voulez-vous in French: do you want, would you like (formal) (other)

/vu.le vu/

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Translation

do you want, would you like (formal)

Word origin

A set phrase combining voulez, the second-person plural of vouloir ('to want', from Vulgar Latin volere, a reshaping of Latin velle 'to want'), with the pronoun vous ('you'). Literally 'want you'.

Origin: Vulgar Latin
Root: volere + vos

Examples

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Would you like something to drink?

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Would you mind showing me your ticket?

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Would you like to dance with me tonight?

- ?

Would you like a table near the window?

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Would you like me to come with you to the station?

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This word is part of lesson 12.