How to Say ‘I’ll be quiet.’ in Japanese
しずかにします。
shizuka ni shi masu
[shee-zoo-kah nee shee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [〜します] is polite and responsible-sounding. As a neighbor response, it’s like “I’ll keep it down.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: In Japan, showing immediate willingness to adjust—like saying [しずかにします]—helps preserve harmony, even if you also want to discuss specific quiet hours.
Phrase Breakdown
しずか
shizuka
[shee-zoo-kah]
quiet; calm
静か (quiet). In しずかにします, it means “(I/we) will make it quiet / keep it down.” Often used as an apology/response.
すみません、これからはしずかにします。
Sorry, from now on we’ll keep it quiet.
に
ni
[nee]
-ly; in a … way
Makes 静か into an adverb: 静かに = “quietly.” With します, it becomes “make it quiet.”
夜はしずかにします。
At night, I’ll keep it quiet.
します
shi masu
do; make (polite)
With adverbs/na-adjective+に, it can mean “behave/act”: しずかにします = “I’ll be quiet.”
もう少し待ちます。
I’ll wait a little longer.
Words in this phrase
し
shi
[shee]
do; make (stem of する)
Verb stem used before polite endings: し + ます. In 静かにします = “do/make (it) quiet.”
ご迷惑をかけないようにしずかにします。
I’ll keep it quiet so I don’t cause trouble.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite present/future ending
Polite verb ending. します = “(I) do / will do.” Softens statements in neighbor negotiations.
今後は音量を下げますし、しずかにします。
From now on I’ll turn the volume down and keep it quiet.
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