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I. What is Would you like?
Would you like is a common English structure often used in daily communication to inquire about others' desires or to make a polite invitation/suggestion. Specific examples:
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- Would you like some milk tea? – No, thank you (Bạn có muốn uống trà sữa không? – Không, cảm ơn).
- Would you like banana cake? – Yes, please (Bạn có muốn ăn bánh chuối không? – Vâng, làm ơn).
II. How to use the structure Would you like
Because the structure Would you like is common, favored by native speakers. Therefore, Would you like has various usage. Let's explore specifically about how to use the structure Would you like below with Mytour!
1. Would you like used with What
In ordinary communication, the phrase Would you like is frequently used with the word What to inquire about someone's desire in the most polite way. Specific formula:
What + would + you + like?
Examples:
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- What would she like? (Cô ấy muốn gì?).
- What would her younger brother like? (Em trai cô ấy muốn gì?).
Note:
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- Chúng ta có thể thay thế từ You trong công thức bằng các đại từ khác như: It, She, He,... hoặc các danh từ tên riêng như Nga, Peter,...
- Hai cụm từ Would you like và Do you want đều mang ý nghĩa là mời mọc hoặc đề nghị ai đó. Tuy nhiên, Would you like được sử dụng với ý nghĩa lịch sự, trang trọng hơn. Ví dụ:
- What do you want? (Bạn muốn gì?) ➡ không trang trọng bằng.
- What would you like? (Bạn muốn gì?) ➡ trang trọng hơn.
To respond to the question: What + would + you + like? , we can apply the following pattern:
S + would like + N/ to-infinitive (Noun/ Verb-infinitive with to)
Examples:
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- I would like a cup of black tea (Tôi muốn một tách trà đen).
- She would like to go to the movie theater tonight (Cô ấy muốn đi tới rạp chiếu phim vào tối nay).
Note:
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- Bạn có thể đổi would like ➡ ‘d like.
- Cách dùng này của cấu trúc Would you like thường được sử dụng để gọi món trong khi ăn uống ở nhà hàng. Ví dụ: We want to eat goose breast with mixed vegetables (Chúng tôi muốn ăn lườn ngỗng với rau trộn).
2. Would you prefer to use for invitations/suggestions
To extend an invitation or make a suggestion in English, one can utilize the structure Would you like. Below is the general formula you should grasp:
Question: Would you prefer + Noun?
Question: Would you prefer + to verb (infinitive)?
Answer: S + would like + N/to infinitive + O
For instance:
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- Would you like a glass of mango smoothie? (Bạn có muốn một cốc sinh tố xoài không?)
- Would you like to eat mango pie? (Bạn có muốn ăn bánh xoài không?)
| Đồng ý | Từ chối |
| Absolutely | No, thank you so much |
| Thank you! | I would love to but I cannot… |
| Yes | I am sorry, I cannot… |
| Yes, I would | |
| Yes, I’d love to | |
Yes, please |
For example:
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- Would you like some sugar on your milk tea? - Absolutely. I’d like some sugar on my milk tea, please (Bạn có muốn thêm đường vào trà sữa của mình không? - Dĩ nhiên rồi. Tôi muốn thêm đường vào trà sữa của mình).
- Would you like a hotdog? - Yes. Thank you! (Bạn có muốn ăn một chiếc hotdog không? - Có. Cảm ơn!).
- Would you like to buy a new table? - No, I’d love to but I cannot buy it (Bạn có muốn mua một chiếc bàn mới không? - Không, mình muốn lắm nhưng không mua nó).
- Would you like to have lunch with me today? - I would love to but I have to go to the mall with my best friend (Bạn có muốn ăn trưa với tôi hôm nay không? - Tôi rất thích nhưng tôi phải đi đến trung tâm mua sắm với người bạn thân nhất của tôi).
3. Would you like used for inquiring about someone's desires
Question
What + would + S + like + N/to verb (infinitive)?
Answer
S + would like/love + N/to infinitive…
S + like N/to infinitive…
I’ll have…
For example:
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- What would you like to have on your 24th birthday? - I’d love a iPhone 14 (Bạn muốn có gì vào sinh nhật lần thứ 24 của mình? - Tôi thích iPhone 14).
- What would you like to do on your 10th wedding anniversary? - I like to eat dinner at five stars restaurant (Bạn muốn làm gì trong ngày kỷ niệm 10 năm ngày cưới? - Tôi thích ăn tối ở nhà hàng năm sao).
III. The difference between the structures Would you like and Do you like
Check out the table below to accurately distinguish between the two structures Would you like and Do you like in English:
| Cấu trúc Would you like | Cấu trúc Do you like |
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IV. Exercises on the structure Would you like with detailed answers
Try out some exercises below to learn how to use the structure Would you like accurately in English communication as well as in real exam situations:
Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with would or do to make it most accurate
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- 1. _____ you like a glass of lemon smoothie?
- 2. _____ you like living in Korea?
- 3. _____ you like more ice for your milk tra?
- 4. _____ you like practicing in Japan?
- 5. _____ you like some more food?
- 6. _____ you like some coffee?
- 7. _____ you like to go to the cinema today?
- 8. _____ you like to go to the movie theater?
- 9. _____ you like your work?
- 10 _____ you like singing?
Answer:
| 1 - Would | 2 - Do | 3 - Would | 4 - Do | 5 - Would |
| 6 - Would | 7 - Would | 8 - Do | 9 - Do | 10 - Do |
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer
- Would you like something ____?
- to eat B. eating C. have drunk D. drinking
- Would you like some green tea? - No, ____ .
- please B. thank you C. I don't want D. I'd love to
- What would you like ____?
- to drink B. drinking C. eat D. eating
- I would like ____ for breakfast.
- some milk B. a orange C. some apple D. an apple
- Would you like a lemon smoothie? - ______
- Yes, thanks B. No, I’d love to C. Yes, please D. No, please.
Answer:
| 1 - A | 2 - B | 3 - A | 4 - C | 5 - A |
Above is an overview of how to use the structure Would you like in English. Wish you effective studying and achieving high scores!
