How to Say ‘Would you like a dessert’ in Italian
Desideri anche un dolce
deh-ZEE-deh-ree AHN-keh oon DOHL-cheh
[deh-ZEE-deh-ree AHN-keh oon DOHL-cheh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: This is the kind of upsell question you might hear from staff at a counter. A short answer like sì, no, grazie, or forse dopo would sound natural.
Phrase Breakdown
Desideri
[deh-ZEE-deh-ree]
You desire
Desideri means you desire or want, from the verb desiderare.
Desideri anche un dolce dopo il pasto?
Do you also want a dessert after the meal?
anche
[AHN-keh]
Also
Anche is used to indicate an addition, meaning also or too.
Anche un dolce sarebbe perfetto.
Also, a dessert would be perfect.
un
[oon]
A
Un is an indefinite article before masculine nouns to mean 'a'.
Desideri anche un dolce alla fine?
Do you also want a dessert at the end?
dolce
[DOHL-cheh]
Dessert
Dolce refers to a sweet course consumed as dessert.
Bravo, hai scelto un dolce delizioso!
Good choice, you picked a delicious dessert!
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