At a Fast-Food Counter
Use these practical phrases to confidently order food, customize your meal, and pay at a French fast-food counter.
Key Phrases
Je vais prendre le menu classique.
neutralI'll take the classic combo.
The standard, everyday way to state your order using the near future tense.
Est-ce que je peux avoir le menu classique ?
politeCan I have the classic combo?
A slightly softer, more polite question format for requesting your food.
Sur place ou à emporter ?
neutralFor here or to go?
You will hear the cashier ask this every single time you order.
À emporter, s'il vous plaît.
neutralTo go, please.
The standard, natural response when you want to take your food with you.
Je ne veux pas d'oignons dans le burger.
neutralI don't want onions in the burger.
A clear, direct use of basic negation to refuse an ingredient.
Pas d'oignons, merci.
casualNo onions, thanks.
A very common conversational shortcut to modify your meal quickly.
Et comme boisson, un cola.
neutralAnd for the drink, a cola.
An easy, authentic phrase to link your drink choice to the rest of the combo.
Et avec ça ?
neutralAnd with that? / Anything else?
The staff's typical prompt to see if you want to add extra items.
C'est tout, merci.
neutralThat's all, thanks.
The perfect simple phrase to close your order.
Je peux payer par carte ?
neutralCan I pay by card?
A standard question using the verb 'pouvoir' (can) to check payment options.
Par carte, en sans contact.
casualBy card, contactless.
A quick, modern phrasing for tap-to-pay without needing a full sentence.