"Waiter, we'd like to order."

Translation: 服务员，我们要点菜。

[Justin360988]

Why not 想 in this case? Isn't 想 usually used for "would like to <verb>"?

[Justin360988]

I think 想 should be accepted, especially since when it gives the sentence "I'd like to order" the accepted translation is 我想点菜 while 我要点菜 is not accepted.

[Keith_APP]

Yes, you can. The difference is minimal here.

[cagprado]

想 and 要 have very similar meanings and it doesn't necessarily imply the same notion of politeness as in English! 要 makes sense here because it's a decision that's already been made and you're taking action on it, while the direct translation may seem too rude in English! So I think that, considering the actual situation, "would like to..." seems to be a good translation!

[brandonrte]

Is 想 wrong here though? It seems odd to me for DL to reject it in the answer.

[ToEach_TheirOwn]

I second this question. I'm confused about the use cases for "want".

[PatrickTrentin88]

The answer

服務員，我們想點菜

should be accepted, for obvious reasons. Reported.