Hug me, I'm allergic to chocolate

January 6, 2020 4:14 AM

I want to know how to say "[do you] eat chocolate? Let's talk." in other languages. Bonus for colloquialisms! What can Metafilter give me?
posted by parmanparman to Writing & Language (16 answers total)

Best answer: danish: spiser du chokolade? Lade os snakke om det.
posted by alchemist at 5:44 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: Italian: "Mangi la cioccolata? Parliamone." (It's a bit of an awkward way of saying it, honestly, but will work.)

"Ti piace la cioccolata/il cioccolato" is more natural, but that's "do you like chocolate" not "do you eat chocolate".
posted by lydhre at 7:00 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: French:

T'aimes le chocolate? Parlons donc. (Do you like chocolate)

Tu manges du chocolate? Parlons donc. (Do you eat chocolate)
posted by mekily at 7:18 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: French also has "Faut qu'on se parle" which means "We need to talk" in a serious manner, but could be used humorously
posted by mekily at 7:20 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: Spanish:

¿Comes chocolate? Pues hablamos. (Do you eat chocolate? Well let's talk)

how about formal:

¿Come (usted) chocolate? Pues hablamos.
posted by correcaminos at 7:28 AM on January 6, 2020

Can you give a little context? How/why do you want to use this?
posted by pinochiette at 8:00 AM on January 6, 2020 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: I am allergic to chocolate but like buying chocolate for others and finding non-chocolate treats. Not being able to eat chocolate is a letdown for some people.
posted by parmanparman at 8:16 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: For formal French:

"Vouz mangez du chocolat? Est-ce qu'on peut parler?"

Hindi:

"Aap chocolate khatey hain? Hum baat kar sakte?"
posted by Tamanna at 8:18 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: Welsh:

Wyt ti'n bwyta siocled? Gadewch i ni siarad.
posted by kalimac at 8:23 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: Dutch:

Hou je van chocola? Laten we het daarover hebben. (Do you like chocolate? Let’s discuss that.)
posted by piranna at 8:39 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: Japanese (anyone, please correct me, I'm still a beginner, and I'm a little shaky on the particles) :


(do you eat chocolate? let's talk, okay?)

chokoreeto wa tabemasu ka? hanashimashou ne.



(do you like chocolate?)

chokoreeto ga suki desu ka?
posted by dywypi at 9:18 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: German:

Essen Sie Schokolade? Lass uns reden. (Formal)

Isst du Schokolade? Lass uns reden. (Informal)

Or:

Magst du Schokolade? (Do you like chocolate?)(informal)
posted by holborne at 9:23 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: Afrikaans :"Eet jy sjokolade? Kom ons praat".
posted by Zumbador at 9:48 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: Portuguese:
“Você come chocolate? Vamos conversar”

Better:
“Você gosta de chocolate? Vamos conversar”
Do you like chocolate? Let’s talk.
posted by Neekee at 10:56 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: ("chocolate" in my French answer above should be "chocolat" -- muscle memory strikes again!)
posted by mekily at 11:29 AM on January 6, 2020

Best answer: In German, the formal version is "Essen Sie Schokolade? Lassen Sie uns reden. (Formal)"
posted by LoonyLovegood at 3:07 AM on January 8, 2020 [1 favorite]