Rescheduling an appointment | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: At a reception desk, one adult reschedules an appointment, chooses a later opening, and confirms documents to bring..

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Dialogue

A

Necesito cambiar mi cita para otro día.

neh-seh-SEE-toh kahm-BYAR mee SEE-tah pah-rah OH-troh DEE-ah I need to move my appointment to another day.
B

Puedo revisar el calendario por usted.

PWEH-doh reh-bee-SAR el kah-lehn-DAH-ryoh por oo-STED I can check the calendar for you.
A

¿Hay algo más tarde esta semana?

eye AHL-goh mahs TAR-deh EH-stah seh-MAH-nah Is there anything later this week?
B

Hay un horario disponible por la tarde más adelante esta semana.

eye oon oh-RAH-ryoh dees-poh-NEE-bleh por lah TAR-deh mahs ah-deh-LAHN-teh EH-stah seh-MAH-nah There is an afternoon opening later this week.
A

Me viene bien.

meh BYEH-neh BYEHN That works for me.
A

Puedo ir esa tarde.

PWEH-doh eer EH-sah TAR-deh I can come that afternoon.
B

Voy a actualizar la cita.

boy ah ahk-too-ah-lee-SAR lah SEE-tah I will update the appointment.
A

¿Debo traer los mismos documentos?

DEH-boh trah-EHR lohs MEE-smohs doh-koo-MEHN-tohs Should I bring the same documents?
B

Por favor, traiga su tarjeta y el formulario ya completado.

por fah-BOR, TRY-gah soo tar-HEH-tah ee el for-moo-LAH-ryoh yah kohm-pleh-TAH-doh Please bring your card and the completed form.

Word by Word

Necesito “Necesito” means “I need” in “Necesito cambiar”. It is the first-person form of necesitar and is used before an infinitive to state a need, such as “Necesito cambiar mi cita.”
cambiar “Cambiar” means “to change” or, here, to move an appointment to a different day. It follows “Necesito” in “Necesito cambiar mi cita”; use it before the thing or arrangement being changed.
mi “Mi” means “my” and identifies the appointment as belonging to the speaker in “mi cita”. It is placed directly before a singular noun, as in “mi cita”.
cita “Cita” means “appointment” in “mi cita”. It is used for the scheduled meeting being moved, and it can follow a possessive such as “mi” or an article such as “la”.
para “Para” marks the new intended day in “para otro día”, meaning “for another day”. Use “para” before the destination, recipient, or intended time of an arrangement.
otro “Otro” means “another” in “otro día”, referring to a different day from the current appointment day. It comes before the noun in this expression and agrees with the noun’s form.
día “Día” means “day” in “otro día”. It is used here as the time unit to which the appointment is moved, after “para otro”.
Puedo “Puedo” means “I can” in “Puedo revisar el calendario”. It is the first-person form of poder and is followed by an infinitive to state what the speaker is able or willing to do.
revisar “Revisar” means “to check” or “to review” in “Puedo revisar el calendario”. It follows “Puedo” and takes the thing being checked, here “el calendario”.
el “El” is the singular masculine form of “the” before “calendario” in “el calendario”. It introduces a specific masculine singular noun and comes directly before it.
calendario “Calendario” means “calendar” in “el calendario”. It is the schedule being checked for another appointment time, and it follows the article “el”.
por “Por” means “for” in “por usted”, where the checking is done for the other person. In this use, it comes before the person who benefits from or is represented by the action.
usted “Usted” refers to one person addressed formally in “por usted”. It is used in polite service interactions and can follow “por” in the pattern “por usted”.
Hay “Hay” presents something as existing or being available in “Hay algo más tarde esta semana” and “Hay un horario disponible”. Use it to say that a thing or option exists, without changing the form for singular or plural nouns.
algo “Algo” means “something” or, in this question, “anything” in “Hay algo más tarde esta semana”. It refers to an unspecified option and is useful when asking whether any possibility exists.
más “Más” contributes the meaning “later” in “más tarde” and “más adelante esta semana”, indicating a time beyond the present or an earlier option. Use it before a time expression when comparing with an earlier point.
tarde “Tarde” means “later” in “más tarde” and “afternoon” in “por la tarde”. The surrounding expression determines which meaning is intended: “más tarde” asks about a later time, while “por la tarde” identifies the afternoon.
esta “Esta” means “this” in “esta semana”, referring to the current week. It is placed before the noun and matches the form used with that noun.
semana “Semana” means “week” in “esta semana” and “más adelante esta semana”. It identifies the period in which the later appointment is being sought.
un “Un” means “a” or “an” before “horario” in “un horario disponible”. It introduces one non-specific available time slot or schedule option.
horario “Horario” means “time slot” in “un horario disponible”, referring to an opening for an appointment. It can be followed by an adjective such as “disponible” to describe whether the slot is open.
disponible “Disponible” means “available” in “un horario disponible”. It describes the opening as usable for the appointment and follows the noun in this phrase.
la “La” is the singular feminine form of “the” before “tarde” in “por la tarde”. It introduces the specific time period named by the following noun.
adelante “Adelante” contributes the idea of “later on” in “más adelante esta semana”. Together with “más”, it places the available time further ahead within the week.
Me viene bien “Me viene bien” means “That works for me” in response to the offered appointment time. “Me” identifies the person for whom the option is suitable, while “viene” and “bien” form the expression that describes it as suitable; use the whole phrase to accept a proposed time.
ir “Ir” means “to go” in “Puedo ir esa tarde”, referring to going to the appointment. It follows “Puedo” as an infinitive and can be followed by a time expression such as “esa tarde”.
esa “Esa” means “that” in “esa tarde”, referring to the afternoon that was just offered. It comes before the noun and points to a specific time already understood in the conversation.
Voy “Voy” means “I am going” in “Voy a actualizar la cita” and helps express a planned action with “a” plus an infinitive. It is the first-person form of ir; use the pattern “Voy a” before an action the speaker intends to carry out.
a “A” links “Voy” to the planned action in “Voy a actualizar la cita”. In the pattern “Voy a” followed by an infinitive, it introduces what the speaker is going to do.
actualizar “Actualizar” means “to update” in “Voy a actualizar la cita”, referring to changing the appointment record. It follows “Voy a” and takes the thing being updated, here “la cita”.
Debo “Debo” asks “Should I” in “¿Debo traer los mismos documentos?”. It is the first-person form of deber and is used before an infinitive to ask about an obligation or what is advisable.
traer “Traer” means “to bring” in “¿Debo traer los mismos documentos?” and “Por favor, traiga su tarjeta”. It follows “Debo” in the question and identifies the items to bring.
los “Los” means “the” before the plural noun “documentos” in “los mismos documentos”. It introduces a specific group of documents and agrees with the plural form used there.
mismos “Mismos” means “same” in “los mismos documentos”, asking whether the documents should be unchanged from before. It comes before the noun and describes the documents as identical to the previously understood ones.
documentos “Documentos” means “documents” in “los mismos documentos”. It identifies the papers the speaker asks about bringing and follows “los mismos”.
Por favor “Por favor” means “please” and makes “Por favor, traiga su tarjeta” a polite request. “Por” and “favor” work together as this fixed request formula; use it before a request or instruction.
su “Su” means “your” when addressing one person formally in “su tarjeta”. It comes before the noun and identifies the card as belonging to the person being addressed.
tarjeta “Tarjeta” means “card” in “su tarjeta”. It is one of the items the person is asked to bring and follows the possessive “su”.
y “Y” means “and” in “su tarjeta y el formulario”, linking the two items requested. Use it to join nouns or other coordinated parts of a sentence.
formulario “Formulario” means “form” in “el formulario ya completado”. It identifies the second document to bring and follows the article “el”.
ya “Ya” means “already” in “ya completado”, indicating that the form has been completed before it is brought. It is placed before “completado” in this expression to show the completed state is already in place.
completado “Completado” means “completed” in “el formulario ya completado”, describing the form that should be brought after being filled in. It follows “ya” and describes “el formulario”.

