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Polite English – ‘Want’ & ‘Would like’
Learn how to sound polite and respectful in any situation with this short, important English lesson. The focus is on mastering the difference between ‘want’ and ‘would like’. A small change can lead to a big difference in the way you communicate in English.
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aldammak
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Why not? All of us can improve every single day. My best wishes to you.
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ooh!what a huge difference.It’s so easy to be polite.Thank you Rebecca.
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Zoya
Dear Rebecca,
When someone asked me”Would you like…….”What may I answer?
Thank you.
Zoya
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Great question.
Your answer depends on the situation.
If you are a child, speaking to someone older, your answer could be:
Yes, please.
No, thank you.
No, thanks.
If you are an adult, speaking to another adult, you could say:
Question: Would you like some coffee?
Yes, thank you. (formal situation)
Yeah, thanks. (less formal)
Sure, thanks. ( informal)
or
No, thank you.
No, thanks.
No. Thanks, anyway.
As you can see, in English, we don’t usually say just “yes” or “no”. We usually follow it up with another word or two, to sound more polite.
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almaz
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MUZI RAO
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Devgurung
THANKS FOR YOUR KIND.
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Thanks to all of you for your feedback. I’m happy the lesson helped you.
dante
I would like to thank you for the lesson.
Beautifully said! Thanks so much, Dante.
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LIEW VUI
THX :) tis is my 1st day to enter tis website… haha… is a good lesson…. thx a lot… and i would like to thx u for the lesson.
and.. sorry for my poor english
You don’t need to apologize at all. Be proud of your achievements and move forward confidently each day. All the best to you.
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LIEW VUI
“i’d like some coffee, please. ” may i know the” i’d ” actually is stand for what ? hm… sorry for this simple question… because i.. would like to learn more about english.
“I’d” stands for “I would”.
Hope this helps. Feel free to ask anything you like, that’s the best way to learn.
RebeccaESL
Jakub1
Hello Rebecca. I have just seen this video and must say it is great. I would like to ask you where to use “would want”. I have heard that I cannot use it in “normal” sentences but only in “specific condition” (e.g. I would want a beer – it is not possible to use it). I think “would like” and “would want” are not the same. Can you help me, please? I’m waiting for the answer.
You are right.
“Would want” and “would like” are not used in the same way.
As you said, “would want’ is used when a specific condition exists. For example,
“If I were sitting at the side of the pool on a hot day like this, I would want a beer.”
In the example above, you are not actually sitting by the pool at all, so it is a hypothetical condition.
Similarly,
“If I decided to rent out this apartment, I would want the tenants to give me two months rent as a deposit.”
Also above, the situation is hypothetical.
Hope this helps you. Good luck with your English!
RebeccaESL
Jakub1
I’m glad that you’ve answered. Thank you very much.
There’s another problem being in my head. I have got to decide if this sentence “I WAS KNOWING IT” is very polite English or it’s not polite English at all (or more precisely wrong English). I’m not kidding. I always thought that “I WAS KNOWING IT” is wrong and that “I KNEW IT” is correct. Thought it can’t be a standart English. But recently I’ve seen it written in one old book (published in 1899) and started thinking if I am wrong.
Could you help me this time, Rebecca, please?
As always I’m waiting for the answer.
Don’t know if my question is meant to be here, hope it doesn’t mind.
Since “to know” is a stative verb, you cannot use it in the continuous form. It would be wrong to say “I was knowing it.” It is correct to say ” I knew it.”
English has changed over the years so it’s better to use newer books. Hope this helps you.
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aon07
Hello.
First I’d like to thank you, Rebecca, and all of you! I’m glad that I found this useful site.
Now about this theme: I think it would be appropriatly to say about using expression – FEEL LIKE. Please explain, what’s the difference.
See you later)) here I mean.
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