Free Travel Resource
Traveling somewhere you don’t speak the language is one of the hardest parts of celiac life — trying to explain “gluten-free” to a server who has never heard of it. These free restaurant cards do the explaining for you, in their language, so you can eat with far less stress.
Each card states clearly that you have celiac disease, lists exactly what you can’t eat, and asks the kitchen to avoid cross-contamination. Pick the languages you need, choose a size, and print it or save it to your phone. I’m Katie, a registered nurse and a gluten-free mom, and I built these the way I’d want them on my own trips — and checked every translation against the terminology national coeliac associations use.
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Bonjour ! J’ai la maladie cœliaque : je dois suivre un régime strictement sans gluten pour raisons médicales. Même une petite quantité de gluten me rend malade.
Je ne peux pas manger de blé, d’orge, de seigle ni d’avoine, ni aucun aliment qui en contient : pain, pâtes, farine, chapelure, pâte à frire, sauces épaissies à la farine, sauce soja et bière.
Merci d’éviter aussi toute contamination croisée : utilisez des poêles, des ustensiles et une huile propres, qui n’ont pas été en contact avec du gluten.
Pourriez-vous m’indiquer quels plats sont sans danger pour moi ? Merci beaucoup !
Useful in: France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada
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Hello! I have celiac disease and must eat strictly gluten-free for medical reasons. Even a small amount of gluten makes me sick. I cannot eat wheat, barley, rye or oats, or anything made from them — including bread, pasta, flour, breadcrumbs, batter, sauces thickened with flour, soy sauce, and beer. Please also avoid cross-contamination: use clean pans, utensils, and oil that have not touched gluten. Could you please tell me which dishes are safe for me? Thank you very much!
¡Hola! Tengo enfermedad celíaca, así que debo seguir una dieta estrictamente sin gluten por motivos médicos. Incluso una pequeña cantidad de gluten me hace enfermar.
No puedo comer trigo, cebada, centeno ni avena, ni nada que los contenga: pan, pasta, harina, pan rallado, rebozados, salsas espesadas con harina, salsa de soja y cerveza.
Por favor, evite también la contaminación cruzada: use sartenes, utensilios y aceite limpios que no hayan estado en contacto con gluten.
¿Podría decirme qué platos son seguros para mí? ¡Muchas gracias!
Useful in: Spain, Mexico & Latin America
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Hello! I have celiac disease and must eat strictly gluten-free for medical reasons. Even a small amount of gluten makes me sick. I cannot eat wheat, barley, rye or oats, or anything made from them — including bread, pasta, flour, breadcrumbs, batter, sauces thickened with flour, soy sauce, and beer. Please also avoid cross-contamination: use clean pans, utensils, and oil that have not touched gluten. Could you please tell me which dishes are safe for me? Thank you very much!
Buongiorno! Ho la celiachia, quindi devo seguire una dieta rigorosamente senza glutine per motivi medici. Anche una piccola quantità di glutine mi fa stare male.
Non posso mangiare grano (frumento), orzo, segale o avena, né nulla che li contenga: pane, pasta, farina, pangrattato, pastella, salse addensate con farina, salsa di soia e birra.
La prego di evitare anche la contaminazione: usi pentole, utensili e olio puliti, che non siano stati a contatto con il glutine.
Potrebbe dirmi quali piatti sono sicuri per me? Grazie mille!
Useful in: Italy, San Marino, Switzerland
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Hello! I have celiac disease and must eat strictly gluten-free for medical reasons. Even a small amount of gluten makes me sick. I cannot eat wheat, barley, rye or oats, or anything made from them — including bread, pasta, flour, breadcrumbs, batter, sauces thickened with flour, soy sauce, and beer. Please also avoid cross-contamination: use clean pans, utensils, and oil that have not touched gluten. Could you please tell me which dishes are safe for me? Thank you very much!
Hallo! Ich habe Zöliakie und muss mich aus medizinischen Gründen streng glutenfrei ernähren. Schon eine kleine Menge Gluten macht mich krank.
Ich kann keinen Weizen, keine Gerste, keinen Roggen und keinen Hafer essen – und nichts, was daraus hergestellt ist: Brot, Nudeln, Mehl, Paniermehl, Teig, mit Mehl gebundene Soßen, Sojasoße und Bier.
Bitte vermeiden Sie auch Kreuzkontamination: Verwenden Sie saubere Pfannen, Utensilien und Öl, die nicht mit Gluten in Berührung gekommen sind.
Könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, welche Gerichte für mich sicher sind? Vielen Dank!
Useful in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
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Hello! I have celiac disease and must eat strictly gluten-free for medical reasons. Even a small amount of gluten makes me sick. I cannot eat wheat, barley, rye or oats, or anything made from them — including bread, pasta, flour, breadcrumbs, batter, sauces thickened with flour, soy sauce, and beer. Please also avoid cross-contamination: use clean pans, utensils, and oil that have not touched gluten. Could you please tell me which dishes are safe for me? Thank you very much!
こんにちは。私はセリアック病（小麦・グルテンに対する重い病気）のため、グルテンを厳密に避けなければなりません。少量でも体調を崩します。
小麦・大麦・ライ麦・オーツ麦、およびそれらを含む食品は食べられません。パン、パスタ、小麦粉、パン粉、衣（てんぷら・揚げ物）、小麦粉でとろみをつけたソース、醤油、ビールも含みます。
調理器具・フライパン・油は、グルテンに触れていない清潔なものを使っていただけますようお願いします。
どの料理なら安全に食べられるか教えていただけますか？ よろしくお願いいたします。
Useful in: Japan (celiac is little-known — be clear it's medical)
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Hello! I have celiac disease and must eat strictly gluten-free for medical reasons. Even a small amount of gluten makes me sick. I cannot eat wheat, barley, rye or oats, or anything made from them — including bread, pasta, flour, breadcrumbs, batter, sauces thickened with flour, soy sauce, and beer. Please also avoid cross-contamination: use clean pans, utensils, and oil that have not touched gluten. Could you please tell me which dishes are safe for me? Thank you very much!
