Can I say yes I would?

You can say "Yes, I would" - whether it is interpreted as willingness to buy a drink or not will be determined by the context and your tone, and your relationship with the person asking.
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Is it correct to say yes I would?

"Yes" and "Yes, I would" are grammatically correct, and I see nothing wrong with "Yes, I will," either.
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Is it correct to say would you?

Both are 100% grammatically correct and natural. While "could you" can mean "would you be able to...", using "could you" as a polite request is so natural that nobody will ever confuse it with asking about ability, so that's not a good reason to prefer "would" to "could".
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Would you or could you?

“Would you” and “Could you” are equally polite and valid ways to make a request. “Could you” sounds more polite than “Would you.” “Would you” sounds more insistent and is more often used in angry requests, such as “Would you please hurry up!”
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Which is correct we would or we will?

Many English learners get will and would confused because they're used in very similar situations. But they're not the same. The main difference between will and would is that will is used for real possibilities while would is used for imagined situations in the future.
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Could you please vs Would you mind?

Senior Member. "Could you please give" or "Would you mind giving" me a piece of paper? I think "would you mind" is more polite. But in your experience, how often you would use "would you mind " rather than "could you please" for asking a small favour in your daily life?
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Would you mind if answer?

In what situation is it correct to answer a question started with "Would you mind if...?" with "Yes, certainly". Generally you can respond to a polite request either with "Yes, certainly" or "No, not at all." Logically only the latter makes sense, but no one would notice.
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Would you mind if I ask or asked?

What is the difference between "will you mind if I ask" and "would you mind if I asked"? The factual meaning is exactly the same: the questions ask for exactly the same information about the same hypothetical event. There is a difference in the temporal perspective, and also a difference in nuance.
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What is the meaning of yes I will?

Informal a declaration of willingness to do what is requested. (Old English willan; related to Old Saxon willian, Old Norse vilja, Old High German wollen, Latin velle to wish, will)
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What can I say instead of yes?

  • absolutely,
  • assuredly,
  • certainly,
  • indeed,
  • indisputably,
  • positively,
  • undoubtedly,
  • unquestionably.
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Can we say yes I m?

An example is the word “I'm.” In this contraction, the /ae/ sound in “am” is harder to hear. This happens because the speaker uses less force to say the vowel sound. There are two rules that apply to these forms. These rules help explain why you cannot answer “Yes, I'm.”
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How do you say yes politely?

Polite Ways to Say Yes in English
  1. Yeah, sure. Here you go.
  2. No problem! I'm always happy to help.
  3. Yep! I will be right there. (Yep is another informal way to say yes like yeah.)
  4. Yeah, I'd be happy to!
  5. Cool. (Yes, cool can really be used to say yes or to show agreement.)
  6. You got it.
  7. Okay.
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What should I reply instead of OK?

  • all right,
  • alright,
  • aye.
  • (also ay),
  • exactly,
  • okeydoke.
  • (or okeydokey),
  • yea,
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How do you say yes I will be available?

You can say "I confirm my availability" or "I confirm that I am available". Both of these are fine.
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Would you mind grammar?

Would you mind? and Do you mind? We use the phrases would you mind + -ing form, and do you mind + -ing form to ask people politely to do things. Would you mind is more polite and more common: Would you mind opening the window, please?
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Would you mind meaning?

Both the phrases 'would you mind' and do you mind' are used to make a polite request or take someone's permission. The verb 'mind' means 'to be troubled or annoyed'. Both phrases can be used interchangeably with no or a little difference in meaning in three different situations.
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Do you mind answer yes?

"Do you mind..." is a polite way of asking "Can you...." For this reason, it's usually acceptable to respond to the semantic intent of the question by answering "Yes (I can do that)", rather than responding to the grammatical form with "No (I don't mind)". Native speakers sometimes get confused by this, too.
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Could or would use?

Could, would, and should are all used to talk about possible events or situations, but each one tells us something different. Could is used to say that an action or event is possible. Would is used to talk about a possible or imagined situation, and is often used when that possible situation is not going to happen.
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How do you politely ask for something?

Here are some better phrases to make polite requests in English:
  1. “Do you mind…?.”
  2. “Would you mind…?
  3. “Could I…?”
  4. “Would it be ok if…?”
  5. “Would it be possible…?”
  6. “Would you be willing to…?”
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Is could you please rude?

We also use 'could' to ask permission; it is more polite or formal than 'can'. Changing the word order to "could you please" is no more or less polite - it's a matter of style. whether requests starting with "Please can/could you..." render the same degree of politeness as those that start with "Could you please...".
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How we use would?

We use would as the past of will, to describe past beliefs about the future: I thought we would be late, so we would have to take the train.
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Can we use would for future?

Can we use would to refer to the future? Yes, would is used in the future subjunctive tense. In this situation, would can be used to describe a possible or unlikely action or scenario in the future. For example, “I would go to the store tomorrow, if I didn't have school.”
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Is would a past tense?

Technically, would is the past tense of will, but it is an auxiliary verb that has many uses, some of which even express the present tense.
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