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How to Say ‘A dessert with a short message’ in French

Un dessert avec un petit mot

deh-SEHR ah-vek puh-tee moh

[deh-SEHR ah-vek puh-tee moh]

🇫🇷 In France: Asking for a dessert with a message, often with a candle, is the usual French way to mark an occasion in a restaurant.

Phrase Breakdown

Un dessert

deh-SEHR

A dessert

A masculine noun. Say 'dé-sèr' with a single 's' sound, not a 'z'.

Example

Je prends un dessert.

I'll have a dessert.

Words in this phrase

dessert

[deh-SEHR]

dessert

Masculine noun; the sweet course at the end of a meal.

Example

Quel dessert voulez-vous ?

Which dessert would you like?

avec un petit mot

ah-vek puh-tee moh

with a little message

Link 'avec' and 'un': 'a-vè-kun p'ti mo'.

Example

Des fleurs avec un petit mot.

Flowers with a little note.

Words in this phrase

avec

[ah-vek]

with

A preposition indicating accompaniment or association.

Example

Je suis avec elle.

I am with her.

petit

[puh-tee]

little

Describes something small in size.

Example

Un petit garçon est venu.

A little boy came.

mot

[moh]

word / note

Masculine noun; 'un petit mot' is a short written message.

Example

Il m'a laissé un mot.

He left me a note.

Guides for French learners

Ordering in French: Cafés, Bakeries and Restaurants (with Menu Vocabulary)How to order in French at a café, a bakery and a restaurant: the phrases, the questions staff ask, and the menu and food vocabulary to understand the answers.Hello in French: Greetings, Good Evening and How to Answer "How Are You?"How to say hello in French, when to switch to good evening, how to ask how are you and what to answer, with tu vs vous and native audio.

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