take home
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- 1 take home、get (food) to go
This phrase means to take something home and is also commonly used to order food to go.
take home、get (food) to go
It describes taking something home, including food bought to go or leftovers from a meal.
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เอาหนังสือกลับบ้าน aw nǎŋsʉ̌ʉ klàp bâan Take a book home. เอาหนังสือกลับบ้าน details
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เอากลับบ้านครับ aw klàp bâan khráp To go, please. เอากลับบ้านครับ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The phrase combines เอา, meaning “take,” with กลับบ้าน, meaning “go home.” To name the item, place it between them: เอา + item + กลับบ้าน. For example, เอาหนังสือกลับบ้าน means “take a book home.” Omit the item when the context makes it clear. At a restaurant, เอากลับบ้าน functions as “to go,” even if you will eat the food somewhere other than home. For politeness, male speakers can add ครับ and female speakers can add ค่ะ.
Usage
Use it when taking items home from work or school, ordering food to go, or asking to take leftovers home. Restaurant staff also use it when asking whether an order is for here or to go.
Caution
กลับบ้าน by itself means to go home; it does not specify taking anything with you. When taking a person home, normally use พา…กลับบ้าน, as in พาลูกกลับบ้าน, “take your child home.”