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Polite request / offer / suggestion Exercises

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In English we use phrases to ask for something we want politely.

I'd like... =  I would like...  / Can I have...? / Could I have...?

Examples sentences : 

  • I'd like a bottle of water, please.
  • Can I have the bill, please?
  • Could I have the chicken salad, please?

We use Would you like...? for offers (when we want to give something or help someone)

Examples sentences :

  • Would you like a drink?
  • Would you like cheese in your burger?
  • Would you like a cup of tea?

Notes for use of polite request / offer / suggestions :

'Would you like' has the same meaning as 'Do you want' but is a more polite way of offering something!

In English we use the question phrase 'Why don't you / we...?' to make a polite suggestion.

  • Why don't you see a doctor?
  • Why don't you go home and go to bed?
  • Why don't you take the day off?
  • Why don't we get a bottle?
Polite request / offer / suggestion example sentences
Erm, I was going to ask if you would like to come to Brighton with me tomorrow.Hm, ich wollte dich fragen, ob du morgen nicht mit mir nach Brighton kommen willst.
Which one would you like?Welchen möchtest du?
Shall we get a bottle of chardonnay?Holen wir uns eine Flasche Chardonnay?
Would you like a whole chicken, or do you want pieces?Möchtest du ein ganzes Huhn oder nur Stücke?
Shall we try a trick, then?Sollen wir dann einen Trick probieren?
Cate, why don't we ask Rocco to get us some wine?Cate, warum bitten wir nicht Rocco uns etwas Wein zu bringen.
Okay, shall we meet at the station at five?Okay, sollen wir uns um fünf an der Haltestelle treffen?
Shall we call them to make appointments for Saturday?Sollen wir sie anrufen und Termine für Samstag ausmachen?
Okay, we'd like to sit outside.Okay, wir würden gerne draußen sitzen.
Or shall I prepare something for you?Oder soll ich dir etwas kochen?
Would you like to sit by the window?Möchtest du am Fenster sitzen?
While we are here, shall we get the drinks, too?Sollen wir uns hier auch gleich was zu trinken kaufen?
Before we start, would you like me to play some music?Soll ich etwas Musik anmachen, bevor wir anfangen?
I got one big one, shall we get some tomatoes?Ich habe eine Große genommen. Sollen wir auch ein paar Tomaten kaufen?
Shall we move your desk back near the window?Sollen wir deinen Tisch zurück in die Nähe des Fensters schieben?
I would recommend you get some mussels.Ich würde dir empfehlen, die Muscheln zu bestellen.
It must be a sign, why don't you...Das muss ein Zeichen sein, warum kommst du nicht...
Why don't you use your own phone?Warum verwendest du nicht dein Handy?
Would you like a packet of 10 or 20, sir?Würden Sie gerne eine Schachtel mit 10 oder 20 Stück haben?
Would you like anything?Möchtet ihr etwas?

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