Je voudrais vs je veux

Bonjour Martin,

You would say the familiar 's'il te plaît' to someone you say 'tu' to-  so children, family members, friends etc...

and the more respectful 's'il vous plaît' to someone you say 'vous' to - so strangers, in shops, to people you don't know very well, or elderly people not part of your family etc...

Hope this helps!

Hi John,

J'aimerais is simply "I would like...". The emphasis is not so much on getting something but more on liking it.

Je voudrais emphasises that you would like to obtain something, not just liking it.

-- Chris (not a native speaker).

Yes, it is. Although more polite is "voudriez-vous une tasse de thé. " -- Chris (not a native speaker)

Thank you!!

Although grammatically correct, Vous voudrez une tasse de thé ? will relate to an event in the future, meaning something like, Will you be wanting a cup a tea?

For, Do you want a cup of tea? you will say, Vous voulez une tasse de thé ? (or voulez-vous une...) more than the polite form Voudriez-vous une tasse de thé ? which sounds stilted. But in shops or in the case of any dealings with strangers you will use "je voudrais", not "je veux" which sounds rude in French!

Je voudrais is used to request something politely, i.e je voudrais du thé, svp. whereas je veux is used more among friends, etc. je veux manger. or j'ai faim, on y va manger.

merci mille fois.

Bonjour Advika ! Yes, it can mean either "I would like some flowers." or "I would like flowers." À bientôt !

Bonjour M. ! Yes, I listened to the sentence, and the pronunciation is correct. À bientôt !

It sounds like she said "Je voudrais la câlin" ( should be "le"?), not "Je voudrais un câlin". Somehow "the hug" doesn't sound right...

J'entend "un calin".

Dear Kev

Depending on where someone learns french, the accent can confuse non-native speakers on cetain words. For example some one from Quebec might say "le" but because of their accent it sounds like "la"

--From Tristan the Canadian