para llevar
food, standard
To order food to go in Spanish, say para llevar. For example, Un café para llevar, por favor means "a coffee to go, please". It is also called para llevar, por favor and para llevarlo.
Meaning: takeout order (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| para llevar | food, standard |
| para llevar, por favor | polite |
| para llevarlo | food |
Para llevar is understood in Spain and Latin America. It comes at the end of the order. In a restaurant, the question is often ¿Para comer aquí o para llevar?
Which one should you use?
Para comer aquí is the opposite and means "to eat here". A domicilio means the food is delivered to your home.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico the phrase para llevar is common, and in Spain people also say para llevar or para recoger when they pick up a prepared order.
Did you know?
- In Spain a bocadillo is a sandwich made with a baguette, which differs from a sándwich made with sliced bread.
Examples in context
- Una pizza para llevar, por favor.A pizza to go, please.
- ¿Es para comer aquí o para llevar?Is it to eat here or to go?
- Dos tacos para llevar.Two tacos to go.
Example conversation
Javier orders lunch at a counter in Madrid.
- Camarero¿Qué desea?What would you like?
- JavierUn bocadillo de jamón para llevar, por favor.A ham sandwich to go, please.
- CamareroEnseguida. Son cuatro euros.Right away. That is four euros.
