"How much should we tip?"

Translation: 我们要给多少小费？

[richard711603]

They used the word 'Should', so would 应该 be appropriate? To me the Chinese characters given for the answer would be 'How much do we want to give for a tip'. While they have the same meaning, they are phrased differently.

[AndyLiu206853]

Yeah the sentence in English sounds like how much to tip based off of obligation where 应该 would suggest that. To say 要给 is stating how much do we want to tip as if it's a choice and not an obligation.

[Elizabeth736652]

What does 要给 actually translate to please? I was thinking something similar to "are going?" Anyway, might be a dumb question, so my apologies-给 is a complicated word for me.

[Yammy4488]

doesn't 要给 mean need to give?

[hippietrail]

"Need" and "should" can both express obligation in English.

[Karoliina765050]

It is weird that when translating from English to Chinese, the sentence is 'how much should we tip', which is perfectly correct, yet when translating THE VERY SAME sentence from Chinese to English, this phrasing is not accepted.

[KentaroT.V]

shouldn't 应该 be used since that's "sjould"
要 means need, no?

[hippietrail]

No. Languages and especially translation are not that rigid.

[CWKCA]

I think either is acceptable. 要 here is along the lines of "how much do we tip?"

[Erikku15]

Nobody tips in Asia

[crissy762229]

I think 小费要给多少 can convey both the "required to" and "would like to" nuances of the english here? But longer I look at it the less confident I am.

[antun]

Is it wrong to use 的, as in 我们要给多少的小费？

[MatthewLeo114075]

Can tell it's written by Americans