How to say “I would like...”
Chtěl bych... / Chtěla bych...
Pronounced khtyel beekh / KHTYEH-lah beekh
Stress the syllable in capitals.
- Formal
- in everyday speech
- Dal bych si... / Dala bych si...
- literally
- “I would want...”
why
Polite way to ask for something. Men say chtěl bych, women say chtěla bych. In restaurants Czechs often say dal bych si (I would have), which sounds very natural for food and drink.
examples
Chtěl bych polévku, prosím.
I would like the soup, please.
Dala bych si kávu.
I would like a coffee.
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