How to Say ‘Would you like it to drink here or to go?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Lo quieres para tomar aquí o para llevar?
loh kee-EH-rehs PAH-rah toh-MAR ah-KEE oh PAH-rah yeh-BAR
[loh kee-EH-rehs PAH-rah toh-MAR ah-KEE oh PAH-rah yeh-BAR]
💬 Usage Tip: [Para llevar] is the set phrase for [to take away] or [to go]. You can swap the first option too: [para tomar aquí] = [to have here], [para llevar] = [to take away].
Phrase Breakdown
Lo
[loh]
it
Refers to the coffee being ordered.
El café ya está claro, así que preguntan si «Lo» quieres aquí o para llevar.
The coffee is already clear, so they ask if you want “it” here or to go.
quieres
[kee-EH-rehs]
you want
Used by staff to ask for the customer's preference.
El camarero pregunta si «quieres» el café ahora.
The waiter asks if “you want” the coffee now.
Para tomar aquí
PAH-rah toh-MAR ah-KEE
For here / to have here
Used in cafés to ask whether the order is to be consumed on the premises.
Lo quiero para tomar aquí.
I want it to have here.
Words in this phrase
para
[PAH-rah]
for / to
Part of «para llevar», the standard way to say to go.
Lo quiero «para» llevar hoy.
I want it “to” go today.
tomar
[toh-MAR]
to drink / to have
Common verb for consuming drinks or food.
Voy a «tomar» un café con leche.
I’m going “to have” a coffee with milk.
aquí
[ah-KEE]
here
Means inside the café, not takeaway.
Si me siento dentro, lo tomo «aquí».
If I sit inside, I have it “here.”
O para llevar?
oh PAH-rah yeh-BAR
Or to take away?
A common phrase asking whether the order is for takeaway.
¿Es para llevar?
Is it to take away?
Words in this phrase
o
[oh]
or
Connects two options in a question.
¿Aquí «o» para llevar?
Here “or” to go?
para
[PAH-rah]
for / to
Part of «para llevar», the standard way to say to go.
Lo quiero «para» llevar hoy.
I want it “to” go today.
llevar
[yeh-BAR]
to take away / to carry
In café language, this means takeaway.
Prefiero «llevar» el café y salir.
I prefer “to take” the coffee and leave.
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