How to Say "I am vegetarian" in Different Languages

Submitted by Catly on September 24, 2008.

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Arabic: Ana Nabatee (Nabateeya).
Armenian: Busa'ker (banjara'ker) em.
Chinese: Wo chi su; or Wo chi zhai.
Catalan: Sѓc vegetariр/vegetariana.
Czech: Jsem vegetarian(ka).
Danish: Jeg er vegetar.
Dutch: Ik ben een vegetarier.
Esperanto: Mi estas vegetarano.
Finnish: Olen kasvisyіjф.
French: Je suis un vщgщtarien(ne).
German: Ich bin Vegetarier(in).
Greek: Eimai hortofagos.
Hebrew: Ani tsimchoni(t).
Hindi (India): Main shakaharee hoon.
Hungarian: Vegetarianus vagyok.
Italian: Sono vegetariano(a).
Japanese: Watashi wa vegetarian desu.
Kannada (South India): Naanu shaakaahaari.
Low Saxon (Low German): Ik bќn 'n Vegetarier(sch).
Malay (Bahasa Malaysia): Saya seorang vegetarian.
Norwegian: Jeg er vegetarianer.
Polish: Jestem wegetarianinem (wegetarianka).
Portuguese: Eu sou vegetariano.
Romanian: Sunt vegetarian (vegetariana).
Russian (phonetic): Ya vegetarianets (vegetarianka).
Slovakian: Som vegetarian(ka).
Spanish: Yo soy vegetariano(a)
Swedish: Jag фr vegetarian.
Tamil: nAn saivam.
Thai: Phom kin phak; or Phom kin jeh; or Phom mang-sa-wirat.
Vietnamese: Toy ahn jay.

If a phrase depends on the speaker's gender, female version goes in brackets.

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