bez glutena
The Croatian phrase for "no gluten" is bez glutena.
While a literal translation might suggest other forms, bez glutena is the standard way to say "gluten-free" on food packaging and menus in Croatia.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the preposition bez (without) followed by the noun gluten in the genitive case. This is why the word ends in -a.
Did you know?
- In Croatia, the phrase bez glutena is often accompanied by a symbol of a crossed-out ear of wheat on food labels to assist those with celiac disease.
- Croatia has strict European Union regulations regarding the labeling of bez glutena products, meaning a product must contain less than 20 parts per million of gluten.
- The word gluten is a direct loanword from Latin. This makes it one of the easiest words for an English speaker to recognize in a Croatian sentence.
Examples in context
- Molim vas, bez glutena.Please, no gluten.
- Molim vas, imam alergiju na gluten.Please, I have a gluten allergy.
- Bez glutena, molim te.No gluten, please.
- Bez glutena, fala.No gluten, thanks.
- Molim vas, bez glutena, per favore.Please, no gluten, please.
- Ovo je proizvod bez glutena.This is a gluten-free product.
- Tražim kolače bez glutena.I am looking for gluten-free cakes.
- Imate li neki desert bez glutena?Do you have any gluten-free dessert?
Example conversation
Ana and Luka are at a bakery.
- AnaImate li neki keks bez glutena?Do you have any gluten-free cookies?
- LukaDa, imamo ove ovdje.Yes, we have these here.
- AnaHvala, Luka, uzeti ću jedan.Thanks, Luka, I will take one.
- LukaNema na čemu, Ana.You are welcome, Ana.
