How to Say ‘To take away / to go’ in Italian
Da portare via
dah por-TAH-reh VEE-ah
[dah por-TAH-reh VEE-ah]
🇮🇹 In Italy: For takeaway coffee, [da portare via] is clear and natural. In many bars, though, people drink coffee standing at the counter instead of taking it away.
Phrase Breakdown
Da
[dah]
to / for
A preposition. In this phrase it helps express something intended to be taken away.
È un ordine da portare via.
It is an order to take away.
portare
[por-TAH-reh]
to carry / to take
The infinitive meaning to carry or to take. In café phrases it appears in da portare via, to take away.
Ho un caffè da portare al tavolo.
I have a coffee to bring to the table.
via
[VEE-ah]
away
An adverb meaning away. In portare via it means take away or to go.
Vorrei un panino da portare via.
I’d like a sandwich to take away.
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