About This Lesson
Use Rescheduling an appointment to practice French conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Je dois déplacer mon rendez-vous à un autre jour.
zhuh dwah day-plah-SAY mohn rahn-duh-VOO ah uhn OH-truh zhoor I need to move my appointment to another day.
B
Je peux vérifier le calendrier pour vous.
zhuh puh vay-ree-FYAY luh kah-lahn-Dree-YAY poor VOO I can check the calendar for you.
A
Y a-t-il une disponibilité plus tard cette semaine ?
yah-TEEL oon dee-spoh-nee-bee-lee-TAY ploo TAR set suh-MEN Is there anything later this week?
B
Il y a une disponibilité l'après-midi plus tard cette semaine.
eel yah oon dee-spoh-nee-bee-lee-TAY lah-preh-mee-DEE ploo TAR set suh-MEN There is an afternoon opening later this week.
A
Ça me convient.
sah muh kohn-VYAN That works for me.
A
Je peux venir cet après-midi-là.
zhuh puh vuh-NEER say tah-preh-mee-DEE-LAH I can come that afternoon.
B
Je vais modifier le rendez-vous.
zhuh vay moh-dee-FYAY luh rahn-duh-VOO I will update the appointment.
A
Dois-je apporter les mêmes documents ?
dwahzh ah-poh-TRAY lay MEM doh-kyoo-MAHN Should I bring the same documents?
B
Veuillez apporter votre carte et le formulaire rempli.
vuh-YAY ah-poh-TRAY votr KART ay luh for-myoo-LAIR rahn-PLEE Please bring your card and the completed form.Word by Word
Je
In Je dois déplacer mon rendez-vous..., Je means “I” and identifies the speaker as the person who needs the change. It is used at the start of a sentence before the verb.
dois
In Je dois déplacer mon rendez-vous..., dois means “need to” or “must.” It is the form of devoir used with the infinitive déplacer to express a necessary action; a reusable pattern is Je dois + infinitive.
déplacer
In Je dois déplacer mon rendez-vous..., déplacer means to move or reschedule the appointment. It follows dois in its infinitive form; déplacer un rendez-vous is useful when changing an appointment.
mon
In mon rendez-vous, mon means “my” and shows that the appointment belongs to the speaker. It comes before rendez-vous; a reusable pattern is mon + noun.
rendez-vous
The whole expression rendez-vous means “appointment” here. The parts rendez and vous combine in this fixed expression for an arranged meeting, and the expression is the object of déplacer.
à
In déplacer mon rendez-vous à un autre jour, à means “to” and marks the day to which the appointment is moved. It introduces the destination or new time of a change.
un
In un autre jour, un means “a” and introduces one unspecified day. It comes before the noun phrase describing the different day.
autre
In un autre jour, autre means “another” and indicates that the day is different from the original one. A reusable pattern is un autre + noun when referring to a different choice.
jour
In un autre jour, jour means “day,” the time unit chosen for the rescheduled appointment. It is used after un autre to identify the new day.
peux
In Je peux vérifier le calendrier..., peux means “can” and expresses the speaker’s ability or willingness to check. It is a form of pouvoir followed by the infinitive vérifier; a reusable pattern is Je peux + infinitive.
vérifier
In Je peux vérifier le calendrier pour vous, vérifier means “to check,” specifically to look at the calendar for an available time. It follows peux in the infinitive form and can be used before the object being checked.
le
In le calendrier, le means “the” and points to the specific calendar being checked. It comes before the singular noun calendrier.
calendrier
In le calendrier, calendrier means “calendar,” the schedule used to check appointment openings. It is the object of vérifier in this sentence.
pour
In pour vous, pour means “for” and marks the person who benefits from the calendar check. A reusable pattern is faire quelque chose pour + person.
vous
In pour vous, vous means “you” and identifies the person for whom the calendar is being checked. It follows pour in the expression pour vous.
Y
In Y a-t-il une disponibilité..., Y contributes the meaning “there” in the question asking whether an opening exists. The whole expression Y a-t-il means “Is there...?” and is used to ask about availability.
a
In Y a-t-il une disponibilité..., a is part of the expression used to ask whether something exists. The whole expression Y a-t-il une disponibilité means “Is there an opening?”; a is also used in Il y a une disponibilité to state that one exists.
il
In Y a-t-il, il is part of the French question structure for asking whether something exists. It also appears in Il y a une disponibilité, where the whole expression means “There is an opening.”
une
In une disponibilité, une means “a” and introduces one available opening. It comes before the singular noun disponibilité.
disponibilité
In une disponibilité, disponibilité means “availability” or an “opening,” here a time when the appointment can take place. It can be used after une when asking about or identifying an available slot.
