Spanish for English speakers Cafe · Lesson 2

Takeaway or eat in?

Choose takeaway or eat-in in Spanish — para comer aquí (eat here) or para llevar (takeaway) — phrases you'll hear in any café.

Conversation

  1. Kyle Kyle

    ¿Es para comer aquí o para llevar?

    Eat here or takeaway?

    Tip: It's best to remember this as a phrase

  2. Bolin Bolin

    Para llevar

    I'll take it away

    Tip: <Para llevar> = To take away

  3. Kyle Kyle

    Bien. Entonces suerte en el trabajo y buen provecho.

    I see. Have a good day and enjoy your meal

    Tip: <suerte en el trabajo> is an equivalent phrase to say have good time at work, it literally means "good luck at work". <Buen provecho> means enjoy your meal.

  4. Bolin Bolin

    Muchas gracias. ¡Hasta luego!

    Thank you very much. Bye!

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'takeaway' in Spanish?

Para llevar — literally 'to carry'. Used for any food ordered to go. Common in cafés, fast food, restaurants.

What does aquí mean?

'Here'. Para comer aquí = 'to eat here'. Aquí vs ahí vs allí — here, there, over there.

How do you ask 'eat here or takeaway?'

¿Es para comer aquí o para llevar? — the server's standard question at counters.

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