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2005.06.09

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Today's Lesson
FOR HERE / TO GO   店内で（食べる）／持ち帰り

Explanation

  • When you order something at a restaurant, cafe, etc. to eat or drink there, your order is for here.

    When you order something to take away and eat or drink someplace else, your order is to go.
  • レストランや喫茶店で注文する際に for here と言うと、その店内で食べたり飲んだりする、という意味になります。

    食べ物や飲み物を注文する際に to go と言うと、持ち帰りにして、どこか別のところで食べたり飲んだりする、という意味になります。

examples

  1. CUSTOMER: A tall ice coffee, please.
    COUNTERPERSON: For here or to go?
  2. (ordering at a fast food restaurant)
    CUSTOMER: I'll have the rice burger and some French fries, please.
    COUNTERPERSON: Is that for here?
    CUSTOMER: No, it's to go.
  3. I'll have a small cup of tea with lemon and a raisin scone to go, please.
  4. A supersize cherry cola, please. And make that to go.

英会話レッスンMake ours to go, too. Bye!