take away
The Greek phrase for the adjective takeout is take away.
This term is used to describe food that is intended to be eaten away from the establishment where it was purchased.
Meaning: (of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought (adj)
Did you know?
- The use of take away in Greece often appears in 'Greeklish', where English words are written using the Greek alphabet to modernize the image of a cafe.
- In many Greek restaurants, instead of saying 'takeout', customers simply say gia ekso, meaning 'for outside'.
- Ordering food για το σπίτι is common even if the customer intends to eat it in a park or a car, as 'home' acts as a general term for any private space.
Examples in context
- Μπορείτε να μου ετοιμάσετε το φαγητό για παραλαβή;Can you prepare the food for pickup?
- Είναι για εδώ ή take away;Einai gia edo i take away;Is it for here or takeout?
Example conversation
Maria and Dimitris are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- Μαρία MariaΔημήτρη, δεν έχουμε κουρασία για μαγείρεμα.Dimitri, den echoume kourasia gia mageirema.Dimitris, we don't have the energy to cook.
- Δημήτρης DimitrisΤότε ας πάρουμε κάτι take away.Tote as paroume kati take away.Then let's get something takeout.
- Μαρία MariaΤι θα ήθελες να παραγγείλεις;Ti tha ithelas na parangeis;What would you like to order?
- Δημήτρης DimitrisΜια πίτσα θα ήταν τέλεια.Mia pizza tha itan teleia.A pizza would be perfect.
