Para llevar
everyday, restaurant
When ordering food to take away, say Para llevar, literally "to carry". Put it after the dish, as in Una pizza para llevar. It is also called Para llevar, por favor.
Meaning: food packed to take away (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| Para llevar | everyday, restaurant |
| Para llevar, por favor | polite |
Staff often ask ¿Es para comer aquí o para llevar?, which means "is it to eat here or to go?" You can answer with just Para llevar.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the infinitive llevar after para, so it never changes for number or gender.
Did you know?
- The same words, para llevar, also appear on signs for takeaway food.
Examples in context
- Un café para llevar, por favor.A coffee to go, please.
- Dos tacos para llevar.Two tacos to go.
Example conversation
Elena orders lunch at a counter and the cashier Mateo takes her order.
- MateoHola. ¿Qué le pongo?Hello. What can I get you?
- ElenaUna hamburguesa, por favor.A hamburger, please.
- Mateo¿Es para comer aquí o para llevar?Is it to eat here or to go?
- ElenaPara llevar.To go.
