Meaning
«What should I» é uma expressão em inglês utilizada para pedir conselhos ou sugestões sobre o que fazer em uma situação específica. É comum em contextos onde a pessoa está em dúvida sobre a melhor decisão ou ação a tomar.
Por exemplo, se você está em um restaurante e não sabe o que pedir, você pode perguntar a um amigo: «What should I order?» Isso significa que você está pedindo uma recomendação sobre o que seria uma boa escolha naquele momento.
O uso de «What should I» é bastante flexível e pode ser aplicado em diversas situações do dia a dia. Por exemplo, se você está indeciso sobre qual filme assistir, pode perguntar: «What should I watch?»
É importante lembrar que esta expressão é uma maneira cortês de buscar orientações e demonstra que você valoriza a opinião da outra pessoa.
Today's Sentences
- What should I eat?
- What should I buy?
- What should I wear?
- What should I watch?
- What should I bring?
- Writer's Note
01
What should I eat?
Situation 1
I’m so hungry.
Why don’t you order something?
What should I eat?
Pizza?
Situation 2
What should I eat?
What do you feel like?
A big chunk of meat.
We should go to the store then.
02
What should I buy?
Situation 1
Since it’s your birthday, shopping is on me.
Really?
What should I buy?
O que devo comprar?
Buy something expensive.
No, I want to buy nice things when I can afford to on my own.
Situation 2
What should I buy?
Are you having a hard time deciding?
It’s the last day of our trip and I want to get something memorable.
Well, memorable doesn’t mean it has to be a souvenir.
It can be something you use everyday but will make you happy and remember the trip.
Pode ser algo que você usa todos os dias, mas que te faz feliz e te faz lembrar da viagem.
03
What should I wear?
Situation 1
What should I wear?
I’m struggling to find an outfit for today as well.
The weather is pouring!
Maybe we should just wear a basic outfit and invest in some rain boots on our way out?
Situation 2
What should I wear?
You have tons of clothes.
But I need to look good at this wedding.
Is it because your ex will be there?
04
What should I watch?
Situation 1
What should I watch?
I noticed a few new movies.
Or we could watch a documentary.
Ou poderíamos assistir a um documentário.
This documentary looks good.
Let me get some popcorn and we’ll watch it together.
Situation 2
What should I watch?
How about not watching anything.
I feel like watching all these shorts is turning into a habit.
Why don’t you try a digital detox?
05
What should I bring?
Situation 1
What should I bring?
Don’t pack anything.
What?
But we’re going on vacation.
Mas nós vamos sair de férias.
Let’s be spontaneous and just buy everything during our trip.
Situation 2
Wanna have a picnic?
Sure.
What should I bring?
O que devo levar?
I’ll prepare the food, do you wanna buy a bottle of wine?
Sounds great!
Writer's Note
Asking for Advice
In English, one way to ask for advice is using the modal verb "SHOULD".
"Should you" + verb…?
- Should I go home?
- Should we buy a new car?
- Should she ask for a raise?
- Should he tryout for the team?
- Should they be granted a visit?
Giving Advice
"I think you should" + verb.
- I think you should eat.
- I think we should talk.
- I think she should quit.
- I think he should study.
- I think they should confess.
These are some ways to use "should" in a sentence whether you're giving or receiving advice.
