De postre quiero flan casero.

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Breakdown of De postre quiero flan casero.

• querer: to want
• casero: homemade
• de postre: for dessert

Questions & Answers about De postre quiero flan casero.

Why does de postre mean for dessert here? I thought de usually meant of or from.

In Spanish, de postre is a fixed expression meaning for dessert or as dessert.

So:

• De postre quiero flan casero. = For dessert, I want homemade flan.

Here, de does not translate literally as of. Spanish often uses de in idiomatic expressions where English uses a different preposition.

You may also hear:

• ¿Qué quieres de postre? = What do you want for dessert?
• Tomé fruta de postre. = I had fruit for dessert.

So it is best to learn de postre as a complete chunk.

Why is de postre placed at the beginning of the sentence?

Spanish word order is flexible. Putting de postre first highlights it as the topic:

• De postre quiero flan casero.

This is like saying:

• As for dessert, I want homemade flan.

You could also say:

• Quiero flan casero de postre.

That version is also natural and means the same thing. The original sentence puts a little more focus on dessert.

Why is it quiero? What exactly does that form mean?