How do you say would in french?

"Would" in French can be translated in several ways, depending on the context:

For polite requests and offers:

* Voulez-vous - Do you want to? (formal)

* Voulez-vous bien - Would you please? (formal, more emphatic)

* Voudriez-vous - Would you like to? (formal, slightly less formal than "voulez-vous bien")

* Veux-tu - Would you like to? (informal, singular "you")

* Voulez-vous - Would you like to? (informal, plural "you")

For expressing hypothetical situations:

* Si - If (followed by the verb in the conditional tense)

* Serait - Would be (third person singular, conditional tense)

* Seraient - Would be (third person plural, conditional tense)

* Aurait - Would have (third person singular, conditional perfect tense)

* Auraient - Would have (third person plural, conditional perfect tense)

For expressing past willingness:

* Avait voulu - Had wanted to (past perfect tense)

* Avait souhaité - Had wished to (past perfect tense)

The best translation of "would" will depend on the specific situation and the desired level of formality.