How to Say ‘Would you mind making it to take away?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Te importa ponérmelo para llevar?
teh eem-POR-tah poh-NEHR-meh-loh PAH-rah ye-VAR
[teh eem-POR-tah poh-NEHR-meh-loh PAH-rah ye-VAR]
💬 Usage Tip: ponérmelo is poner with me "for me" and lo "it" stuck on the end. The accent mark is added so the stress stays on the same syllable.
🇪🇸 In Spain: Using te with café staff is normal and friendly in Spain, even with people you've never met.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Te importa
teh eem-POR-tah
Do you mind
This is a polite, informal way to ask a favour. Stress im-POR-ta.
¿Te importa esperar?
Do you mind waiting?
Words in this phrase
Te
[teh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun for "tú" used in polite questions.
Te propongo algo: ¿te parece bien si hablamos de Jesús con calma?
I propose something: does it seem okay to you if we talk about Jesus calmly?
importa
[eem-POR-tah]
matters
From the verb importar; used to say that something is important to someone.
La comunicación interna importa mucho en una empresa sana.
Internal communication matters a lot in a healthy company.
ponérmelo
[poh-NEHR-meh-loh]
to put it for me
'Poner' + 'me' (for me) + 'lo' (it); in cafés, to serve or prepare it.
¿Puedes ponérmelo en una bolsa?
Can you put it in a bag for me?
para llevar?
PAH-rah ye-VAR
to take away?
This is the standard takeaway phrase. Let your voice rise at the end for the question.
Dos cafés para llevar.
Two coffees to take away.
Words in this phrase
para
[PAH-rah]
for / in order to
A preposition used to express purpose or intended use.
Reservamos este salón para una comida tranquila.
We reserved this room for a quiet meal.
llevar
[ye-VAR]
To take away
To take something with you.
Prefiero el café para llevar.
I prefer the coffee to take away.
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