"Он тихий человек."

Translation: He is a quiet person.

[Menelvegor]

(an unnecessary but fun) Fact: "Тихий" in Hindi (तीखी) would mean spicy/sharp (for feminine words)!

[Heartspark]

Struggling with the accent. I thought he was дикий

[Mantrid_Brizon]

"Он тихий человек!" Say his neigbors, after his arrest.

[sslazioroma]

Why not 'he is a silent person'?

[ya_pidorac]

I think it is because "silent" is more like "mute" than "quiet".
Silent would imply that he does not talk, whereas quiet would imply his tone of voice. Or that the amount of talking he does is minimal.

[ffirdafz]

...so, человек can only be translated as "man"? I thought it was okay to translate it as "guy", oops

[Voltakackackack]

It can accept "person".

[ValentinSe14370]

Is it not the same Man or person?

[GoranMilos8]

A man should be correct also!

[deactivated user]

I'm curious about something if a native speaker can answer me. Do Russian women dislike the word человек when it's used for them? Or can we use it for women since it says person / human?

[Kundoo]

Do Russian women dislike the word человек when it's used for them?

No, we don't.

Or can we use it for women since it says person / human?

You can. For example "Она - тихий человек" is a perfectly valid translation of "She is a quiet person".

[Ken641663]

He is a quiet man not accepted?