would like

English

Verb

would like

1. (transitive) To want; to desire (used to form polite requests, suggestions etc.)

   Would you like some tea or coffee?

   How would you like to go to the cinema?

2. (intransitive) Used to politely express a want or desire [with infinitive].

   I would like to congratulate you on your results.

   I would like to go swimming tomorrow.

Usage notes

• See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations

transitive

• Arabic: وَدَّ (wadda)
• Armenian: ուզել (hy) (uzel) (conditional forms), ցանկանալ (hy) (cʻankanal) (conditional forms)
• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Burmese: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: Use the conditional of voler
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 想 (zh) (xiǎng), 想要 (zh) (xiǎngyào), 願意 / 愿意 (zh) (yuànyì)

• Czech: chtít (cs)
• Dutch: willen (nl), zin hebben in
• Esperanto: voli (eo)
• Finnish: conditional forms of haluta
• French: Use the conditional of vouloir or aimer
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: möchte (de), hätte gern (de)
• Greek: θα ήθελα (tha íthela)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: kér (hu), szeretne (hu)
• Icelandic: ætla að fá (polite requests), langa í
• Indonesian: please add this translation if you can
• Irish: ba mhaith le
• Italian: Use the conditional of volere
• Japanese: (the exact form depends on the situation, e.g. "何になさいますか。" (nani ni nasaimasu ka?) "What would you like to have?")
• Khmer: ចង់ (km) (cɑŋ)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Malay: please add this translation if you can
• Northern Sami: sihtat
• Polish: chcieć (pl) impf (politeness is expressed by conditional forms)
• Portuguese: gostaria (pt)
• Romanian: avea vrea (with the conditional conjugation)
• Russian: хоте́ть (ru) impf (xotétʹ) (politeness is expressed by adding бы (by) to the past tense forms, e.g. "я хоте́л(а) бы" - "I'd like" (m/f)), жела́ть (ru) impf (želátʹ)
• Sassarese: vuré (in the conditional mood)
• Spanish: me gustaría, querría (es), quisiera (es), quisiese (es), voy a tomar, me ponés, para mí, un ___, por favor, me apetece, apetezco (es), me regalás (Colombia)
• Swedish: skulle vilja ha
• Thai: ต้องการ (th) (dtɔ̂ng-gaan)
• Vietnamese: muốn (vi)

intransitive

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: ուզել (hy) (uzel) (conditional forms), ցանկանալ (hy) (cʻankanal) (conditional forms)
• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: Use the conditional of agradar
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 想 (zh) (xiǎng), 想要 (zh) (xiǎngyào), 願意 / 愿意 (zh) (yuànyì)

• Czech: chtít (cs)
• Dutch: zou willen, zin hebben om te
• Finnish: conditional forms of haluta
• French: aimerais (fr), aimerais bien
• Georgian: სიამოვნებით (siamovnebit)
• German: möchte (de), würde gern (de)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: szeretne (hu)
• Icelandic: langa (is), ætla (is)
• Irish: ba mhaith le
• Italian: Use the conditional of volere
• Japanese: 欲しい (ja) (ほしい, hoshii), ...たい (ja) (...tai) (-i verb base + -tai, 1st person only) (the exact form depends on the situation)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian: vil gjerne
• Portuguese: gostaria (pt)
• Romanian: avea vrea (with the conditional conjugation)
• Russian: хоте́ть (ru) impf (xotétʹ) (politeness is expressed by adding бы (by) to the past tense forms, e.g. "я хоте́л(а) бы" - "I'd like" (m/f)), жела́ть (ru) impf (želátʹ)
• Spanish: me gustaría, quisiera (es), quisiese (es), querría (es)
• Swedish: skulle vilja
• Ukrainian: бажа́ти (uk) (bažáty)
• Vietnamese: muốn (vi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} Use the conditional of vouloir
• Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} vilja (is)