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12 jun 2021
- Japonês
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Inglês (EUA)
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Inglês (RU)
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Could you quiet down, please?
Is this correct? Is it rude to say?
Could you quiet down, please?
Is this correct? Is it rude to say?
Is this correct? Is it rude to say?
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- Inglês (EUA)
No, but it’s a phrase that is generally used by a teacher to get his/her students to be quiet. “Quiet down everyone, there is still a classroom that is testing!” (When we’d do our end of year testing we’d have to wait for every classroom to have submitted their tests before we could leave)
Generally if I were to have to tell someone to be quiet I would say something like “Could you be quiet for one moment please?”
Or if it’s a little more urgent you could go “shhh” and put your finger to your mouth to indicate you are listening for something.
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- Inglês (EUA)
It is correct and not rude. Another option is "Could you please be a bit more quiet."
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- Japonês
- Inglês (EUA)
It’s not rude, but any order/command could come off as rude if you tell someone you don’t know to do something. So, the way you counteract that, so to speak, is to ask it and include please/sorry:
-Could you be quiet please?
-If you wouldn’t mind getting down from the ledge… sorry, it’s just a liability issue. They ask us to tell the guests
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- Inglês (EUA)
That is a common way actually to ask someone nicely:
If you wouldn’t mind quieting down/lowering your voices/lowering your volume (for music/speakers)/being a little quieter, please.
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