Polite English – ‘Want’ & ‘Would like’

It’s really a useful lesson,
Thank you very much.

aldammak

I wanna be excellent
I’d like 2 be Perfect

kotoz

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Thank you very much for your help!

Riva

thankx mis for your serivice i hope i will be as u in the future

the ambitious

Why not? All of us can improve every single day. My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

I’d like to say thank you!

Tsimbaloff

Dear Teacher Rebecca in this lesson,s quizzes as in questions the offer was to a friend I was in doubt which expression to use the offer is to a friend but I guess to to use polite one to start with (would you)and in checking the answer I found that talking politely even with friends is correct form of asking!

Mohammad mostaan

It’s powerful lesson English
Thank you

walidyss

ooh!what a huge difference.It’s so easy to be polite.Thank you Rebecca.

said

Thanks for the lesson

Mishmub

Thank you for your polite compliments!

Rebecca

MADAM !! YOUR METHOD OF TEACHING IS REALY ABSOLUTE.

MUZI RAO

I really comprehende your method and your way of teaching.
Tanx Rebecca:)

Monaplm

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These kind of lessons are very useful for people that learn English.
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Ligia

Glad the site is helping you. Thanks for your feedback.

Rebecca

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safdar a khan

My pleasure, Safdar.

Rebecca

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You’re welcome, Ahmed.

Rebecca

i would like to learn english, for me is very dificult because i can not to speak with somebody in this languaje, i like found this web because help me very much, thank you

jannett bueno

You may be able to find some English-speaking people to interact with somewhere in your city or else online. My best to you.

Rebecca

thank u so much

Eeng

As always, one very interesting detail

I send five start for you

raul

Sorry, I want to say:

“I send five star for your excellent work”

raul

Thanks kindly. Glad I could help you.

Rebecca

Beautiful. I love English moore than food and every time I find something like this I come very often and learn more.

Thank you very much.

Wison Hamón

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Rebecca

Hi Wison Hamon,

Glad to hear that you learning english everyday. kindly add my skype: wahyudi@amcl.com.sg

wsadewo

I was looking for a website that would help me improve my english. And i’m so happy i found this one. God BLess!!!

babiemitchell

Thanks, and the same to you. All the best with your English.

Rebecca

Dear Rebecca,
When someone asked me”Would you like…….”What may I answer?
Thank you.
Zoya

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Zoya

Great question.

Your answer depends on the situation.

If you are a child, speaking to someone older, your answer could be:

Yes, please.
No, thank you.
No, thanks.

If you are an adult, speaking to another adult, you could say:

Question: Would you like some coffee?

Yes, thank you. (formal situation)
Yeah, thanks. (less formal)
Sure, thanks. ( informal)

No, thank you.
No, thanks.
No. Thanks, anyway.

As you can see, in English, we don’t usually say just “yes” or “no”. We usually follow it up with another word or two, to sound more polite.

Rebecca

I have gott full Mark
Thanks

Lesse

thank u very mach rebecca sister you are fantactic teacher

almaz

Very kind of you, Almaz. Thanks. All the best.

Rebecca

Its realy gud way to train the peoples whose native language is different than english………so i am pakistani and it realy helps me……..specially thanks to my favourte teacher REBECCA.

MUZI RAO

So happy I could help you. All the best with your English.

Rebecca

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND.

Devgurung

Thanks to all of you for your feedback. I’m happy the lesson helped you.

Rebecca

I would like to thank you for the lesson.

dante

Beautifully said! Thanks so much, Dante.

Rebecca

THX :) tis is my 1st day to enter tis website… haha… is a good lesson…. thx a lot… and i would like to thx u for the lesson.

and.. sorry for my poor english

LIEW VUI

You don’t need to apologize at all. Be proud of your achievements and move forward confidently each day. All the best to you.

Rebecca

“i’d like some coffee, please. ” may i know the” i’d ” actually is stand for what ? hm… sorry for this simple question… because i.. would like to learn more about english.

LIEW VUI

“I’d” stands for “I would”.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask anything you like, that’s the best way to learn.

