🍰 Desserts

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In this section you'll learn useful English vocabulary for desserts, sweets, and treats, along with common phrases for ordering desserts and talking about your favorite sweet foods. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.

🟢 Basic Desserts

🍰 Cake
a sweet baked dessert, often for birthdays
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pastel / Tarta / Torta
🇫🇷 French: Gâteau
🇩🇪 German: Kuchen
🇮🇹 Italian: Torta
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Bolo
🍦 Ice cream
a cold sweet frozen dessert
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Helado
🇫🇷 French: Glace
🇩🇪 German: Eis
🇮🇹 Italian: Gelato
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sorvete
🍪 Cookie
a small sweet baked treat
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Galleta
🇫🇷 French: Biscuit
🇩🇪 German: Keks
🇮🇹 Italian: Biscotto
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Biscoito
🍫 Chocolate
a sweet brown food made from cacao
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Chocolate
🇫🇷 French: Chocolat
🇩🇪 German: Schokolade
🇮🇹 Italian: Cioccolato
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Chocolate
🧁 Cupcake
a small cake for one person
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Magdalena / Cupcake
🇫🇷 French: Cupcake
🇩🇪 German: Cupcake
🇮🇹 Italian: Cupcake
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cupcake
🍮 Flan
a soft baked custard with caramel
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Flan
🇫🇷 French: Flan
🇩🇪 German: Flan
🇮🇹 Italian: Crème caramel / Flan
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pudim

🟡 Sweets & Treats

🍩 Donut
a round fried sweet with a hole
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Dona / Dónut
🇫🇷 French: Donut
🇩🇪 German: Donut
🇮🇹 Italian: Ciambella
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Donut
🍬 Candy
a small sweet you eat as a treat
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Dulce / Caramelo
🇫🇷 French: Bonbon
🇩🇪 German: Süßigkeit / Bonbon
🇮🇹 Italian: Caramella
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Doce / Bala
🥧 Pie
a baked dessert with a crust and filling
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tarta / Pastel
🇫🇷 French: Tarte
🇩🇪 German: Kuchen / Torte
🇮🇹 Italian: Crostata
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Torta
🍮 Pudding
a soft sweet dessert
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pudín
🇫🇷 French: Pudding
🇩🇪 German: Pudding
🇮🇹 Italian: Budino
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pudim
🍨 Ice cream sundae
ice cream in a dish with toppings
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Copa de helado
🇫🇷 French: Coupe glacée
🇩🇪 German: Eisbecher
🇮🇹 Italian: Coppa gelato
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Taça de sorvete
🍓 Strawberries with cream
strawberries served with sweet cream
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Fresas con crema
🇫🇷 French: Fraises à la crème
🇩🇪 German: Erdbeeren mit Sahne
🇮🇹 Italian: Fragole con panna
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Morangos com creme

🍓 Dessert Flavors & Descriptions

🍫 Chocolate
a brown flavor made from cacao
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Chocolate
🇫🇷 French: Chocolat
🇩🇪 German: Schokolade
🇮🇹 Italian: Cioccolato
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Chocolate
🍦 Vanilla
a mild sweet flavor from vanilla beans
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Vainilla
🇫🇷 French: Vanille
🇩🇪 German: Vanille
🇮🇹 Italian: Vaniglia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Baunilha
🍓 Strawberry
a red fruit flavor
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Fresa
🇫🇷 French: Fraise
🇩🇪 German: Erdbeere
🇮🇹 Italian: Fragola
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Morango
🍋 Lemon
a sour yellow fruit flavor
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Limón
🇫🇷 French: Citron
🇩🇪 German: Zitrone
🇮🇹 Italian: Limone
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Limão
🍬 Sweet
tasting like sugar
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Dulce
🇫🇷 French: Sucré
🇩🇪 German: Süß
🇮🇹 Italian: Dolce
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Doce
😋 Delicious
tastes very good
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Delicioso / Deliciosa
🇫🇷 French: Délicieux / Délicieuse
🇩🇪 German: Lecker
🇮🇹 Italian: Delizioso / Deliziosa
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Delicioso / Deliciosa

💬 Common Dessert Phrases

🍦 I want vanilla ice cream.
I would like ice cream that tastes like vanilla
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Quiero un helado de vainilla.
🇫🇷 French: Je veux une glace à la vanille.
🇩🇪 German: Ich möchte Vanilleeis.
🇮🇹 Italian: Voglio un gelato alla vaniglia.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quero um sorvete de baunilha.
🍰 What's for dessert?
what sweet food comes after the meal?
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué hay de postre?
🇫🇷 French: Qu'y a-t-il comme dessert ?
🇩🇪 German: Was gibt es zum Nachtisch?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa c'è per dessert?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que tem de sobremesa?
🍫 I love chocolate.
chocolate is one of my favorite foods
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me encanta el chocolate.
🇫🇷 French: J'adore le chocolat.
🇩🇪 German: Ich liebe Schokolade.
🇮🇹 Italian: Adoro il cioccolato.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Adoro chocolate.
🍪 I like cookies with milk.
I enjoy eating cookies and drinking milk
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me gustan las galletas con leche.
🇫🇷 French: J'aime les biscuits avec du lait.
🇩🇪 German: Ich mag Kekse mit Milch.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piacciono i biscotti con il latte.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Gosto de biscoitos com leite.

