How to Say ‘To go, please.’ in French
À emporter, s'il vous plaît.
ah ahn-por-TAY seel eel voo pleh
[ah ahn-por-TAY seel eel voo pleh]
Phrase Breakdown
À emporter
ah ahn-por-TAY
to take away / takeaway
Indicates that the food or drink should be prepared for takeaway.
Je le veux à emporter.
I want it to go.
Words in this phrase
À
[ah]
to / for
Part of the expression for requesting takeaway.
Dans À emporter, s'il vous plaît., À commence la réponse de takeaway.
In To go, please., À begins the takeaway reply.
emporter
[ahn-por-TAY]
to take away
Shows that you want the coffee to go.
Je réponds À emporter, s'il vous plaît. quand je veux partir avec mon café.
I answer To go, please. when I want to leave with my coffee.
S'il vous plaît
seel eel voo pleh
please
Polite phrase used when making a request.
À emporter, s'il vous plaît.
To take away, please.
Words in this phrase
s'
[seel]
if
Part of the fixed polite phrase s'il vous plaît.
Dans À emporter, s'il vous plaît., s' introduit la formule polie.
In To go, please., s' introduces the polite expression.
il
[eel]
he / it
Part of s'il vous plaît; not translated literally in this context.
Dans À emporter, s'il vous plaît., il fait partie d'une expression figée.
In To go, please., il is part of a fixed expression.
vous
[voo]
you
Formal you in the polite expression s'il vous plaît.
À emporter, s'il vous plaît. utilise vous pour rester poli.
To go, please. uses vous to stay polite.
plaît
[pleh]
pleases
Part of the fixed expression meaning please.
À emporter, s'il vous plaît. se termine avec plaît pour la politesse.
To go, please. ends with plaît for politeness.
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