'I will check', even if they believe the answer is no.
- The verb 入る (hairu) used in this phrase literally means 'to enter', treating the nut as an active participant that has entered the dish.
- To emphasize a severe allergy, Japanese speakers often add the phrase アレルギーがあります (arerugī ga arimasu) after the question to signal that the inquiry is a medical necessity rather than a preference.
Examples in context
- マフィンにはナッツが入っていますか？Does the muffin have nuts?
- これにナッツは入っていますか？Kore ni nattsu wa haitte imasu ka?Does this have nuts?
- アレルギーがあるので、これにナッツは入っていますか？Arerugii ga aru node, kore ni nattsu wa haitte imasu ka?I have an allergy, so does this have nuts?
Example conversation
A man is asking a staff member at a bakery about a pastry.
- 大翔 Hirotoすみません、これにナッツは入っていますか？Sumimasen, kore ni nattsu wa haitte imasu ka?Excuse me, does this have nuts?
- 美咲 Misakiいえ、ナッツは入っていませんよ。Iie, nattsu wa haitte imasen yo.No, it doesn't have nuts.
- 大翔 Hirotoよかった、ではこれをください。Yokatta, dewa kore o kudasai.That's a relief, I'll take this one then.
- 美咲 Misakiかしこまりました。Kashikomarimashita.Certainly.
