Ordering Dessert

Asking about dessert options and ordering something sweet after your meal.

Waitress
¿Les gustaría ver el menú de postres?
lehs goos-tah-REE-ah behr ehl meh-NOO deh POHS-trehs?
Would you like to see the dessert menu?
'Les gustaría' is the polite conditional form of 'gustar,' commonly used in formal service.
You
Sí, por favor. ¿Qué postres tienen hoy?
see, pohr fah-BOHR. keh POHS-trehs TYEH-nehn oy?
Yes, please. What desserts do you have today?
Waitress
Tenemos flan, tres leches, y helado de guanábana.
teh-NEH-mohs flahn, trehs LEH-chehs, ee eh-LAH-doh deh gwah-NAH-bah-nah.
We have flan, tres leches cake, and soursop ice cream.
Tres leches is a beloved sponge cake soaked in three types of milk. Guanábana (soursop) is a tropical fruit common in Latin America.
You
¡Qué rico! Voy a pedir el tres leches. ¿Y compartimos un flan?
keh RREE-koh! boy ah peh-DEER ehl trehs LEH-chehs. ee kohm-pahr-TEE-mohs oon flahn?
How delicious! I'll have the tres leches. And shall we share a flan?
'¿Compartimos?' (Shall we share?) uses the nosotros form as a suggestion, similar to 'shall we' in English.
Waitress
Perfecto. Les traigo dos cucharas para el flan.
pehr-FEHK-toh. lehs TRAH-ee-goh dohs koo-CHAH-rahs PAH-rah ehl flahn.
Perfect. I'll bring you two spoons for the flan.