italiano · B1 · verb · 4 minutes
Volere in the present conditional
Use vorrei/vorremmo for wishes and polite service requests.
Understand the choice
Vorrei is more than a memorized café phrase: it expresses a wish with distance from a direct demand. A noun or infinitive follows without a preposition.
Core rule: Volere uses conditional stem vorr- plus the regular conditional endings.
Notice it in context
Vorrei modificare la prenotazione, per favore.
I would like to change the booking, please.
Vorrei softens first-person request; modificare remains infinitive; prenotazione is object.
Vorrebbe aspettare qualche minuto?
Would you like to wait a few minutes?
Vorrebbe addresses formal Lei or a third person.
Vorremmo una camera più tranquilla.
We would like a quieter room.
Vorremmo takes the requested noun phrase directly.
What to remember
- The double r belongs to the conditional stem vorr-.
- Voglio is stronger and appropriate for a firm intention, not always a service request.
Common trap: Do not add di before the infinitive: vorrei modificare.