Essen zum Mitnehmen
In German, the phrase for take away food is Essen zum Mitnehmen.
Essen zum Mitnehmen refers to food that is purchased from a restaurant to be eaten elsewhere. You will commonly see this phrase on signs outside of restaurants or on menus to indicate that the establishment offers takeaway services. If you are referring specifically to the act of picking up food, you can use Abholen and if you are referring to the act of taking food with you, you can use Mitnehmen.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of Essen (food or eating), zum (for the or to) and Mitnehmen (taking along or carrying with you).
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase Essen zum Mitnehmen, the word Mitnehmen is a nominalized infinitive used as a noun, which is why it is capitalized.
Did you know?
- If you see the word Essen alone on a sign, it might not mean 'food', but could actually refer to the city of Essen in the Ruhr region of Germany.
- The word Mitnehmen is a separable verb, meaning in other contexts the 'mit' part might fly to the very end of a sentence, far away from the 'nehmen' part.
- While Essen zum Mitnehmen is the standard phrase, you will often see the English loanword Take-away used on menus in trendy urban areas of Germany.
Examples in context
- Entschuldigung, haben Sie auch Essen zum Mitnehmen?Excuse me, do you have take away food?
- Lass uns Pizza zum Mitnehmen holen!Let's get some take away pizza!
- Ich nehme einen Burger to go, bitte.I'll take a burger to go, please.
- Gehst du zum Schnellimbiss? Ich möchte mir etwas zum Mitnehmen holen.Are you going to the snack bar? I want to get something to take away.
- Wir bestellen heute Essen zum Mitnehmen.We are ordering food to take away today.
- Ist das Essen zum Mitnehmen?Is the food for take away?
- Ich möchte nur Essen zum Mitnehmen bestellen.I only want to order food to take away.
Example conversation
Felix and Sarah are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- FelixHast du Hunger, Sarah?Are you hungry, Sarah?
- SarahJa, holen wir uns Essen zum Mitnehmen?Yes, shall we get some take away food?
- FelixDas ist eine gute Idee, Felix findet das toll.That is a good idea, Felix thinks that's great.
- SarahDann gehen wir jetzt zum Imbiss.Then let's go to the snack stand now.
