хотел бы знать

would like to know

→ хотеть

phrase Uncommon #11,798

would like to know A polite way to say that you want to know something. The form changes with the speaker’s gender: хотел бы for a male speaker and хотела бы for a female speaker.

RU: Я хотел бы знать, когда начинается фильм.

EN: I would like to know when the movie starts.

Сколько языков ты хотел бы знать?

How many languages would you like to know?

Я тоже хотел бы знать.

I would like to know too.

Это-то я и хотел бы знать.

That's exactly what I'd like to know.

Я многое хотел бы знать,..

There’s a lot I’d like to know...

— Двойная страховка (1944)

Том хотел бы знать, что случится.

Tom would like to know what will happen.

Думаешь, дедушка не хотел бы знать?

Do you think grandpa wouldn't want to know?

— Всё везде и сразу (2022)