Grammar Points

ir a + infinitivo

Voy a actualizar el calendario.

boy ah ahk-too-ah-lee-SAR el kah-lehn-DAH-ryoh

I am going to update the calendar.

Spanish uses ir a plus an infinitive to express a planned or near-future action.

Imperativo formal con usted

Por favor, traiga su tarjeta.

por fah-BOR, TRY-gah soo tar-HEH-tah

Please bring your card.

For a formal command, Spanish uses the usted form, such as traiga.

Spanish Vocabulary

algo pron
AHL-goh something; anything

¿Hay algo más tarde esta semana?

calendario noun
kah-lehn-DAH-ryoh calendar

Puedo revisar el calendario por usted.

cambiar verb
kahm-BYAR to change; to move

Necesito cambiar mi cita para otro día.

cita noun
SEE-tah appointment

Necesito cambiar mi cita para otro día.

día noun
DEE-ah day

Necesito cambiar mi cita para otro día.

hay verb
eye there is; there are

¿Hay algo más tarde esta semana?

más tarde adv
mahs TAR-deh later

¿Hay algo más tarde esta semana?

necesito verb
neh-seh-SEE-toh I need

Necesito cambiar mi cita para otro día.

otro det
OH-troh another; other

Necesito cambiar mi cita para otro día.

puedo verb
PWEH-doh I can

Puedo revisar el calendario por usted.

revisar verb
reh-bee-SAR to check; to review

Puedo revisar el calendario por usted.

usted pron
oo-STED you (formal singular)

Puedo revisar el calendario por usted.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I can check the calendar for you.

Show AnswerPuedo revisar el calendario por usted.

Is there anything later this week?

Show Answer¿Hay algo más tarde esta semana?

That works for me.

Show AnswerMe viene bien.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

appointment

Show Answercita

calendar

Show Answercalendario

to check; to review

Show Answerrevisar

to change; to move

Show Answercambiar