Wouldn't "Le gustaría explicarme..." be just as polite a question as "Podría explicarme..."?
Le gustaría explicarme...
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Alfred S.Kwiziq community member
Le gustaría explicarme...
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using poder to say could [do something] for polite requests and suggestions in Spanish (El Condicional Simple)"
Asked 10 months ago
InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher
Hola Alfred
It wouldn't work the same way. It would lose the nuance of a person needing an explanation about something. "¿Le gustaría...? would focus on the person's willingness to explain something ( = Would you like to explain this to me? are you happy to do that?) rather than the ability with ¿podrías...? ( = I need you to explain something to me, could you do that/are you able to do that?)
I hope this helps.
Saludos
Inma
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