Rebecca

Hello Rebecca. I have just seen this video and must say it is great. I would like to ask you where to use “would want”. I have heard that I cannot use it in “normal” sentences but only in “specific condition” (e.g. I would want a beer – it is not possible to use it). I think “would like” and “would want” are not the same. Can you help me, please? I’m waiting for the answer.

Jakub1

You are right.

“Would want” and “would like” are not used in the same way.

As you said, “would want’ is used when a specific condition exists. For example,

“If I were sitting at the side of the pool on a hot day like this, I would want a beer.”

In the example above, you are not actually sitting by the pool at all, so it is a hypothetical condition.

Similarly,

“If I decided to rent out this apartment, I would want the tenants to give me two months rent as a deposit.”

Also above, the situation is hypothetical.

Hope this helps you. Good luck with your English!

Rebecca

I’m glad that you’ve answered. Thank you very much.

There’s another problem being in my head. I have got to decide if this sentence “I WAS KNOWING IT” is very polite English or it’s not polite English at all (or more precisely wrong English). I’m not kidding. I always thought that “I WAS KNOWING IT” is wrong and that “I KNEW IT” is correct. Thought it can’t be a standart English. But recently I’ve seen it written in one old book (published in 1899) and started thinking if I am wrong.

Could you help me this time, Rebecca, please?

As always I’m waiting for the answer.

Don’t know if my question is meant to be here, hope it doesn’t mind.

Jakub1

Since “to know” is a stative verb, you cannot use it in the continuous form. It would be wrong to say “I was knowing it.” It is correct to say ” I knew it.”

English has changed over the years so it’s better to use newer books. Hope this helps you.

Rebecca

Hi Rebecca..Thanks for you excellent video..Regarding to your comment above, could we just use “I want a beer” without “would”?
RSVP..

jumat

Rebecca You are Blessing for me !!!
Thanks a lot !!!
May god Bless you in all your endeavors.
Once again…thanks a Lot !!!

Gr8 Video !!!
Sahil Rally
INDIA

sahilrally

Wow, Sahil, thanks so much for your blessings. I wish you all the best with your English and your life, in general.

Rebecca

Exellent lesson.Enjoy the way of teaching.

zach

thank a lot!that is usefull lesson!

hoangtran

So glad I could help you, zach and hoangtran.

Rebecca

thank you for improve my english

said

Hi
dear teacher
yours lesson is really useful on me.
thank you so much.wish you have a nice day

Tommy

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Thank you very much.

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Chile

silvana

Dear Teachers
I ‘m so pleased ,having found this site. It’s really useful .Please keep it up.
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dona shirani

My thanks to all for your feedback.

Rebecca

thank you teacher, you are very respectful helpful .
I love this kind of communicate between us and you.

Tethkar

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ymanu1

it’s a clear definition !it made me easy to undertand and more important is that help me remember it deeply.thanks a lot !

magic

i would like to listen more from you

sunil
india

ssunil kumar

who!! i got 100!!

charles

Thank you so much Rebbaca
i am your new student
and you made me very polite in very first teaching lesson only.

kausar

ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ།Thank you very much. (Tibetan) རེ་པེ་ཁ྄ཱ།Rebecca
I like your English class a lot.
Your new student,
Darjee
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Darjee

Rebecca ! i’m surprising to see a teacher like you ! Because you are a good teacher and considerate too ! Best wishes to 2010 !

Raulo

first of all hello Miss Rebecca :))
And since you can tell more of their classes are excellent!!!!! :P
and I appreciate you’re on this site and you show great skill in doing this work and because I like learn English very well, especially now that I’m studying my career because in truth if I need the English educated (English Polite) and they hope you can help with any lesson to help me have more vocabulary in administrative field since that is what race I

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Mary

yhfsihjhello miss rebbeca i really liked ur lectures you explain so well and when ever i prepare my language test i take help from ur videos

aaaaaayesha

Hi
Dear Rebecca!!!
It was absolutely fascinating lesson! I really enjoyed it!
After your lesson I would like use this site 24 hours a day!
Thanks kindly.
May God bless you!!!

