Offers and Wants: Would Like

What you’ll learn

Express a polite wish, make an offer, or say what you want to do with would like.

បង្ហាញបំណងដោយគួរសម ផ្តល់ជូនអ្វីមួយ ឬប្រាប់អ្វីដែលចង់ធ្វើ ដោយប្រើ would like។

Meaning and use

Would like is a polite way to express a wish or want. Put a noun after would like for a thing, or to + base verb for an action. I’d like means I would like in this pattern. Would you like...? can offer something or invite someone to do something. Questions move would before the subject; they do not use do. Natural replies to an offer include Yes, please and No, thank you. Would like expresses a present wish here, not a past habit.

Would like ជាវិធីគួរសមសម្រាប់ប្រាប់បំណង។ ប្រើនាមនៅក្រោយ would like សម្រាប់វត្ថុ ហើយប្រើ to និងកិរិយាសព្ទទម្រង់ដើមសម្រាប់សកម្មភាព។ I’d like ក្នុងទម្រង់នេះមានន័យថា I would like។ Would you like...? អាចជាការផ្តល់ជូន ឬការអញ្ជើញ។

Grammar patterns

Pattern	Example or form
A thing	I would like some tea. / I’d like some tea.
An action	I would like to learn English.
An offer	Would you like some water?
An invitation	Would you like to sit down?
Natural replies	Yes, please. / No, thank you.

Examples

1. I’d like some water, please.

   ខ្ញុំចង់បានទឹកខ្លះ សូមអរគុណ។

2. She would like to learn English.

   នាងចង់រៀនភាសាអង់គ្លេស។

3. Would you like some tea?

   តើអ្នកចង់បានតែខ្លះទេ?

4. Would you like to join us?

   តើអ្នកចង់ចូលរួមជាមួយយើងទេ?

Everyday conversation

Dara: Would you like some tea?

Maly: Yes, please.

Dara: Would you like to sit here?

Maly: Yes, thank you.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
I would like learn English.	I would like to learn English.	Use to + base verb for an action after would like.
Do you would like some tea?	Would you like some tea?	Move would before you without adding do.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Complete: I would like ___ learn English.
2. Make an offer with would like: some water.
3. Expand I’d in I’d like some tea.
4. Give a natural polite refusal: Would you like some tea?

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. to

   Use to before an action verb after would like.

2. Would you like some water?

   Would you like introduces the offer.

3. I would

   In I’d like, the contraction means I would.

4. No, thank you.

   This politely declines the offer.

Quick recap

• Use would like + noun or would like to + base verb.
• I’d like means I would like in this pattern.
• Would you like can introduce a polite offer or invitation.