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How to Say ‘For here or to go?’ in Italian

Qui o da portare via?

kwee oh dah por-TAH-reh VEE-ah

[kwee oh dah por-TAH-reh VEE-ah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Staff may ask this because coffee can be priced differently depending on whether you drink it standing at the counter, sit down, or take it away. In many places, [al banco] is the quickest and cheapest option.

Phrase Breakdown

Qui

[kwee]

here

Refers to consuming the coffee in the café.

Example

Qui o da portare via? Se resto, scelgo qui.

Here or to take away? If I stay, I choose here.

O da portare via

oh dah por-TAH-reh VEE-ah

Or to take away

Used to ask whether something should be prepared as takeaway.

Example

Un panino da portare via, grazie.

A sandwich to take away, please.

Words in this phrase

o

[oh]

or

Used between two choices: here or takeaway.

Example

Qui o da portare via? La o unisce due opzioni.

Here or to take away? The or links two options.

da

[dah]

to / for

In da portare via, da introduces the idea of something to be taken away.

Example

Qui o da portare via? Da introduce la seconda scelta.

Here or to take away? Da introduces the second choice.

portare

[por-TAH-reh]

to carry / to take

Means to carry or take; here it refers to takeaway service.

Example

Qui o da portare via? Portare suggerisce che lo porto con me.

Here or to take away? Portare suggests that I take it with me.

via

[VEE-ah]

away

Completes the phrase da portare via, meaning to take away.

Example

Qui o da portare via? Via significa lontano dal bar.

Here or to take away? Via means away from the café.

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