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How to say “Is this for here or to take away?” in French
Ask whether an order will be consumed on the premises or taken away.
C'est sur place ou à emporter ?
Is this for here or to take away?
This is often a staff question, so practice understanding it as well as saying it.
Use it in three situations
At a café counter
C'est sur place ou à emporter ?
Is this for here or to take away?
At a sandwich shop
Vous voulez le boire sur place ou l'emporter ?
Would you like to drink it here or take it away?
Confirming a food order
Le sandwich, c'est sur place ou à emporter ?
Is the sandwich for here or to take away?
What to watch for
Use the service expression for takeaway rather than translating 'away' as distance.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine cafés. Say this in French: Would you like to drink it here or take it away?
Reveal a sample reply
Vous voulez le boire sur place ou l'emporter ?
Would you like to drink it here or take it away?
Build a useful exchange
Order a drink and clarify a small detail.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking French
Use vous with strangers, staff, and people you address formally; use tu when that relationship is established. Je voudrais and pourriez-vous can make a request considerate. The most appropriate choice depends on the person and the situation.
Keep accents and apostrophes. A familiar spoken expression may differ from its literal English translation. Read the complete line, including the pronoun and the words that connect the request.
