Turning on the light


Do younger Japanese people really use 電気をつける to mean "turn on the light"? It
sounds like something that your Grandad would say in the times when
electricity was new and exciting. I know it's taught in textbooks but they can
have a tendency to be somewhat anachronistic. Is it the most common phrase,
and if not what should I be saying?




Yes, it's the most normal way to say it, among young people too.

> 電気をつける - Turn on the lights  
>  電気を消す - Turn off the lights

If you don't like it then
[明かりをつける（消す）](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q12118843782)
is another phrase you could use...




Yes, it's the most normal way to say it, among young people too.

> 電気をつける - Turn on the lights  
>  電気を消す - Turn off the lights

If you don't like it then
[明かりをつける（消す）](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q12118843782)
is another phrase you could use...

