using of word " бы "

Question

i saw many times using  of word "бы " but i am not sure why it is used in phrases or short sentences.

Answer 1

Hi userofrussia,  

The particle "БЫ" is used in Russian when you speak about something irreal or improbable, the English equivalent is "would".  This particle is also used in conditional clauses:

Я бы хотел съесть мороженое.

I would like to eat an ice cream.

Если бы я был писателем, я написал бы много книг.

If I was a writer, I would write lots of books.

Best,
Yulia Amlinskaya,
Russian Language Teacher.