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How to Say ‘Can I bring a cake?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿Puedo llevar un pastel?

PWEH-doh yeh-BAHR oon pahs-TEHL

[PWEH-doh yeh-BAHR oon pahs-TEHL]

💬 Usage Tip: In Mexico a cake is pastel. torta is a sandwich here, so asking to bring a torta will get you puzzled looks.

Phrase Breakdown

¿Puedo llevar

PWEH-doh yeh-BAHR

Can I bring

'Llevar' means 'to bring/take along'. In Mexico the 'll' sounds like 'y': PUE-do ye-VAR.

Example

¿Puedo llevar a mi hermana?

Can I bring my sister?

Words in this phrase

Puedo

[PWEH-doh]

Can I

To ask for permission or ability to do something.

Example

¿Puedo reservar una mesa?

Can I book a table?

llevar

[yeh-BAHR]

to bring

Here means to bring something with you to a place.

Example

Voy a llevar vino a la fiesta.

I'm going to bring wine to the party.

un pastel?

oon pahs-TEHL

a cake?

'Pastel' is the Mexican word for cake. Stress the last syllable, pas-TEL, and raise your voice for the question.

Example

Compré un pastel de chocolate.

I bought a chocolate cake.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.

Example

Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.

Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.

pastel

[pahs-TEHL]

cake

A sweet baked cake, typical for birthdays in Mexico.

Example

Compramos un pastel de chocolate.

We bought a chocolate cake.

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