Vohid

Thank you very much Rebecca.

Pavoreal

I like very much with your lesson. i often watch it every night when i have free time. I hope that you have more lessons about life.

kimhanh

thank you so much

Leen

Hello mam, How have you been? its very useful to me…

kavi

Hello.
First I’d like to thank you, Rebecca, and all of you! I’m glad that I found this useful site.
Now about this theme: I think it would be appropriatly to say about using expression – FEEL LIKE. Please explain, what’s the difference.
See you later)) here I mean.

Anton

Thnks soooooooooooo much Rebecca i hope to meet you

karem

Rebecca, I love your teaching! Most of the times, I know how to say what I want to and, I know understand english texts but, my booring problem is, the listening! And I know I’ll just get through that, practising it. So I started to watching EngVid videos, and after more or less three days doing that, my listening incredibly got better. And it’s getting better each day! I haven’t ever an english course, and I got no time to do that. I think so: “If I got all I know about english until today, with no especial class, I guess I can learn all the rest by the same way”. I’m 18 years old, and I’m brazilian. I love english! I just wanna say: “Thank you a lot!” You’ve been helping me with yours lessons!” You’re one of the best teachers of here! Kiss’

Rômulo Félix

I am going to take an IELTS test on May 7, 2010. Would you please provide me some suggestions?

Tany

i saying really very very thank full to all the team members because your doing very great service to all.

vasu

Thank you, for your class.
i’m learning with you, so much.But i need study english very much.

Gil

hi teacher.you are very good teaching.please advise for me beacuse i am pakistani and my language urdu but i am very fast want to learn english languge.please madam.my age 22

saqib

REBECCA, I HAVE ENJOYED AND LEARNED A LOT FROM
YOUR LESSONS.YOU ARE REALLY A GOOD TEACHER.GOOD
LUCK.

AZMAT KHAN

Thanks a lot miss for your Excellent way of teaching.
can you tell me how can we improve English pronunciation and what’s the importance of accent in English Speaking and how to overcome wrong pronunciation of words?

Waqas

thank you very much! It’s really useful

thu thuy

Hi Robecca! I’m Thu Thuy.I’m Vietnamese.I love English very much but I can’t speak English.For me, English Grammar is very difficult.I can’t remember and usually wrong in use.

thu thuy

thank you for your help
i hope i meet you

mohd

thanks a lot, your are doing a really good jod and God is going to help you with more knowledge. Take care and God bless you teacher!

izzy

really so superb….i like your english classes rather than my food

praveen.PSNA

It’s really helpful lesson for learner.

Dildar khan

I would like to know that if it exists videos about these followings topics:
1. What tenses I can use in a paragraph that has the same idea? Example: Which tenses can i mix with Past Tense when i am expressing an idea.
2. Please explains the meaning of the verbs that join with the word “up” “down” “back” “in” “on” “out” “into” “around” and others
Example: verb + prepositions

Patel

its really helpfull

imran bashir

Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for teaching us, you are the best:)I was in the USA a few months ago and I was following your all videos from there.. Now, I am in Turkey and I’d like to watch your all videos that you put in here but I can’t:( I have problem to watch the videos on engvid.com. Engvid.com doesn’t allow me to watch them cause I am in Turkey now or is there a different reason? Could you pls help me?
Thanks,
mujde

Mujde

Hi Mujde. The lessons on engVid are hosted on YouTube. YouTube is currently blocked by the Turkish government, so you will need to find a way around that. Try looking for a “proxy server” that will let you connect to YouTube from Turkey,and engVid will work for you again also.

engVid

Awesome………… great work by you guys. Its really helpful for me to make myself correct in English Language. I am looking for a lecture on “Subjunctive” but didn’t find it yet on your website. Its my humble request to you all please upload the lecture of mentioned topic.

