How to Say ‘Would you like / Do you wish to’ in French
Souhaitez-vous
soo-eh-tay voo
[soo-eh-tay voo]
💬 Usage Tip: The [‑vous] on the end shows the polite or plural "you," and French often flips the order in questions like this: [Souhaitez-vous... ?] You can reuse it with other verbs: [Avez-vous réservé ?]
Phrase Breakdown
Souhaitez
[soo-eh-tay]
would you like
Polite verb form from souhaiter, used to ask would you like.
Souhaitez-vous une table à l'intérieur ?
Would you like a table inside?
-vous
[voo]
you
Subject pronoun attached after the verb in an inverted question form.
Souhaitez-vous réserver pour demain ?
Would you like to book for tomorrow?
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