Takeaway & Delivery Expressions
Beställa hem, hämtmat, budet är på väg — a Friday night on the sofa.
Takeaway culture in full: fredagspizza and kebabpizza, app economics, the cycling courier in November rain — en väl använd fredag.
- 1
hämtmat
takeaway food
Tip: lit. 'fetch food'.
- 2
beställa hem
to order in
Tip: lit. 'order home'.
- 3
hämta själv
to pick it up yourself
Tip: lit. the same — and skip the delivery fee.
- 4
leveransavgiften
the delivery fee
Tip: lit. the same.
- 5
serviceavgiften
the service charge
Tip: lit. the same — added on top, quietly.
- 6
budet är på väg
the courier is on the way
Tip: lit. the same.
- 7
följa beställningen
to track the order
Tip: lit. the same.
- 8
beräknad leveranstid
estimated delivery time
Tip: lit. the same — always optimistic.
- 9
det har gått fyrtio minuter
it's been forty minutes
Tip: lit. the same.
- 10
maten kom kall
the food arrived cold
Tip: lit. the same.
- 11
något saknades i beställningen
something was missing from the order
Tip: lit. the same.
- 12
klaga i appen
to complain in the app
Tip: lit. the same.
- 13
få pengarna tillbaka
to get a refund
Tip: lit. the same.
- 14
lämna vid dörren
to leave it at the door
Tip: lit. the same.
- 15
portkoden
the door code
Tip: lit. 'the gate code' — write it in the notes.
- 16
vilken våning?
which floor?
Tip: lit. the same.
- 17
fredagspizza
Friday night pizza
Tip: lit. the same — a fixed institution.
- 18
kebabpizza
kebab pizza
Tip: lit. the same — Sweden's true national dish.
- 19
med vitlökssås
with garlic sauce
Tip: lit. the same.
- 20
pizzasallad
the pizza salad
Tip: lit. the same — shredded cabbage, and only in Sweden.
- 21
en familjelåda
a family box
Tip: lit. the same.
- 22
vi beställer alltid samma
we always order the same thing
Tip: lit. the same.
- 23
vara för lat för att laga mat
to be too lazy to cook
Tip: lit. the same.
- 24
full kyl och vi beställer ändå
a fridge full of food and we order anyway
Tip: lit. the same.
- 25
det är billigare att laga själv
it's cheaper to cook
Tip: lit. the same — said while ordering.
- 26
en gång i veckan går bra
once a week is fine
Tip: lit. the same.
- 27
ge dricks till budet
tip the courier
Tip: lit. the same — increasingly common.
- 28
en matleveransapp
a delivery app
Tip: lit. the same.
- 29
jämföra priser mellan apparna
to compare prices between apps
Tip: lit. the same — they differ.
- 30
billigare direkt från restaurangen
cheaper direct from the restaurant
Tip: lit. the same — and better for them.
- 31
ringa och beställa istället
to ring and order instead
Tip: lit. the same.
- 32
avhämtningsrabatt
a pick-up discount
Tip: lit. the same.
- 33
minsta ordervärde
a minimum order value
Tip: lit. the same.
- 34
lägga till något man inte behöver
to add something you don't need
Tip: lit. the same — to reach it.
- 35
en rabattkod
a promo code
Tip: lit. the same.
- 36
fri frakt första gången
first order free delivery
Tip: lit. the same.
- 37
budet cyklar
the courier is cycling
Tip: lit. the same.
- 38
i regnet, i november
in the rain, in November
Tip: lit. the same.
- 39
ge ordentlig dricks då
to tip properly then
Tip: lit. the same.
- 40
möta dem nere
to meet them downstairs
Tip: lit. the same — kinder than four flights.
- 41
skriva en notis om hunden
to leave a note about the dog
Tip: lit. the same.
- 42
maten är fortfarande varm
the food is still hot
Tip: lit. the same.
- 43
äta direkt ur lådan
to eat straight from the box
Tip: lit. the same.
- 44
ingen dömer
nobody is judging
Tip: lit. the same.
- 45
platta till kartongerna
to flatten the boxes
Tip: lit. the same — for the recycling.
- 46
fet kartong slängs i soporna
greasy cardboard goes in the bin
Tip: lit. the same — not the paper recycling.
- 47
en väl använd fredag
a Friday well spent
Tip: lit. the same.