plat à emporter
In French, the phrase for "to go food" is plat à emporter.
The phrase plat à emporter refers to food that is bought from a restaurant to be eaten somewhere else. If you are ordering at a counter, you can use the shorter version à emporter to indicate that you want your food to go.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "dish to carry away". The word plat means dish, à means for or to and emporter means to take away.
Which one should you use?
The phrase à emporter is used for takeaway, whereas the opposite expression, sur place, is used to indicate that you will eat your food inside the restaurant (on site).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, such as when referring to plats à emporter (takeaway dishes), you add an s to the noun plat but do not change the infinitive verb emporter.
Did you know?
- While plat à emporter describes the food, the actual physical container used for takeaway is often called a barquette.
- The word plat is a versatile term that can mean a specific recipe, a physical plate, or even a 'flat' piece of land.
- The verb emporter in plat à emporter is a direct relative of the English word 'import', as both come from the root porter, meaning 'to carry'.
Examples in context
- Je voudrais un repas à emporter, s'il vous plaît.I would like a meal to take away, please.
- Pourrais-je avoir mon repas à emporter ?Could I have my meal to go?
- Je peux prendre mon repas à emporter ?Can I take my meal to go?
- Est-ce que je peux emporter mon repas ?Can I take my meal with me?
- Je voudrais un menu à emporter, s'il vous plaît.I would like a take-out menu, please.
- Est-ce que je peux prendre cette pizza à emporter ?Can I take this pizza to go?
- Pourrais-je avoir mes frites à emporter ?Could I have my fries to go?
- Un sandwich à emporter, s'il vous plaît.A sandwich to go, please.
- Je voudrais un plat à emporter, s'il vous plaît.I would like a to-go food order, please.
- Est-ce que ce plat à emporter est prêt ?Is this to-go food ready?
- Nous avons commandé un plat à emporter pour ce soir.We ordered a to-go food dish for tonight.
Example conversation
Léa and Nathan are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- LéaTu as faim, Nathan ?Are you hungry, Nathan?
- NathanOui, je veux un plat à emporter.Yes, I want some take-out food.
- LéaBonne idée, on choisit quelle cuisine ?Good idea, which cuisine shall we choose?
- NathanJe propose des sushis pour nous deux.I suggest sushi for the two of us.
