Je voudrais (payer) - English Translation

- Que prendrez-vous ?  - Je voudrais des frites (-What are you having? -I would like fries). We use je voudrais vouloir, conditionnel présent (I would like) to ask for something politely, and it is often used when ordering food in a restaurant. Example: je voudrais un café, s'il vous plaît (I would like a coffee, please); je voudrais parler à Jojo (I would like to talk to Jojo).

Je ferais (I would make, I would do) comes from the verb faire faire, conditionnel présent (to make, to do). We can't use it to answer the question que prendrez-vous ? (what are you having?). Example: si j'avais le temps, je ferais des frites (if I had the time, I would make fries).

We could say je pourrais avoir des frites? (could I have some fries?) pouvoir, conditionnel présent to ask for fries, but our sentence does not contain the verb avoir, so it is not the correct choice here.

 - Autre chose ? - Non merci (-Anything else? -No, thank you). Non merci is a polite way of saying non (no). When accepting something politely, we can say Oui, s'il vous plaît (Yes, please). Example: - Autre chose ? - Oui, un verre de vin, s'il vous plaît (- Anything else? -Yes, a glass of wine, please).

We could say Il fait beau (The weather is nice) in response to the question Quel temps fait-il ? (What's the weather like?). We can't use it in response to the question Autre chose ? (Anything else?).

We could say À vous aussi (Same to you, You too) when someone wishes us something, but we can't use it in response to the question Autre chose ? (Anything else?). Note that when you're on first-name terms with someone, you say À toi aussi. Examples: - Bonne journée ! - À vous aussi ! (-Have a nice day! -You too!); - Bon appétit ! - À toi aussi ! (-Enjoy your meal! -You too!).

Je voudrais un billet pour Québec s’il vous plaît (I would like a ticket to Quebec City please). We use je voudrais vouloir, conditionnel présent to express a wish or to ask for something politely. Examples: je voudrais l'addition, s'il vous plaît (I would like the bill, please); je voudrais un poisson rouge (I would like a goldfish).

Je voudrais un billet pour Québec s’il vous plaît (I would like a ticket to Quebec City please)  . We use un billet (a ticket) to refer to all kinds of tickets, e.g. for transport, at the cinema, at the theatre, etc. It can also mean “a banknote”, so context is everything! Example: je prends les billets pour Montréal (I'm buying the tickets to Montreal); tu as un billet de 20 euros ? (do you have a 20 euro note?).

Aller simple ou aller-retour ? (One way or return?). We can say un billet aller simple (a one-way ticket) or simply un aller simple (same meaning). Example: je voudrais un (billet) aller simple pour Saint-Barthélemy (I would like a one-way ticket to Saint-Barthélemy).

Aller simple ou aller-retour ? (One way or return?). We use pour to specify the destination when purchasing a ticket. Example: je voudrais un aller-retour pour Montréal (I would like a return ticket to Montreal).