Μετά το φαγητό θέλω ένα μικρό παγωτό, όχι άλλο γλυκό.

In Modern Greek, μετά meaning after is normally followed by the accusative, so you get μετά το φαγητό.

Older or more formal Greek could use the genitive, but in everyday Modern Greek, μετά + accusative is the standard pattern.

So:

• μετά το φαγητό = after the meal / after eating

Το φαγητό is in the accusative singular.

That happens because the preposition μετά takes the accusative in Modern Greek. The noun φαγητό is neuter, and for many neuter nouns, the nominative and accusative singular look the same:

• nominative: το φαγητό
• accusative: το φαγητό

So even though the form does not change, its role in the sentence is accusative because it follows μετά.

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed. The verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• θέλω = I want

So Greek does not need εγώ unless you want emphasis or contrast.

Compare:

• θέλω = I want
• εγώ θέλω = I want / I want

Because παγωτό is a neuter singular noun, both the article and the adjective must agree with it.

• ένα = a / one, neuter singular
• μικρό = small, neuter singular
• παγωτό = ice cream, neuter singular

Greek adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

So:

• masculine: ένας μικρός...
• feminine: μια μικρή...
• neuter: ένα μικρό...

Here, since παγωτό is neuter, μικρό is the correct form.

It can mean both, depending on context.

In this sentence, ένα μικρό παγωτό means a small ice cream or a small serving of ice cream.

Without the article, παγωτό can also refer to ice cream as a general category:

• Μου αρέσει το παγωτό = I like ice cream
• Θέλω ένα παγωτό = I want an ice cream / an ice cream serving

Yes, γλυκό can be:

• an adjective: sweet
• a noun: dessert / sweet

In this sentence, γλυκό is a noun, meaning dessert or something sweet to eat.

So:

• ένα γλυκό παιδί = a sweet child → adjective
• θέλω γλυκό = I want dessert / something sweet → noun

Context tells you which meaning it has.

Greek often leaves out words that are easy to understand from context. Here, the verb is understood from the first part of the sentence.

Full idea:

• θέλω ένα μικρό παγωτό, όχι άλλο γλυκό
• literally: I want a small ice cream, not another dessert

You could think of it as an elliptical structure, where θέλω is understood again:

• θέλω ένα μικρό παγωτό, όχι άλλο γλυκό
• = I want a small ice cream, not another dessert

This is very natural in both Greek and English.

Because γλυκό is neuter singular, and άλλος must agree with it.

The forms are:

• άλλος = masculine
• άλλη = feminine
• άλλο = neuter

Since γλυκό is neuter, the correct form is άλλο:

• άλλο γλυκό = another dessert / more dessert

Greek often omits the article when speaking in a more general or indefinite way, especially after negation.

So όχι άλλο γλυκό means:

• not another dessert
• no more dessert
• not any other sweet thing

If you added an article, it would sound more specific in many contexts. The article-free version is very natural here and expresses a general idea: the speaker does not want any more dessert beyond the small ice cream.

Yes, very close.

Depending on context, όχι άλλο γλυκό can mean:

• not another dessert
• no more dessert
• not any more sweets

The exact English wording depends on how you interpret άλλο:

• another dessert
• more dessert

Greek often leaves that a bit flexible, and context fills in the nuance.

The comma marks a contrast or correction:

• θέλω ένα μικρό παγωτό, όχι άλλο γλυκό

It separates the main statement from the contrasting clarification. In English, we often do something similar:

• I want a small ice cream, not another dessert.

So the comma helps show that the second part is correcting or narrowing what the speaker means.

Yes. Greek word order is fairly flexible, though some versions sound more natural than others depending on emphasis.

The given order is very natural:

• Μετά το φαγητό θέλω ένα μικρό παγωτό, όχι άλλο γλυκό.

You could also say:

• Θέλω μετά το φαγητό ένα μικρό παγωτό, όχι άλλο γλυκό.

That is still understandable, but the original puts μετά το φαγητό first to set the time frame right away: after the meal.

Greek often moves phrases around for emphasis, rhythm, or topic.

A speaker might stress μικρό or παγωτό with intonation, but the sentence you have is already natural.

In speech, the contrast would probably be heard like this:

• Μετά το φαγητό θέλω ένα μικρό παγωτό, όχι άλλο γλυκό.

The voice would usually emphasize:

• μικρό
• όχι άλλο γλυκό

That makes it clear the speaker wants something light and does not want more dessert in general.