comida para llevar
/komida paɾa ʝebaɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "takeout food" is translated into Spanish as comida para llevar.
comida para llevar refers to food purchased from a restaurant to be eaten elsewhere. You can also specify exactly what you are ordering by using the word comida (food) or cena (dinner) followed by the modifier para llevar.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, comida para llevar means "food to carry".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase para llevar acts as a common modifier used with food and drink to indicate that the item is for takeout or to-go.
Did you know?
- The verb llevar is the same word used for 'to carry' or 'to transport' in a much broader sense, such as in 'llevar ropa' meaning 'to wear clothes'.
- While comida para llevar is standard, some regions use the word domicilio to describe the service of bringing food to a home, effectively turning 'domicile' into a synonym for delivery.
- The verb in comida para llevar comes from the Latin levāre, which is the same root used in English words like 'levitate' or 'levy'.
Examples in context
- Hola, me gustaría hacer un pedido de comida para llevar a casa, por favor.Hello, I would like to place an order for takeout, please.
- ¡Vamos a llevarnos la comida de ese nuevo restaurante y disfrutarla en el parque!Let's get takeout from that new restaurant and enjoy it in the park!
- Quiero una pizza para llevar, por favor.I want a pizza to go, please.
- Quiero pedir comida para llevar.I want to order takeout food.
- Pidamos comida para llevar esta noche.Let's order takeout food tonight.
- La comida para llevar es muy práctica.Takeout food is very practical.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are deciding what to do for dinner at home.
- Alejandro¿Tienes ganas de cocinar, Lucía?Do you feel like cooking, Lucía?
- LucíaNo, prefiero pedir comida para llevar.No, I prefer to order takeout food.
- AlejandroEstá bien, ¿qué quieres comer?That's fine, what do you want to eat?
- LucíaPodemos pedir pizza o comida china.We can order pizza or Chinese food.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries comida, llevar, para, CC BY-SA 4.0.
