would like

English

Verb

would like

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

   Would you like some tea or coffee?

2. (intransitive, with a full infinitive) Used to form polite requests

   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), 愿意 (zh) (yuànyì)

• Czech: chtít (cs)
• Dutch: willen (nl)
• Finnish: conditional forms of haluta (fi)
• French: voudrais (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: möchten (de)
• Greek: θα ήθελα (tha íthela)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: kér (hu)
• 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
• Portuguese: gostaria
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• 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: gustaría (es)
• Thai: ต้องการ (th) (dtɔ̂ng-gaan)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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), 愿意 (zh) (yuànyì)

• Czech: chtít (cs)
• Dutch: zouden graag willen
• Finnish: conditional forms of haluta (fi)
• French: aimerais bien
• Georgian: სიამოვნებით (siamovnebit)
• German: möchten (de)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: szeretne (hu)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• 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: Use the conditionsl of gustar, or the imperfect subjunctive of querer
• Ukrainian: бажа́ти (uk) (bažáty)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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

• (deprecated template usage) French: Use the conditional of vouloir
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} vilja (is)