How to Say ‘A dessert with a candle’ in Mexican Spanish
Un postre con vela
oon POHS-treh kohn BEH-lah
[oon POHS-treh kohn BEH-lah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Many restaurants offer this as the cheaper alternative to bringing your own cake. Staff may also sing Las mañanitas "the traditional birthday song".
Phrase Breakdown
Un postre
oon POHS-treh
A dessert
'Postre' means dessert: POHS-treh. Roll 'tr' together quickly.
¿Quieren un postre?
Would you like a dessert?
Words in this phrase
Un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
postre
[POHS-treh]
dessert
A sweet dish served at the end of a meal.
De postre quiero flan.
For dessert I want flan.
con vela
kohn BEH-lah
with a candle
'Vela' means candle. The 'v' sounds like a soft 'b': kohn-BEH-lah.
Le trajeron un pastel con vela.
They brought him a cake with a candle.
Words in this phrase
con
[kohn]
with
Preposition meaning 'with'; shows accompaniment or a characteristic.
Con experiencia puedes aspirar a más.
With experience, you can aim for more.
vela
[BEH-lah]
candle
A wax candle, like those put on birthday cakes.
Sopla la vela.
Blow out the candle.
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