Arshad Mehmood

hi rebacca,
u r such a great teacher.. i love english.im getting better after watching your videos.my hubby is appreciating about my english.Thank you very much.i would like you to clarify the difference between CAN & COULD.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

CRAZY

thank you for this site., i hope my english will improve thank you more power..

angelbarca

thank you mam Rebecca for sharing your knowledge to us.godbless :)

kristinediaz

i would like to know when will i use the word ” can and could ” shall and should.thank u

aseret

you are very respect teacher and you have wonderful style to explain the lesson,i hope to see you happy all the time. take care

i am from saudi arabia.

yeste

hello,I am a new user, i was looking for something about would like and want, i found your website.I became intrested in your style of teachin after reading all these comments. but unfortunately I can’t watch the lesson. would you please help me?

shadies

Hi shadies,

The lessons are embedded from YouTube, so you should be able to see the lesson if you can see YouTube videos on other sites. Some countries and schools or offices block YouTube, so that might the problem you are having.

engVid

Hi Rebecca,you are THE BEST!Thanks a lot

cornelia

Thank you very much.

Gios

hi rebecca, thank’s my score was 100.00 i’ve downloaded on youtube for learn and learn english specially grammar. my bless to you

kablaki26

Hi Rebecca,your lesson is awesome…………

Would you like my comment…..?

Nagendra

i would like to thank all of ENG VID teachers. ENG VID is an excellent platform to learn english..All of them are very dear to me… good wishes to all………

Zahed

teacher, what about ” Shall” Shall we dance? shall we go?

Charlie Stud

Hello to all of EngVid teachers , i would like to thank all of you for your EXCELLENT Work…
really theses videos are Helpful for me and thank you so much once again! Thank you madam!

girish

The sessions are very much useful for me..I thought to improve my english. Fortunately i got envid website. ..I can understand english but i am not able to speak with official officer as i have some fear that i might speak incorrectly. How do i overcome this problem?

Praveena

Hi Rebecca. Thank you for the interesting lesson. I’d like to speak English as you. You’re very polite and clever teacher and i’m glad to learn English by listening your lessons.

Thank you very much.

Olesya

Hi Rebecca. Thank you for the interesting lesson. I’d like to speak English as you. You’re very polite and clever teacher and i’m glad to learn English by listening to your lessons.

Thank you very much.

Olesya

Was writing a quick business letter to my local bank here in Jamaica and quickly needed to know the difference or which was more appropriate …Thanks a million!

Cee

Thanks for such a good lesson ;)

muthai

Madam, you are really a nice teacher.Pl tell me about use of “would” as sometimes it is used in future sense and sometimes in past sense.I get confused.pl help.

raj

This is very good site to learn english at home. The method of teaching is good and interesting

ruby

thanks for lesson . its very good for me :)
bu I would like to speak english with someones.
Which website Am I speak English .Please. Who is help me ?
Can you add my messenger for talking?
I am learning English this year.

hikmet_yzk91@hotmail.com

hikmet

Thank you Rebecca. You are great teacher and also you look and sound like a very kind person and it’s my pleasure to listen your lessons which is very helpful.

Milica

This lesson is very usefull for me.I would like to say Thanks a lot.
your explanation is really very nice :)

jyoti

really thank u i am too happay to see that

amer

thank you for whis sight learning

zahrni

thank you verymuch really iam very satisfied to your teaching

gopi cheedepudi

thank you very much , i hope to see more lesson from you ,,, ( i would like to learn more from you …. thanks a lot
bye

ayad2011

you are really a good teacher………….

nirupam banik

:) hey teacher :) thanks for your lesson:)
i am from turkey…
:) would like to eat baklava:) when you come istanbul … dear teacher:)) i am a good student as you see:)

3istanbul4

thanks for your Sincerity.Live long

shabeena

thank you kindly it is usefull.

nice day to you Rebecca

cheydo

Thanks a lot!I really appreciate yours all lessons and every day 2hours I am sitting,enjoying with yours lessons.I am also future teacher,it helps me more great.Thanks

Nasiba

This class was absolute amazing.
It has helped me in my work.
Thanks a lot!

jonascitx

I Like the method for teaching

Emad Caesar

hi,I am a new student here. I like your teaching method.
its so good and useful.
thank you madam.
I Like it.
what’s the meaning of the sound is good?

mirzaabubakar

hi i am very happy to visit this website and i just watch some of the videos here that is all great, thanks a lot about all the efforts you are putting on your work as a teachers to help the peoples like us..thank you !and i hope that what i wrote is be correct !

hassan

Hi Rebecca,

Thanks for your lesson!
Is it okay if I say ‘I want sleep.’

