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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
Shall we try a trick, then?Então, experimentamos um truque?
Anyway, would you like to go out for breakfast?Seja como for, você gostaria de tomar o café da manhã fora?
Which one would you like?Qual prefere?
What would you like me to cook for you?O que gostaria que eu cozinhasse para você?
Shall we call them to make appointments for Saturday?Ligamos para eles para fazer marcações para sábado?
Would you like a whole chicken, or do you want pieces?Você quer levar um frango inteiro ou peças?
Yes sir, what would you like to order?Sim senhor, o que você gostaria de pedir?
Shall we get the grated one?Levamos o queijo ralado?
What are you worried about? Why don't we just do it?O que o preocupa? Por que não fazemos logo isso?
Would you like anything?Querem alguma coisa?
Would you like to get some cashback?Gostaria sacar algum dinheiro?
Would you like me to walk you home?Você quer que a acompanhe a sua casa?
It must be a sign, why don't you...Deve ser um sinal, por que você não...
Cate, why don't we ask Rocco to get us some wine?Cate, por que você não pode a Rocco para ir pegar vinho para nós?
Would you like me to order you two something else?Querem que eu peça alguma coisa para vocês as duas?
I got one big one, shall we get some tomatoes?Levo o maior, compramos tomates?
Cate, why don't you go and get Pogo from the garden.Cate, por que não vai buscar o Pogo ao jardim?
Or shall I prepare something for you?Ou devo preparar algo para você?
Would you like some pills for your headache?Quer um comprimido para a dor de cabeça?
Don't you think a 50% rise is too much!?Não acha que um aumento de 50% é demasiado!?

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Polite request / offer / suggestion
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