order some food

Meaning

This phrase means to request a meal or dishes from a restaurant, café, or food delivery app. It is a standard, daily expression used when you want to buy prepared food to eat.

Examples

• Let's order some food from the Italian restaurant down the street.

  Let's order some food from the Italian restaurant down the street.

• I'm too tired to cook tonight, so I think I'll order some food.

  I'm too tired to cook tonight, so I think I'll order some food.

• Can we order some food before the movie starts?

  Can we order some food before the movie starts?

• She decided to order some food using a delivery app.

  She decided to order some food using a delivery app.

• We should order some food for the guests arriving at eight.

  We should order some food for the guests arriving at eight.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I want to order some foods.

  ✓ I want to order some food.

  'Food' is generally used as an uncountable noun when referring to meals in general.

• ✗ Let's command some food.

  ✓ Let's order some food.

  'Command' is a false friend in many languages (like French 'commander'). In English, we use 'order' for food.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I don't have anything in the fridge, so I'm going to ___.

  💡 Request a meal from a restaurant.

  Show answer

  order some food

• Do you want to cook tonight, or should we ___?

  💡 Choose the alternative to cooking at home.

  Show answer

  order some food