🍽️ Ordering Dessert

🍰 I would like to see the dessert menu, please.
please show me the list of desserts
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Quisiera ver el menú de postres, por favor.
🇫🇷 French: Je voudrais voir la carte des desserts, s'il vous plaît.
🇩🇪 German: Ich möchte bitte die Dessertkarte sehen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Vorrei vedere il menù dei dolci, per favore.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Gostaria de ver o cardápio de sobremesas, por favor.
🍮 I'll have the flan, please.
I want to order the flan
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Para mí, el flan, por favor.
🇫🇷 French: Je prendrai le flan, s'il vous plaît.
🇩🇪 German: Ich nehme den Flan, bitte.
🇮🇹 Italian: Per me il flan, per favore.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Para mim, o pudim, por favor.
🍦 What flavors of ice cream do you have?
which ice cream tastes are available?
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué sabores de helado tienen?
🇫🇷 French: Quels parfums de glace avez-vous ?
🇩🇪 German: Welche Eissorten haben Sie?
🇮🇹 Italian: Quali gusti di gelato avete?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quais sabores de sorvete vocês têm?
🍰 Can we share a dessert?
can two people eat one dessert together?
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Podemos compartir un postre?
🇫🇷 French: Pouvons-nous partager un dessert ?
🇩🇪 German: Können wir uns ein Dessert teilen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Possiamo condividere un dolce?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Podemos compartilhar uma sobremesa?

🌎 Dessert Vocabulary Around the World

English speakers use the word cake for most cakes, while words like pie, tart, and cheesecake describe different kinds of desserts.
The words cookie (American English) and biscuit (British English) can refer to the same sweet baked treat.
Many desserts such as flan, cupcakes, and ice cream are recognized and enjoyed throughout the English-speaking world.

💬 Everyday Conversations

Choosing dessert
asking if someone wants dessert
A: Do you want dessert?
B: Yes, I want chocolate ice cream.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Quieres postre?
🇪🇸 B: Sí, quiero un helado de chocolate.

🇫🇷 A: Tu veux un dessert ?
🇫🇷 B: Oui, je veux une glace au chocolat.

🇩🇪 A: Möchtest du ein Dessert?
🇩🇪 B: Ja, ich möchte Schokoladeneis.

🇮🇹 A: Vuoi un dolce?
🇮🇹 B: Sì, voglio un gelato al cioccolato.

🇵🇹 A: Você quer sobremesa?
🇵🇹 B: Sim, quero um sorvete de chocolate.
At a restaurant
asking for a dessert recommendation
A: What do you recommend for dessert?
B: The homemade flan is very popular.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Qué recomienda de postre?
🇪🇸 B: El flan casero es muy popular.

🇫🇷 A: Que recommandez-vous comme dessert ?
🇫🇷 B: Le flan maison est très populaire.

🇩🇪 A: Was empfehlen Sie als Dessert?
🇩🇪 B: Der hausgemachte Flan ist sehr beliebt.

🇮🇹 A: Cosa consiglia come dessert?
🇮🇹 B: Il flan fatto in casa è molto popolare.

🇵🇹 A: O que você recomenda de sobremesa?
🇵🇹 B: O pudim caseiro é muito popular.

📝 Example Sentences

🍮 Homemade flan is my favorite dessert.
flan made at home is the dessert I like most
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: El flan casero es mi postre favorito.
🇫🇷 French: Le flan maison est mon dessert préféré.
🇩🇪 German: Hausgemachter Flan ist mein Lieblingsdessert.
🇮🇹 Italian: Il flan fatto in casa è il mio dolce preferito.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O pudim caseiro é minha sobremesa favorita.
🍰 The birthday cake is delicious.
the cake for the birthday tastes very good
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: El pastel de cumpleaños está delicioso.
🇫🇷 French: Le gâteau d'anniversaire est délicieux.
🇩🇪 German: Der Geburtstagskuchen ist lecker.
🇮🇹 Italian: La torta di compleanno è deliziosa.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O bolo de aniversário está delicioso.
🍓 Strawberries with cream are delicious.
strawberries and cream taste very good
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Las fresas con crema son deliciosas.
🇫🇷 French: Les fraises à la crème sont délicieuses.
🇩🇪 German: Erdbeeren mit Sahne sind lecker.
🇮🇹 Italian: Le fragole con panna sono deliziose.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Morangos com creme são deliciosos.
🥧 The apple pie smells delicious.
the apple pie has a very good smell
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La tarta de manzana huele deliciosa.
🇫🇷 French: La tarte aux pommes sent bon.
🇩🇪 German: Der Apfelkuchen riecht lecker.
🇮🇹 Italian: La crostata di mele ha un profumo delizioso.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A torta de maçã tem um cheiro delicioso.
🍦 My favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla.
vanilla is the ice cream taste I like most
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mi sabor de helado favorito es la vainilla.
🇫🇷 French: Mon parfum de glace préféré est la vanille.
🇩🇪 German: Meine Lieblings-Eissorte ist Vanille.
🇮🇹 Italian: Il mio gusto di gelato preferito è la vaniglia.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Meu sabor favorito de sorvete é baunilha.
🍪 I bought some cookies to share.
I purchased cookies for more than one person
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Compré unas galletas para compartir.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai acheté des biscuits à partager.
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe Kekse zum Teilen gekauft.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho comprato dei biscotti da condividere.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Comprei alguns biscoitos para compartilhar.
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