How do you say "Please turn on the AC." in Japanese?

Name: Tokyo Taxi Feels Like a Sauna? The Polite Way to Ask for AC.
Uploaded: 2026-07-13T17:21:57Z
Duration: 49 s
Description: Learn to say エアコンをつけてください (eakon o tsukete kudasai) — Please turn on the AC.. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Tokyo Taxi Feels Like a Sauna? The Polite Way to Ask for AC.

To say Please turn on the AC. in Japanese, say エアコンをつけてください (eakon o tsukete kudasai).

You get into a Tokyo taxi in July and it's a sauna. The driver hasn't touched the AC. Here's the polite fix.

エアコンをつけてください eakon o tsukete kudasai Please turn on the AC.

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In this video

エアコンをつけてください。 eakon o tsukete kudasai. Please turn on the AC.
すみません、エアコンをつけてもらえますか？ sumimasen, eakon o tsukete moraemasu ka? Excuse me, could you turn on the AC?
はい、かしこまりました。 hai, kashikomarimashita. Yes, certainly.

Why this phrase

In peak summer, taxis, older restaurants, and ryokan rooms often run warm. Teaches the te-kudasai request to turn on the AC, plus the softer moraemasu ka polite version. The summer mirror of the warm-it-up phrase.