El menú incluye café gratis y un postre, pero yo prefiero té con azúcar.

The menu includes free coffee and a dessert, but I prefer tea with sugar.

Breakdown of El menú incluye café gratis y un postre, pero yo prefiero té con azúcar.

• yo: I
• un: a
• con: with
• pero: but

Questions & Answers about El menú incluye café gratis y un postre, pero yo prefiero té con azúcar.

Why is the subject pronoun yo used here? Could I drop it?

Yes, you can drop it: pero prefiero té con azúcar is perfectly correct. Spanish normally omits subject pronouns because the verb ending (prefiero) already shows the subject. Including yo adds emphasis or contrast—here it highlights “I, personally,” especially after pero.

Why is it pero and not sino?

Use pero for simple contrast without a prior negation. Use sino after a negation to correct or replace what was just denied.

• With negation: No quiero café, sino té.
• Without negation (like your sentence): … pero yo prefiero té.

Why is there no article before té, but there is un before postre?

• With food/drink in a general sense, Spanish often omits the article: prefiero té (I prefer tea, generically).
• Un postre uses the indefinite article because it’s a countable, single portion included in the menu. You could also say prefiero el té (see next question) or the menu could say incluye un café—both are common, depending on the nuance.

Could I say prefiero el té con azúcar? What’s the difference from prefiero té?