would like to和want to的区别

would like to 是表示原意、乐意做某事，语气更诚恳、有礼貌；want to表示想要做某事或表达某一种想法。

1、与顾客或他人打交道时，通常用用would like to，可以含有满足别人愿望、希望的意思。如：

I would like something to drink.我想喝点东西。

Would you like something to drink?你想喝点什么吗？

不提请求只谈愿望的话，want to更自信。

2、表邀请时would like to和want to不能互换。want to只表示一种询问，不表示邀请。

3、在过去时中这两种形式的变化不同，间接引语中，want可以变为wanted，但是would like没有变化。如：

Tom said:" I would like/ want to see it."Tom说：“我想看看它。”

变为转述句就是：Tom said he would like to see it.如果用want to的话就是：

Tom said he wanted to see it. want在这里有过去时态，而would没有。