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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
Okay, shall we meet at the station at five?Okay, sollen wir uns um fünf an der Haltestelle treffen?
Alright, shall we book the table for eight thirty, then?Okay, sollen wir dann den Tisch für achtuhrdreißig reservieren?
While we are here, shall we get the drinks, too?Sollen wir uns hier auch gleich was zu trinken kaufen?
What are you worried about? Why don't we just do it?Worüber machst du dir Sorgen? Warum machen wir es nicht einfach?
Cate, why don't you go and get Pogo from the garden.Cate, warum gehst du nicht und holst Pogo aus dem Garten.
Shall we check the deli section while we are here?Sollen wir im Feinkostbereich nachsehen?
Would you like a packet of 10 or 20, sir?Würden Sie gerne eine Schachtel mit 10 oder 20 Stück haben?
Would you like to have anything as a starter?Möchten Sie etwas als Vorspeise haben?
Yes, thank you, we would like to order half a duck with pancakes.Ja, dankeschön. Wir würden gerne eine halbe Ente mit Pfannkuchen bestellen.
We have an apron, why don't you wear it?Wir haben eine Schürze. Warum trägst du sie nicht?
That's not bad, shall we start checking some houses, then?Das ist nicht schlecht. Sollen wir dann anfangen uns ein paar Häuser anzusehen?
Shall we check if they have that very special rice first?Sollen wir zuerst schauen, ob sie diesen speziellen Reis haben?
Why don't you use your own phone?Warum verwendest du nicht dein Handy?
Would you like a whole chicken, or do you want pieces?Möchtest du ein ganzes Huhn oder nur Stücke?
Would you like some salad, Cate?Möchtest du etwas Salat, Cate?
Would you like to sit by the window?Möchtest du am Fenster sitzen?
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.
I got one big one, shall we get some tomatoes?Ich habe eine Große genommen. Sollen wir auch ein paar Tomaten kaufen?
Shall we get a bottle of chardonnay?Holen wir uns eine Flasche Chardonnay?
It's getting late, shall we leave soon?Es wird spät. Sollten wir nicht bald losgehen?

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