penjelasan politely request

                                                                Politely Request

			There are many different ways of making polite requests in English. Would you…? / Could you…? / Would you like to…? If you are asking other people to do things, you would normally use Would you or Could you + infinitive. Would you like to…? is also a very polite way of suggesting or requesting something, politer than Do you want to…? Compare the following: Would you please bring your library books back today as they are needed by another borrower? Could you join us on Saturday? Tom's back from Sydney and we're having a barbecue. Would you like to join us on Saturday? We're having a barbecue in the back garden. Would you care to join us on Saturday? We're celebrating Tom's return from Sydney. Do you want to join us on Saturday? We're having a bash in the garden.
			Would you like…? + infinitive / Would you mind…? If you want to sound particularly polite, or if you think the answer may be negative, you can also use Would you mind + verb-ing as the preferred alternative to Could you…? Would you mind…? literally means: Would you object to…? Would you mind locking the door when you leave? ~ No, not at all! Could you please lock the door when you leave? ~ Yes, certainly! If you're not busy at the moment, would you mind helping me with my homework? If you're not busy at the moment, could you give me a hand with my homework?