How to Say ‘I'll make it quieter’ in Japanese
小さくします
chiisaku shi masu
[chee-sah-koo shee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: Adjective → adverb: [小さい] → [小さく] + [します] = “I’ll make it (small/quiet).” Very useful pattern.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Offering a concrete fix is valued more than excuses. This phrase sounds responsible and polite.
Phrase Breakdown
小さく
chiisaku
[chee-sah-koo]
quietly; lower (the volume) (adverbial form)
小さい becomes 小さく before a verb. With 音を小さくする, it means “to turn the sound down.”
今から音を小さくしますね。
I'll turn the sound down now.
し
shi
[shee]
do; make (verb stem used to form します)
This is the stem of する. It combines with ます to form the polite verb します, common in polite neighbor interactions.
すみません、すぐ音を小さくします。
Sorry, I'll turn the sound down right away.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending (makes the verb polite)
Attached to a verb stem to make polite present/future tense. Often used when responding respectfully to a request.
これから気をつけます。
I'll be careful from now on.
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