Thanks,
An

anbui

Thanks Rebecca! :)

usagi21

hi Rebecca its me taimoor i am having a question for
that is where we use “would mind” or
is there any concept of this
if will it so would you like tell us about it
and i would like to say you thank you for all kind of lessons

taimoor

thanks a lot

glr

I would like to say thankyou for this lesson and I have one question
Would you like some coffee? or Can I take some coffee? which one is good

glr

thank yuo so much
good teaching

tfali

This is very fantastic!! I ddnt sleep all night!!! I would like to hear some more please?? Very helpful a lot. I am very impress and greatful. Very amazing isn’t it? bless you teacher!!!

Jocelyn.

thanks, rebecca
but i have little confusion in the use of “would like” and “want “. will u help me at which situation i must say “would like” or “want”

shahid

thanks rebecca,
am very eager to speak in english but i always got stuck when am trying to speak in english with others.when i imagine that am speaking english with someone i dont get stuck in my imagination.i dont know what’s the reason for this.could you please tell me where am lagging,that will be very helpful for me

natharza

Dear teacher,
I hope you’re doing well.I like that lecture but would you explain would like in more detail such as in offering, requesting someone,inviting, making choice etc

Hey teacher

It’s nice

zahoorgoldsmith

Hi Rebecca,
Can you please help me how to use the word (this,those,does,doesn’t).because i confusing when,i will use that..pleaseeeee…..
Thanks in advance

Richard

i am totaly confused with would, could,had.whenever i speak if the situation comes i will be stuck there which expressions should we use.so pls help me with this.thank you

aneesh

Thank you so much!

Richard Salvatierra

Thank you so much teacher rebbeca!You’re a good teacher thanks.^^
from Philippines

kyrapanget

thanks for this lesson. I didn’t know that there is a way to say things politely in English.

chery2006

thank you so much maam rebecca…

wen

lol i wanna learn 8th in english i need it for study in usa i gonna this year and i need it please :) lol

nush125

thanks rebecca mam…..u r really a great teacher..your teaching way is so wonderful…its good for learner..

sunil

IWOUD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR QOUIE AND POLITE WAY IN ENGLISH TEACHING
AND I THINK I FOUND MY WEBSITE AND TEACHERS TO LEARN AND FLOUNTLY SPEAKING OF ENGLISH.

m.ismail

I would like to thank you for the very useful lesson. I learned so much for this.

sandarella

I like… that class tankyou Rebeca

lucy07

Deat Rebecca,
How can we use who and whom? Can you please explain?
Thank you so much.

Fay

I appreciated that lesson about how to use the words want x would like.

pericles antunes barreira

I like english.thanhs so much, Rebecca.:D

jonhnny

engVid is excellent

jonhnny

hihihihihihiihhi

jonhnny

thanh you so much!Teacher

jonhnny

All of lessons are skillfully helpful.
All of teachers are very intelligent.
I have confused some words such as to offer and

cindy123

I have confused some words such as to offer and to give.
When should i use them ?
Thanks for all of your lessons!

cindy123

thanks for this lesson

ana

Hi Rebecca!
Thanks for all.
You are very kindly teacher.
Your English is good understandable.
All best with your teaching and to you in general.
Lenka, Prague

lenkareva88

I would like to thank you, Rebecca . :D

abdotwati82

Thank you very much for your generous lessons!

Dan

very thank u rebecca

abush

It was nice and cool like you Rebecca.

irfan

i understand that

varinder

Thanks a lot, learned a lot.

