Italian Phrase
Mi fai vedere il menù dei dolci?
Meaning
A polite request asking the listener to show the speaker the dessert menu. It uses the causative construction ‘fai vedere’ to ask someone to let you see something.
When to use
Use this phrase in a restaurant, café or any food‑service setting when you have finished ordering the main course and want to know what desserts are available.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Mifaivedereilmenùdeidolci
Mi (indirect object pronoun)
‘Mi’ replaces ‘a me’ and indicates that the action is directed toward the speaker.
Fai (present of fare)
Second‑person singular present of ‘fare’; here it works as a causative verb meaning ‘make/let’.
Vedere (infinitive)
The infinitive follows the causative ‘fare’ to express the action that the other person should perform.
Il menù (definite article + noun)
‘Il’ specifies a particular menu; ‘menù’ is borrowed from French and keeps the accent on the final ‘ù’.
Dei (partitive article)
‘Dei’ = ‘di + i’, used to mean ‘of the’ when referring to a subset (the desserts).
Dolci (plural noun)
Plural of ‘dolce’, meaning ‘dessert(s)’ or ‘sweet(s)’.
🗨In Conversation
Mi fai vedere il menù dei dolci?
Can you show me the dessert menu?
Certo, eccolo qui.
Sure, here it is.
✕Common Mistakes
Mi vedere il menù dei dolci?
The verb ‘vedere’ cannot directly follow ‘mi’; you need the causative ‘fai vedere’.
Mi fai vedere il menù di dolci?
‘Di dolci’ sounds unnatural; the correct partitive article is ‘dei’.
Fai vedere a me il menù dei dolci?
When using the causative, the indirect object pronoun is placed before the verb, not after ‘vedere’.
↔Alternatives
Puoi mostrarmi il menù dei dolci?
Can you show me the dessert menu?
Mi mostri il menù dei dolci, per favore?
Would you show me the dessert menu, please?
Vorrei vedere il menù dei dolci.
I would like to see the dessert menu.
Cultural Tip
In Italy it’s common to ask for the dessert menu after the main course, but you can also ask earlier if you’re unsure about the options. Adding ‘per favore’ or a smile makes the request sound even more courteous. Remember that ‘menù’ keeps the accent on the final vowel, especially in written Italian.