In spanish

Question

Could you please clean the lower oven?

Answer 1

Good idea. It would indeed sound condescending to say "CLEAN THE OVEN," so we try to be polite. Let's try these...

¿Me haría(s) un favor? Necesito que limpie(s) la parte inferior del horno.

Would you do me a favor? I need you to clean the lower part of the oven.

Por favor, ¿Podría(s) limpiar la parte inferior del horno para mí?

Please, can you clean the lower part of the oven for me?

I am guessing that there are two ovens and she/he wants the lower one cleaned! - farallon7, Apr 26, 2012

That could be it :) - GuitarWarrior, Apr 26, 2012

Answer 2

You can say it as simple as, "'¿Podrías por favor limpiar el horno de abajo?"

De acuerdo. - GuitarWarrior, Apr 26, 2012

What is the difference between saying "podrias" and "puedes"? - MeEncantaLaPlaya, Apr 26, 2012

"Could you..." vs. "Can you. . ." - TejanoViejo, Apr 26, 2012

You use the conditional form of "poder" to be more polite, Tejano pointed out the literal translation for you. :) - GuitarWarrior, Apr 26, 2012

I used it because it is the most exact translation to "could" in English. Can = puede/s, could = podría/s. Has he asked "Can you please clean the ... then Puede/s would be exact, but he wrote, "Could you please..." - farallon7, Apr 26, 2012

Answer 3

Could you please clean the lower oven?

Actually, I would rather you do it yourself. My back is killing me.

( ; ->) - TejanoViejo, Apr 26, 2012

Jeje - GuitarWarrior, Apr 26, 2012

Answer 4

¿Por favor puedes limpiar el horno inferior? (Or replace "Puedes" with "Puede usted" if you don't know the person well, or to be more formal and respectful)

It would be more correct to say "por favor, puedes limpiar..." the "please" should come first. - avestruzless, Apr 26, 2012

Could "por favor" come last too? - PianoGirl897, Apr 26, 2012

It sure can :) - GuitarWarrior, Apr 26, 2012

Okay, I will edit it now. Thanks :) - MeEncantaLaPlaya, Apr 26, 2012