how can you say "be quite please" in spanish

Question

how can you say "be quite please" in spanish in a business atmosphere?

*quiet - Gocika, Aug 25, 2011

Answer 1

I think you can say "Silencio, por favor" and it would not be considered rude.

Answer 2

Surely you mean "quiet", right?

I believe your assumption is quite right - 005faa61, Aug 25, 2011

Answer 3

How about Shhh! and ¡Shh! (shush).

Works in both English and Spanish. (even though, I would not consider it onomatopoeia)

hush and silencio

Answer 4

Callate la boca, por favor

Answer 5

Welcome to SD!

¡Silencio, por favor!

is the most neutral, in my opinion. see here

Answer 6

You can say "Silencio, por favor", but there are also a few other ways of saying it.

"Esténse callados, por favor" This is if you are talking to a group of people, you can also say "calladas", if they are all girls or women.

"Estése callado, por favor" This is using usted, so it would be more respectful and polite than using tú. You would say "callada", however, if you are talking to a girl or woman.

"Estáte callado, por favor" This is using tú, so it would be more what you would say to a friend than what you would say in a business atmosphere. It would also be changed to callada if you are talking to a girl or woman.

Anyway, I would say that the first one means more "Silence, please'' and that they other three mean "Be quiet, please"

Hope that helped,

The second person imperative of estar is usually used pronominally: Esténse callados/calladas, Estése callado/callada, Estáte callado/callada - gintar77, Aug 25, 2011

Oh, I've actually never heard of that before, whoops - eltennis97, Aug 25, 2011

Answer 7

Quedense quietos was used in Mexico in the school classrooms to command 'stillness' and quiet.

Answer 8

Because it´s a business atmosphere, I would say something like "Préstenme su atención por favor" (assuming you are talking to more than one person).