How to Say ‘Takeout, please.’ in Japanese
持ち帰りでお願いします。
mochikaeri de o negai shi masu
[moh-chee-kye-ree deh oh neh-guy shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: [持ち帰りで] means "for takeout," with [で] marking the option you want. The common contrast is [ここで] = "for here."
Phrase Breakdown
持ち帰り
mochikaeri
[moh-chee-kye-ree]
takeout; to-go
Used when you want food to take away instead of eat at the restaurant.
持ち帰りでお願いします。
Takeout, please.
で
de
[deh]
by; in; as
Here で indicates the style or option: as takeout.
持ち帰りでお願いします。
Takeout, please.
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Part of the polite request phrase お願いします.
持ち帰りでお願いします。
Takeout, please.
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request; favor
Used in the set phrase for making polite requests.
持ち帰りでお願いします。
Takeout, please.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Part of します in the phrase お願いします.
お願いします。
Please.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
Completes the polite request.
持ち帰りでお願いします。
Takeout, please.
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