Olá! Tenho doença celíaca, por isso preciso de seguir uma dieta rigorosamente sem glúten por razões médicas. Mesmo uma pequena quantidade de glúten deixa-me doente.
Não posso comer trigo, cevada, centeio nem aveia, nem nada feito com estes cereais: pão, massa, farinha, pão ralado, polme, molhos engrossados com farinha, molho de soja e cerveja.
Por favor, evite também a contaminação cruzada: utilize panelas, utensílios e óleo limpos, que não tenham estado em contacto com glúten.
Pode dizer-me quais os pratos seguros para mim? Muito obrigado(a)!
Useful in: Portugal & Brazil
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Hello! I have celiac disease and must eat strictly gluten-free for medical reasons. Even a small amount of gluten makes me sick. I cannot eat wheat, barley, rye or oats, or anything made from them — including bread, pasta, flour, breadcrumbs, batter, sauces thickened with flour, soy sauce, and beer. Please also avoid cross-contamination: use clean pans, utensils, and oil that have not touched gluten. Could you please tell me which dishes are safe for me? Thank you very much!
How These Cards Were Written
The wording is the whole product here, so the method behind it is worth stating plainly — including what we won’t offer until it has been checked.
How these cards were written and checked
What every card says
- Who I am, and that this is medical — Hello! I have celiac disease and must eat strictly gluten-free for medical reasons. Even a small amount of gluten makes me sick.
- The grains and foods I cannot eat — I cannot eat wheat, barley, rye or oats, or anything made from them — including bread, pasta, flour, breadcrumbs, batter, sauces thickened with flour, soy sauce, and beer.
- The cross-contact request — Please also avoid cross-contamination: use clean pans, utensils, and oil that have not touched gluten.
- The closing question and thanks — Could you please tell me which dishes are safe for me? Thank you very much!
How the translations were checked
Each card was written — not machine-translated — using the medical terminology that national coeliac associations use in their own patient materials, including AFDIAG in France, FACE in Spain, AIC in Italy and DZG in Germany. The load-bearing terms were checked per language: coeliac disease, gluten, wheat, barley, rye, oats, and cross-contamination. Every card also shows its English text, so you can read exactly what you are handing over before you hand it over.
What we deliberately do not offer yet
A generator invites options, and some of the obvious ones are missing on purpose. These need translations verified to the same standard before they can appear, and a card whose register is wrong — one that reads as a preference rather than a medical need — is worse than no card:
- Gluten sensitivity wording (instead of celiac disease)
- Oats are unsafe for me even when labelled gluten-free
- Ask specifically about the shared fryer
- Wheat allergy rather than celiac disease
What a card cannot do
No card guarantees a safe meal. It communicates clearly and removes the language barrier, but you still need staff willing to act on it. Confirm out loud, ask how a dish is prepared, and fall back on naturally gluten-free whole foods when the answers get vague.
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How to Use Your Restaurant Card
A card only works if it reaches the people preparing your food. A few habits make it far more effective.
How to use your restaurant card
- Show the card to your server and ask them to share it with the kitchen.
- Point to the cross-contamination line — shared fryers, pans, and surfaces are the biggest risk.
- Keep the card on your phone and printed, so a dead battery never leaves you stuck.
- If staff seem unsure, order naturally gluten-free whole foods (plain grilled meat, rice, vegetables).
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Frequently Asked Questions
The questions I hear most about using translation cards on the road. As always, weigh your own sensitivity and confirm preparation at each restaurant.
Are these gluten-free restaurant cards really free?
Yes, completely free, with no email needed to read or print them. Build the card you want on this page and print it straight from your browser. If you’d rather have a tidy, print-ready PDF pack of all six cards, you can grab that free too by entering your email.
How do I use a translation card at a restaurant?
Show the card in the right language to your server and ask them to share it with the kitchen, where your food is actually prepared. Point especially to the cross-contamination part — that’s where most mistakes happen. Keep it on your phone and printed, since phones die at the worst moments.
Are the translations accurate, and who checked them?
Each card was written using the medical terminology that national coeliac associations use in their own materials, and the key terms — coeliac disease, gluten, wheat, barley, rye, oats, and cross-contamination — were verified per language. Every card also shows an English version so you can see exactly what it says before you hand it over. The full method, and the date it was last checked, are in the panel above the cards.
Which languages are included?
Six of the most-traveled languages: French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, and Portuguese. Spanish covers Spain and Latin America, and Portuguese covers both Portugal and Brazil, so the set works across much of the world.
Can I make a card that says gluten sensitivity instead of celiac disease?
Not yet, and that’s deliberate. A sensitivity card needs its own verified wording in all six languages — get the register wrong and it reads as a preference, which is exactly when a kitchen stops treating it as medical. We’d rather offer six cards we trust than ten we don’t. It’s on the list.
Will a card guarantee my meal is safe?
No card can promise that, and it’s important to be honest about it. A card communicates your needs clearly and is a huge help, but you still need willing, careful staff. Always confirm out loud, ask how the dish is prepared, and when in doubt, fall back on naturally gluten-free whole foods.
Cite or Link to These Cards
Linking to these cards from a travel guide, a support group, or a clinic handout? Please point people at the page rather than copying the text, so they always get the current wording.
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Written and reviewed by Katie Wilson, RN. Translations verified June 3, 2026; page last reviewed August 20, 2026.