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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
I got one big one, shall we get some tomatoes?لقد حصلت على واحدة كبيرة، هل سنحضر بعض الطماطم؟
Why don't you use your own phone?لماذا لا تستخدم هاتفك؟
Okay, shall we go to Tesco, then?حسناً، هل يمكننا الذهاب الى تيسكو إذاً؟
That's not bad, shall we start checking some houses, then?هذا ليس سيئًا، هل يمكننا البدء في تفقد بعض المنازل، إذاً؟
Shall we use the self-checkout?هل يمكننا إستخدام الدفع الذاتى؟
Where would you like to sit, Cate?اين تودين الجلوس يا كيت؟
Would you like me to get us some coffee and muffins?هل تود ان أحضر لنا بعض من القهوة و الكعك؟
Cate, why don't you go and get Pogo from the garden..كيت، لما لا تذهبى و تحضرى بوجو من الحديقة
Shall we check the deli section while we are here?هل يمكننا تفقد قسم الأطعمة بينما نحن هنا؟
Would you like me to take you out for dinner?هل تود أن أخذك لتناول العشاء في الخارج؟
Would you like a packet of 10 or 20, sir?هل تود عبوة من 10 او 20 سيدى؟
Would you like me to order you two something else?هل تريدين ان اطلب لك شيئين أخرين؟
Would you like to sit inside or outside?هل تود الجلوس فى الداخل ام الخارج؟
Anyway, would you like to go out for breakfast?على أى حال، هل تودين الخروج لتناول الإفطار؟
Which one would you like?أى واحدة تحب؟
Shall we try a trick, then?هل يمكننا أن نجرب خدعة ما، إذا؟
Would you like me to moonwalk as well?هل تودي أن أقوم برقصة مشية القمر كذلك؟
Come on dear, what would you like to drink?بربك ياعزيزي، ماذا تود أن تشرب؟
Don't you think a 50% rise is too much!?ألا تعتقد أن زيادة بنسبة 50% كثيرة للغاية؟
I would recommend you get some mussels..انا أوصى ان تحصلى على بعض من بلح البحر

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