 Hello, students. It's Shayna, your teacher from espressoenglish.net. And in today's lesson, I want to teach you about a mistake that I often hear students making when speaking. And it has to do with the difference between I like and I'd like. It's a very small difference, but it actually changes the meaning of the sentence and the way we use these phrases. So I like is simple present, and we use this to talk about what we like in general. After I like, you can use either the two form of the verb or the ing form. So you can say, I like to read or I like reading. There's no difference. They're both perfectly correct. I like to play soccer. I like playing soccer. Go ahead and make your own example. Tell me about something you like and you can write it down or post it in the comments. I'd like stands for I would like. Would is a modal verb and we often use it. Well, we can use it for imaginary situations, but in this case, we use it to express a little more politeness. I'd like is another way to say I want. And this is used when you want something specific in that moment or in the future. It's just a little bit more polite and diplomatic and indirect to say, I'd like instead of I want. If you say I want all the time, it can sound like you're making a lot of demands from other people, but I'd like is a little softer and more polite. So for example, you could call a company and say, I'd like to apply for the job. After I'd like, we only use the two form of the verb. So don't say I'd like applying. It's not possible. I'd like to apply for the job. You are expressing your want, your desire to apply for the job. And it's in a specific situation as opposed to things you like in general, which is when we'd use I'd like. We can also use the question, would you like to make polite offers? So if you receive some guests in your home, you might ask them, would you like something to drink? This is a great polite way to ask someone if they want something. And your guest might say, Oh, I'd like a coffee or I'd love a glass of water. So just to review, I like is used for likes in general. We can use either the two form or the ING form afterwards. You can also in these types of sentences say, I love for something a little stronger. And with love, it's the same thing. You can use to or ING. I love reading. I love to read. Or you can say, I enjoy, but be careful. When you use enjoy, you can only use the ING form. So you would always say, I enjoy reading. Okay, I enjoy playing soccer. I enjoy listening to music. Got it? And then I'd like, I would like, we use for expressing politely something we want either now or in the future. You can also use I'd like for things in the farther future. For example, I'd like to travel to England someday. You're not saying you want this now, but sometime in the future you want to travel to England. As for pronunciation, the difference is really tiny, but it's the difference between I like and I'd like. When speaking fast, it might be hard to hear that D sound, but it's always present. I like, I'd like. I like, I'd like. Can you hear the difference? If you want to get corrections on your spoken English, your best bet is to join my everyday English speaking course. There are two levels, level one and level two. And level two especially is more advanced and has a speaking task with every single lesson. So that means you can record your speaking and send it to me and I will evaluate and correct it. So if you're making any little mistakes like this difference between I like and I'd like, I will give you feedback on those. I hope you enjoyed today's lesson and I'd love to see you in the course.