How to say “Could you keep the noise down, please?”
Můžete být trochu tišeji, prosím?
Pronounced MOO-zheh-teh beet TRO-khoo TYEE-sheh-yee PRO-seem
Stress the syllable in capitals.
- Formal
- informal
- Můžeš být trochu tišeji, prosím?
- literally
- “Can you be a little more quietly, please?”
why
Polite request to a neighbour you do not know well. Můžete is 'can you' and tišeji is 'more quietly'. Use Můžeš with a neighbour you are on first-name terms with.
example
Promiňte, můžete být trochu tišeji? Dítě už spí.
Excuse me, could you keep it down a bit? The baby is asleep.
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