How to Say "Could you turn down the AC a bit? / It's a bit cold..." in Korean — 에어컨 좀 줄여 주세요 / 좀 추운데요... (e-eo-keon jom jul-yeo ju-se-yo / jom chu-un-de-yo...)

Textbook vs Real

Textbook에어컨을 줄여 주시겠습니까?e-eo-keon-eul jul-yeo ju-si-get-seum-ni-kka?

Real에어컨 좀 줄여 주세요 / 좀 추운데요...e-eo-keon jom jul-yeo ju-se-yo / jom chu-un-de-yo...

Why Koreans say it this way

Korean offices and cafes blast AC in summer. 좀 추운데요... (it's a bit cold...) with ~는데요 ending is the indirect way to ask. The AC temperature war in Korean offices is REAL — blankets at desks are standard summer equipment.

Situation: favors

에어컨 좀 줄여 주세요 / 좀 추운데요...

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