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For here or to go in English
Ana walks to Danny's food truck on the boulevard. She wants a hot dog and thinks she can sit and eat.
There is no table. Murray is already on the sidewalk with a wrapped dog in his hoof.
By the end, you'll say for here or to go, skip a bag, and refuse extras.
For here means you eat it there. To go means you take it with you.
By the end of this lesson
Say whether you will eat here or take it to go, and refuse extras at a food counter.
- For here, please.I will eat it in this place.
- To go, please.I will take the food with me
- For here or to go?Will you eat it here, or take it with you?
- No bag, thanks.I do not need a bag.
- No ___, please.Do not put this in my food.
- Just this.only this item; nothing extra
Scene — the truck window
Danny's food truck sits on the boulevard. The window is open. A short line waits on the sidewalk.
Ana looks around for a table. There is none. Murray already has a wrapped dog and is eating on the sidewalk.
Learn — for here or to go
Six short lines cover for here, to go, and a simple no to extras.
You'll also refuse a bag and keep the order small.
For here, please.
I will eat it in this place.
When to use it: Say this when you will eat in this place.
Learn it as one piece at a food counter.
To go, please.
I will take the food with me
When to use it: Say this when you will take the food with you.
Learn it as one piece for food you take with you.
Say it: Say to like tuh.
For here or to go?
Will you eat it here, or take it with you?
When to use it: Ask this at a food counter before you wrap the food.
Learn it as one piece, the counter question.
No bag, thanks.
I do not need a bag.
When to use it: Say this when you do not need a bag.
Learn it as one piece to refuse a bag.
No ___, please.
Do not put this in my food.
When to use it: Say this to keep one thing out of your food.
Learn it as one piece and name the extra.
Just this.
only this item; nothing extra
When to use it: Say this when you want nothing extra.
Learn it as one piece for a small order.
Story — no table
Watch Ana at Danny's window. She asks for here, but there is no table.
The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.
- The truck window is open. Danny leans on the sill.
AnaCould I get a hot dog?a polite way to ask for a hot dog
DannyFor here or to go?Will you eat it here, or take it with you?- AnaFor here, please.I will eat it in this place.
- She looks for a table. There is none.
- DannyNo table out here.There is no place to sit.
- AnaTo go, please.I will take the food with me
- Danny grins and wraps the dog.
- DannySo, onions on it?He asks if you want onions.
- AnaNo onions, please.Do not put onions in the food.
- DannyWant a bag?He asks if you need a bag.
- AnaNo bag, thanks.I do not need a bag.
- DannyAnything else?He asks if you want more.
- AnaJust this. Thanks.She wants only this, and she thanks him.
- Murray is already eating on the sidewalk.
MurrayThe sidewalk works for me.He is happy eating outside.
Practice — a bag or extras
Ten quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, match, fill a gap, and build a line.
They stay tiny, so the round moves fast.
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What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Match the pairs
English
For here, please.Drop the Simple English hereTo go, please.Drop the Simple English hereNo bag, thanks.Drop the Simple English hereJust this.Drop the Simple English hereSimple English
What do you say?
What do you say?
You will take the food with you from the truck.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
For here or to go?
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
I do not need a bag.
No ____, thanks.
Build the line
Build the line
only this item; nothing extra
.
Tap the words in order.
What do you say?
What do you say?
Danny asks if you want onions on your hot dog. You do not.
Swap the word
Swap the word
He offers a bag. You do not need one.
No bag, ____.
What do you say?
What do you say?
You want a hot dog. Ask for it in a polite way.
What do you say?
What do you say?
Danny hands you your wrapped hot dog. Thank him.
Pick the reply
Danny says:
Pick the reply
Would you like a bag?
He asks if you want a bag.
And you reply with:
Say it — say it at the window
Now you're Ana at the food truck window. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.
Tap play first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.
- DannyFor here or to go?Will you eat it here, or take it with you?
- Ana (you)You want to eat it in this place.
You want to eat it in this place.
For here, please.
I will eat it in this place.
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Recap — what you can say now
| English | Simple English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| For here, please. | I will eat it in this place. | |
| To go, please. | I will take the food with me | |
| For here or to go? | Will you eat it here, or take it with you? | |
| No bag, thanks. | I do not need a bag. | |
| No ___, please. | Do not put this in my food. | |
| Just this. | only this item; nothing extra |
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