Hablar amable en la administración: cuando pueda

Suavizadores con diminutivos para sonar más amable en la administración.
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En ventanilla, usa “usted” y el condicional para sonar cortés . ¿Cuál frase es mejor para pedir la ubicación de la fotocopiadora?
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Remember the formula: "¿Podría + infinitivo, por favor?" — it’s softer than "¿Puede…?".
In administrative situations it’s better to use the formal usted and the conditional: "¿Podría…?" sounds more tactful than the present tense. The option with "oye" is too colloquial.
Use: diminutivo + usted + "por favor".
"Segundito" is a diminutive form; it softens the request. Usted is required in an official context. The imperative "Espere…" sounds harsher, and "¿me esperas…?" uses tú, which is not appropriate here.
The conditional makes a request more polite: "¿Podría…?".
"Podría" (conditional) + usted sounds soft and formal. "Puede" is more direct; "te importa" and "repite" address the other person as tú.
Check agreement with usted: "le…" and singular.
Pattern: "¿Le importaría + infinitivo + me…?" is an extra‑polite request with usted. The other options either use tú or don’t agree in person/number.
With colleagues you usually use tú: "cuando puedas".
With a colleague you usually use tú: "cuando puedas" (subjunctive) is a soft "when(ever) you can". "Cuando pueda" is for usted and sounds too formal in this context.
Formal = usted + conditional ("¿Podría…?").
In an office the style is formal: better "¿Podría…?" (conditional) with usted. The options with tú (puedes/podrías) are not appropriate.
Diminutives (-ito/-ita) often soften requests and comments.
The diminutive "-ito" softens the statement: "un momentito" sounds more polite. Without the diminutive it’s more neutral.

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