I ordered french fries

Question

Is this just "Ordené papas fritas" if I look in the bag and there are no french fries with my order? ¿Donde están las papas fritas que ordené?" Ordené papas fritas.

What about "¿No ordené papas fritas?" for didn't I order some french fries? Is it better with algunos / unos between ordené and papas fritas? Is it all right? Gracias.

Answer 1

i think all the options that you have offered work. I would understand you perfectly if you used any of them with me.

Answer 2

He pedido patatas fritas. I ordered chips, well chips are what we call them in U.K. and we buy them in fish & chip shops to take away and you can also order them in a restaurant or cafe of course.

So I guess on this side of the world they use ordenar, who knew.... - margaretbl, Mar 4, 2011

Remember when chips came wrapped in newspaper?! - Sheily, Mar 4, 2011

Yes the good old days, remember them well. - kenwilliams, Mar 5, 2011

Answer 3

Could that possibly be a regional thing, I can`t imagine using anything but pedir??? Wow.

Ordenar is used very commonly on my side of the world. - Gekkosan, Mar 4, 2011

Never heard pedir for food outside of TVshows. - jeezzle, Mar 4, 2011

Yes I'm with you on pedir that is what we use here in Barcelona. - kenwilliams, Mar 4, 2011

Wow, whew, thanks Ken, I was wondering - to me `ordenar`is to put in order, like index cards, etc... - margaretbl, Mar 4, 2011

Answer 4

you could say "Ordené papas fritas." (or patatas fritas either one works fine) or you could say "¿Dónde están papas fritas que ordené?' both are good. but in the last one "No ordené papas fritas." you are saying I didn't order fries. so you could use either of the first two but not the third!

If he frames it as a question, "¿No ordené papas fritas?", it works as it is the exact equivalent to "Didn't I order French fries (as well)?". - Gekkosan, Mar 4, 2011

oh okay! I didn't read it right and missed the question marks! Thank you! (: - bailey009, Mar 4, 2011

Answer 5

Could that possibly be a regional thing, I can`t imagine using anything but pedir??? Wow.

Neither can I