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There are particularly loud Chinese fellows working together in the university study room I'm working in. How do I politely ask them to quiet down?
I found a literal translation on Google Translate (能否请你安静), but I don't know if it has a rude connotation.
Well, avoid the exclamation mark.
請保持安靜!
Please keep quiet!安靜!
Quiet!小聲點!
Lower your voice!請小聲點!
Please lower your voice!
These from the above are a little commanding in tone, especially the second and third. You may change the tone by switching to a request rather than a command.
能否請你安靜 is relatively better. I usually go with this:
請問可以小聲點嗎? 謝謝。
In court, the judge usually say: 请保持肃静！ or 请肃静！ or 肃静！ In normal daily life, if you want someone shut up gentlely, you can say: 请保持安静！ or 安静！ or 小声点！ or 请小声点！
well,sorry for some Chinese interupt your study:P.
Chinese will understand your intention but it sounds not that much original in Chinese.
you can say :拜托，都安静点，不然就出去。very serious word but very effective.
or you can say:请小点声，谢谢。
I would try just saying 拜托 first, since it will be understood that you are referring to the noise level without having to actually say it.
