Je voudrais vs je veux

Hi Claudia,

No, it is just the way the recording system used sometimes slightly distorts some words...

Merci

It actually sounds like the computer is saying "voudra" (at least to me) which could be a bit confusing because you don't use voudra with je, and obviously voudrai is not pronounced like voudra. 

Could you perhaps just remove this clip and put the female computer one in the examples in its place to avoid this confusion? 

Bonjour Michelle !

I've now replaced this audio file with a much clearer male voice :)

Bonne journée !

yes, no problem.

Thank you, Chris

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).

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!

Does it means that the verb 'vouloir' in Le Conditionnel tense, only (je) voudrais means 'would like', the rest (such as voudriez, voudions) means 'will be wanting'?

Hi Joan, 

It is the difference between, 

'Do you want a cup of tea? ' and 'Would you like a cup of tea ? '.

The British (being more polite) would always use 'would' but,  'voulez-vous' is acceptable in French to ask if someone wants a drink....

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