More power.

thanks for a good lesson

fakhranda

Hello Rebecca!!How are you?Thank you very much for teaching English so well.Your kind of teaching it is very good.It is quite a very nice method.In your own idea ….How would you use …Can I help you? or What would you like? or May I help you?–Which one do you choose Rebecca?Thanks a lot and thanks for giving me so nice English lessons..Good bye…CARLOS SIMOES

CARLOS SIMÕES

hi this is bitsat I Like the way you teach because you exaplained every detail obviously, so i am marvlous on your work. thanks your assist to improve my grammer skill. REBBCA your a good instructor i am alwasys glad to you evreyday I am able to understand when you teach thanks

bitsat

i’d like to see your lesson but i dont understand enlish many meaning world ..I would like to see your lesson i came to usa here one month i cant speak english very well

so young

thank you very much Madam for the usfull lesson

Farhad Jalily

As you have said it on this class, It’s so easy to be polite. But It’s not so easy to find someone or a teacher with such profesional skills as you have. Great job.

Jesus Enrique Camaran

Thank you Rebecca. If I may say so, “you’ve done it again!” It was a great lesson on being polite and proper in English.

jerry

thanks alot

Mohammed

I would like to say this is a nice one….

arunorissa

Hello! Dear Teacher,

Thank so much for your teaching skill and clear pronunciation that helps me a lot and I am quite bold to speak out English with other everywhere.

Thentuep

Dear, hello teacher!
I like this lesson .. very useful for my English language :) Thank you so much. By your lesson then I’ve bold enough to talk to everyone :)
Would you like to teach me more lessons ? ^^ I’m just practicing :)

Benjamin Pham

hi madam dear teacher
I would like to listen your explanation lessons

Rashid

i would like to thank to ms. rebecca because i have learned

yeah!!!

Thank you ma’am Rebecca to all your efforts to teach us english language. I know now what is the difference between want and would like. Thank you very much :) Good job ang keep up the good work.

P.S.
I am sorry if some of my grammars are incorrect.

imkrizelmitra

it was very helpful lessons thanks

niga

perfect! excellent!

jocelyn

Shall we dance? xP

theo

Thank you very much

kabkeo

Thanks ,your lesson pretty good :D

Momndad

you are best ….

sandeepiacr

Thank you for a very useful lesson!

Does it sound rude if I use “I would like to” to order something?
For example, at McDonald’s, the server asks me “How can I help you?”
and I say ” I would like to have a 5-piece chicken select.”

Does that sound rude?

Is it better to say “Can I have a 5-piece chicken select?”

I know it’s definitely rude to say ” I want a 5-piece chicken select”, but how about ‘ I would like to have”?
I need your native speaker intuition.
Many thanks!

Li Ming

HI Rebeccea, i hope u r fine.
I always see ur videos , because i like the way in which u teach .
In my whole life i have never seen a polite and very useful teacher of english language like u .
According to me u r the best teacher of english in whole “world”

moazzam

Hi , how r u Ma’m .
ur videos are very benificial for me

moazzam

I send my respect to all teacher in site here because of I usefull from video

omar nour

Profitable.

fatiima8

Due to this blog, I broadened my horizons and I am even more happier.

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Wow! thanks you so mcuh now i know which words should be better to use..it is clear to me now…..

sherry

Hi Rebecca!

what is the difference between You and I, and You and me?

Thanks for your attention!

habakkuk

it was easy and helpful lesson

thanks

memo

i would like to thank Rebecca because i learned a lot 4m u

daniel

dear rebecca
can you tell me the diffrence between do you like and would like please ^^.
thank you you for this usefull lessons

liliyuri

hi it’s really wonderful and helpful. thumbs up ,

jobelle

Thank you so much. Very good lesson.

edgarhernandez

its useful lesson for me thank you very much

jaskaran

Hi Ms.Rebecca,
it’s wanderful lesson for me
Thank you kindly.

Ramzan Hosen Bhuia

Thank you Mrs. Rebecca. I would like your manner of teaching, please I don’t know why your recording always almost have a noisy in background sound? Please can you fixed it for next recorded lessons.
with my best appreciation.

