à emporter
standard
For takeout food French says à emporter or pour emporter. The opposite is sur place, which means eating in.
Meaning: food taken away instead of eaten in (phrase)
Ways to say it
| French | Note |
|---|---|
| à emporter | standard |
| pour emporter | standard |
At a counter you are often asked C'est pour emporter ou sur place ? You can answer À emporter, s'il vous plaît.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Many French shops put à emporter on menus for takeout dishes, and signs in Belgium and Switzerland use the same words.
How does it change in a sentence?
Emporter is a verb meaning to carry away. It stays unchanged after the food, as in un café à emporter or des plats à emporter.
Did you know?
- A traiteur is a shop that sells prepared dishes to take away.
Examples in context
- Un café à emporter, s'il vous plaît.A coffee to go, please.
- C'est pour emporter ou sur place ?Is it to go or to eat here?
- Je voudrais deux sandwichs à emporter.I would like two sandwiches to go.
Example conversation
Paul orders lunch at a bakery counter from a clerk named Claire.
- ClaireBonjour, vous désirez ?Hello, what would you like?
- PaulUn sandwich, s'il vous plaît.A sandwich, please.
- ClaireSur place ou à emporter ?Eat in or to go?
- PaulÀ emporter.To go.