plus
In plus tard, plus helps form the time expression meaning “later,” referring to a time after the current or expected time. The reusable expression plus tard is used when arranging something for a later time.
tard
In plus tard cette semaine, tard means “late” or “later” and places the opening at a later point in the week. The expression plus tard can be used to refer to a later time.
cette
In cette semaine, cette means “this” and points to the week that is currently being discussed. It comes before the noun semaine.
semaine
In cette semaine, semaine means “week,” the time period in which the later opening is being considered. It follows cette to form “this week.”
l'après-midi
In l'après-midi, the expression means “the afternoon,” the part of the day when the opening is available. It names the time period and can be used to specify when an appointment takes place.
Ça
In Ça me convient, Ça means “that” or “it” and refers to the proposed afternoon opening. The whole expression Ça me convient means “That works for me,” a useful way to accept an option.
me
In Ça me convient, me means “for me” and identifies the person to whom the proposed time is suitable. It appears before convient in the pattern Ça me convient.
convient
In Ça me convient, convient expresses that the proposed option suits the speaker. The whole expression means “That works for me” and is useful when accepting a suggested time or arrangement.
cet
In cet après-midi-là, cet means “that” or “this” before the time expression après-midi-là. Together with là, it points to the particular afternoon that was just selected.
après-midi-là
In cet après-midi-là, après-midi-là means “that afternoon” and refers back to the afternoon opening chosen earlier. It identifies the time when the speaker can come.
vais
In Je vais modifier le rendez-vous, vais means “am going to” or “will” and introduces a planned update. It is used with the infinitive modifier; a reusable pattern is Je vais + infinitive.
modifier
In Je vais modifier le rendez-vous, modifier means “to modify” or “to update” the appointment. It follows vais in the infinitive form and names the planned change.
apporter
In Dois-je apporter... and Veuillez apporter..., apporter means “to bring,” specifically to bring the required items to the appointment. A reusable pattern is apporter + object, such as apporter un document.
les
In les mêmes documents, les means “the” before a plural noun. It introduces the documents being discussed as a group.
mêmes
In les mêmes documents, mêmes means “same” and asks whether the documents should be identical to the ones already expected. The reusable pattern les mêmes + noun refers to the same items as before.
documents
In les mêmes documents, documents means “documents,” the papers the person is asked to bring. It is the object of apporter.
Veuillez
In Veuillez apporter votre carte..., Veuillez is a polite formal request meaning “please.” It is used before an infinitive to give a courteous instruction, here asking someone to bring the listed items.
votre
In votre carte, votre means “your” and identifies the card as belonging to the person addressed. It comes before the noun carte in the possessive pattern votre + noun.
carte
In votre carte, carte means “card,” one of the items the person should bring. It is the first object listed after apporter.
et
In votre carte et le formulaire rempli, et means “and” and connects the card with the completed form. It joins the two objects requested after apporter.
formulaire
In le formulaire rempli, formulaire means “form,” the second document to bring. It is followed by rempli, which describes the form’s required state.
rempli
In le formulaire rempli, rempli means “completed” or “filled in” and describes the form that should be brought. It shows that the form is expected to have its information entered already.
Grammar Points
Veuillez + infinitif
Veuillez apporter les mêmes documents.
vuh-YAY ah-poh-TRAY lay MEM doh-kyoo-MAHNPlease bring the same documents.
Veuillez is a formal request followed by an infinitive; it expresses a polite instruction.
Ça me convient
Ça me convient pour l'après-midi.
sah muh kohn-VYAN poor lah-preh-mee-DEEThat works for me in the afternoon.
Me comes before the verb to show who the arrangement suits: literally, “That suits me.”
French Vocabulary
après-midi
noun
ah-preh-mee-DEE
afternoon
autre
adj
OH-truh
another; other
Ça me convient
phrase
sah muh kohn-VYAN
That works for me
calendrier
noun
kah-lahn-Dree-YAY
calendar
déplacer
verb
day-plah-SAY
to move; to reschedule
disponibilité
noun
dee-spoh-nee-bee-lee-TAY
availability; opening
modifier
verb
moh-dee-FYAY
to modify; to update
plus tard
adv
ploo TAR
later
rendez-vous
noun
rahn-duh-VOO
appointment
semaine
noun
suh-MEN
week
venir
verb
vuh-NEER
to come
vérifier
verb
vay-ree-FYAY
to check
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
That works for me.
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Ça me convient.I can come that afternoon.
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Je peux venir cet après-midi-là.I will update the appointment.
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Je vais modifier le rendez-vous.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
another; other
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autreto move; to reschedule
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déplacerweek
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semainecalendar