Ali Murad

Hullo
I very much thank you for this excellent elucidating.You forgot to say “would like” in number 3.
with my best regards.

seedygaber

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
I once read”If you want someone,you want to have sex with him.”
What do you think of this sentence?

seedygaber

Realty you are very good teacher, i’d like to say thank you from my heart miss Rebecca and kind regards from the land of olives and jasmines.

hassouna

thank Rebecca. could you write me one sentences about free time about all week we do please?about 30 words

sharif

Thank you very much for the lessons and teaching i really enjoyed them and i wish to continue to listen to them again and again.

Henry Jembi

hello mrs Rebecca I want you tell me the difference between again and back please I really need your answer
I love your way to explaining lessons I really want you nswer me

hindoucha

You’re an amazing teacher Rebecca….Thanks a lot. I’m so grateful. Ciao from Italy :)

mas72

I feel lucky to have a teacher like you Rebecce!
I’ve joined the site only today, it’s wonderful!

ghazala zafar

Thank you!!! You are a good teacher!

metyokz

Hello Rebecce how are you myself is hamid from baramulla when i saw this site i feel good.you are one of the intelligent teacher. Your speaking absolutely good so that is all about for me towards you. that is a very kind of you

Qazi hamid

Dear Rebecca,

What wonderful intent! This video clip clearly has been of great service to many people interested in learning English. Having researched the subject of “want…” versus “would like…” extensively online, I was very pleased to have found that you had taken the time to produce it.

Indeed, it is remarkable that there exists such scant discussion online regarding the discourteous nature of saying “I want…” and “Do you want?” versus the polite way of speaking, as you have so kindly taken the time to point out, of “I would like… ” and “Would you like…”

As a native English speaker, I am compelled, nonetheless, in the interest of correctness to make the following comment:

1. At Minute 1:32 in the clip, “I WANNA go home.” This is not just “said fast,” as you offered; it is bastardized. It is a colloquialism at best. It is badly pronounced English – pure and simple. While several online dictionaries provide definitions of the term, most likely in order to provide insight into how English has evolved, you will see that possibly the most highly respected English dictionary in North America is loath to show that that “wanna” is a real word (see link below):
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wanna

The term “Wanna” results from sloppy pronunciation. So, given your admirable intent with respect to teaching good English to students, wouldn’t you rather avoid exposing foreigners to the term “wanna” instead of validating its unworthy existence?

2. In addition, please allow me to add a small modicum of clarity to your statement “it is not wrong” regarding the term “Do you want…” While it is not GRAMMATICALLY wrong, in terms of etiquette, it is RUDE, DISCOURTEOUS, and IMPOLITE. Wouldn’t it make sense to discourage foreigners from using phrases such as “do you want…” altogether, rather than approve them for use in certain “casual” contexts?

English language and English culture have traditionally been regarded as the last bastions of good etiquette and linguistic precision. By validating the use of colloquialisms (many of which originated as Americanisms) it seems one might ultimately and unwittingly cast a negative pall upon users of such terms.

Andrew

Easy on the prescriptivism, buddy. This is how people actually talk, and a student of English needs to understand what people are saying, whether it’s “good English” or not.

Here at Engvid we try to avoid saying certain language is objectively proper or improper. Instead we focus on whether it’s proper in that setting. Slang from pop songs isn’t appropriate for a TOEFL essay or a job interview. Likewise, the formal English you’d use in a business letter isn’t appropriate when making small talk at a party. And the stilted, verbose language you use in your comment, I’m sorry to say, isn’t ideal anywhere.

P. S. OED 4 LYFE

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mam can i use “will you like to ..” instead of “would you like to..”

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BrancoC

Hello Ms Rebecca , thank you for this useful lesson , but plz i’m still confused, you said that we use would like as a polite way to offer sth or invite someone , what about request , i guess we use would like even for requests , for instance , i would like some coffee it’s a request it isn’t neither an offer nor an invitation plz can you explain me this point ,and the second thing do we have to use would like in offer and invitation between friends coz in general we use less formal language between friends, i think if we use would like between friends it will a bit strange , what do you think teacher?
, i’m waiting for your respond and thanks again for this useful video , best regards

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