How to say 'I would like ...' and similar things in various languages.
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| Language | I would like ... |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Ek wil graag ... |
| Breton | Me a garfe ... |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
我想 ... (wǒ xiǎng ...) 我想要... (wǒ xiǎng yào ...) |
| Cornish | My a vynsa ... |
| Corsican | Vogliu ... |
| Czech | Chtěl bych ... Rád bych ... |
| Danish | Jeg kunne godt tænke mig ... Jeg vil gerne have ... |
| Dutch | Ik wil graag ... Ik zou graag ... Ik zou graag willen ... |
| English | I want ... I'd like ... I would like ... Can I have ... Can I get ... Could I (possibly) have ... |
| Finnish | Haluaisin ... |
| French | Je voudrais ... |
| German | Ich möchte .... Ich hätte gerne ... |
| Hungarian | Szeretnék ... |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Ba mhaith liom ... |
| Italian | Voglio ... (I want ...) Vorrei ... (I would like ...) |
| Japanese | ...をお願いします。(... o onegaishimasu) |
| Latvian | Es gribētu ... |
| Luxembourgish | Ech hätt gär ... |
| Manx (Gaelic) | By vie lhiam ... |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Uxolo Ngitshidele |
| Norwegian | Jeg vil gjerne ... |
| Northern Sotho | Ke kgopela ... |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Eu quero ... (I want ...) Eu gostaria ... (I would like ...) |
| Portuguese | Quero ... (I want ...) Gostaria ... (I would like ...) |
| Russian | Я хотел бы ... (Ya khatel by ...) - m Я хотела бы ... (Ya khatela by ...) - f |
| Scottish Gaelic | Bu toil leam ... |
| Sesotho | Ke kopa ... |
| Spanish | Quiero ... (I want ...) Me gustaría ... (I would like ...) |
| Swazi | Ngicela ... |
| Swedish | Jag skulle vilja ha ... |
| Tsonga | Ndzi kombela ... |
| Tswana | Ke kopa ... |
| Venda | Ndi humbela ... Ndi khou humbela ... |
| Welsh | Dw i'n eisiau ... Dw i'n isio ... (NW) |
| Xhosa | Ndicela ... |
| Zulu | Ngicela ... |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Mi ŝatus ... |
Page suggested by Zack Walter. Some translations provided by Láng Attila D. and Nathan Mordaunt
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