How to Say ‘Will you be having it here, or is it to go?’ in Japanese
店内でお召し上がりですか、それともお持ち帰りですか。
tennai de o meshiagari desu ka sore to mo o mochikaeri desu ka
[ten-nye de oh meh-shee-AH-gah-ree dess ka soh-REH toh moh oh moh-chee-kah-eh-ree dess ka]
💬 Usage Tip: それとも (soretomo) joins two questions into "A, or B?", and you just answer with the option you want.
🇯🇵 In Japan: You'll hear this almost word for word at every café counter. Replying 店内で "eating in" or 持ち帰りで is enough.
Phrase Breakdown
店内で
tennai de
in the store
This is read tennai de, with a held double 'n'.
店内でお待ちください。
Please wait inside the store.
Words in this phrase
店内
tennai
[ten-nye]
inside the store; dine-in
Used to indicate you will eat inside (as opposed to takeout). Common at fast-food counters.
店内で食べます。
I’ll eat inside.
で
de
[de]
at; in
A particle showing the place where an action happens.
中で受付をしましょう。
Let's check in inside.
お召し上がりですか、
o meshiagari desu ka
will you be eating/drinking?
This is a polite question, read omeshiagari desu ka. Pause briefly at the comma.
すぐお召し上がりですか。
Will you be eating it right away?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix (polite)
Adds politeness/respect. Often used in set polite phrases from staff to parents/students.
どうぞお大事にお過ごしください。
Please take care and rest.
召し上がり
meshiagari
[meh-shee-AH-gah-ree]
eating; drinking (honorific)
Respectful noun form of 'to eat/drink', used by staff toward customers.
こちらでお召し上がりください。
Please enjoy it here.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.
行くか？
Shall we go?
それとも
sore to mo
or
それとも (soretomo) means 'or' and links two choices in a question.
コーヒー、それとも紅茶？
Coffee, or tea?
Words in this phrase
それ
sore
[soh-REH]
or (part of それとも)
First part of それとも, 'or else', offering an alternative.
コーヒー、それとも紅茶？
Coffee, or tea?
と
to
[toh]
(part of それとも)
Middle part of それとも, 'or'.
それとも水にしますか。
Or will you have water?
も
mo
[moh]
(part of それとも)
Last part of それとも, 'or'.
それとも明日にしますか。
Or shall we do it tomorrow?
お持ち帰りですか。
o mochikaeri desu ka
is it to go?
This is a polite question about takeout, read omochikaeri desu ka.
お持ち帰りですか。
Is it to go?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix (polite)
Adds politeness/respect. Often used in set polite phrases from staff to parents/students.
どうぞお大事にお過ごしください。
Please take care and rest.
持ち帰り
mochikaeri
[moh-chee-kah-eh-ree]
takeout; to-go
Means taking food home/to go. Often asked together with 店内.
持ち帰りでお願いします。
To go, please.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.
行くか？
Shall we go?
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