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Takeaway & Delivery

Use these practical phrases to confidently order food to go or request delivery directly in Italian.

Key Phrases

Voice
Ordering takeaway · 2 ways to say it

Una pizza da asporto, per favore.

casual

A takeaway pizza, please.

A very simple and direct way to order food to go.

Prendo due pizze da portare via.

neutral

I'll take two pizzas to go.

Uses 'prendo' (I take), which is standard in Italy instead of 'I would like' for food.

Asking about delivery

Fate le consegne a domicilio?

neutral

Do you do home deliveries?

Essential when calling a restaurant to check if they deliver.

Giving the address

L'indirizzo è via Roma dieci.

neutral

The address is via Roma ten.

Asking about the fee

C'è un costo per la consegna?

neutral

Is there a cost for delivery?

Asking about delivery time

A che ora arriva l'ordine?

neutral

What time does the order arrive?

Asking the price

Quant'è in totale?

casual

How much is it in total?

A fast, natural way to ask for the final price.

Stating payment method

Pago in contanti.

neutral

I pay in cash.

Useful to tell the staff or delivery driver how you plan to pay.

Reporting a problem · 2 ways to say it

Scusa, manca una bibita.

casual

Excuse me, a drink is missing.

Use 'scusa' when speaking casually directly to the delivery driver.

Scusi, l'ordine non è corretto.

polite

Excuse me, the order is not correct.

More formal; use 'scusi' when calling the restaurant back.

Practice Dialogue

Customer
Pronto, fate le consegne a domicilio?
Staff
Sì, certo. Cosa prende?
Customer
Due pizze. C'è un costo per la consegna?
Staff
No, la consegna è gratis. L'indirizzo?
Customer
Via Verdi, numero otto. A che ora arriva?
Staff
Tra venti minuti. Paga in contanti?
Customer
Sì, pago in contanti. Grazie!
Staff
Perfetto. A dopo!

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