would like

English

Verb

would like

(transitive) want; desire (used to form polite requests, suggestions etc.)
Would you like some tea or coffee?
(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) (cʿankanal) (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 (zh), 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

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) (cʿankanal) (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 (zh), 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)

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

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French: Use the conditional of vouloir

Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} vilja (is)

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