Rescheduling an appointment and confirming continuity of care | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: At a clinic reception desk, a patient reschedules an appointment while confirming that the next clinician can review the previous notes..

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Dialogue

A

회의가 길어져서 진료 예약을 변경해야 해요.

hweh-EE-ga gee-ruh-JYUH-suh JIN-lyoh yeh-YAHK-uhl byun-GYUHNG-hae-ya HAE-yoh I need to reschedule my appointment because my meeting ran long.
B

어느 의료진이 진료 가능한지에 따라 다른 시간대를 찾아볼 수 있어요.

uh-NEUH ee-RYOH-jin-ee JIN-lyoh ga-NEUNG-han-jee-eh TTAH-rah TTAH-reun shee-GAHM-dae-rul cha-jah-BOHL soo ee-SUH-yoh We can look for another slot, depending on which practitioner is free.
A

가능하면 빠른 시간으로 하고 싶어요.

ga-NEUNG-ha-myun PPAH-reun shee-GAHN-eu-ro HA-go shee-PUH-yoh I would prefer something soon, if possible.
B

가장 빠른 예약 가능 시간에는 같은 팀의 다른 의료진이 진료해요.

GAH-jahng PPAH-reun yeh-YAHK ga-NEUNG shee-GAHN-eh-neun GAH-teun teem-eh DAH-reun ee-RYOH-jin-ee JIN-lyoh-hae-yoh The earliest opening is with another clinician on the same team.
A

그분이 지난번 진료 기록을 확인할 수 있다면 괜찮아요.

guh-BOON-ee jee-NAHN-buhn JIN-lyoh gee-ROHG-eul hwa-GEEN-hal soo eet-TTAH-myun gwen-CHA-na-yoh That works if they can see my notes from the last visit.
B

기록에 접근할 수는 있지만, 그래도 몇 가지 질문을 하실 수도 있어요.

gee-ROHG-eh juhp-KKUN-hal soo-neun eet-JJI-man guh-RAE-doh myut-KKAH-jee JIL-moon-eul ha-SHEEL soo-doh ee-SUH-yoh They can access the record, though they may still ask a few questions.
A

관련 배경을 알고 있다면 괜찮아요.

gwal-LYUN BAE-gyung-eul AL-goh eet-TTAH-myun gwen-CHA-na-yoh That is fine, as long as they have the background.
B

예약 전에 그분에게 진료 기록을 확인해 달라고 요청하는 메모를 추가할 수 있어요.

yeh-YAHK juhn-eh guh-BOON-eh-geh JIN-lyoh gee-ROHG-eul hwa-GEEN-hae DAL-la-goh yoh-CHUHNG-ha-neun MEH-moh-reul CHOO-ga-hal soo ee-SUH-yoh I can add a note asking them to review your record before the appointment.

Word by Word

회의가 회의가 means the meeting as the subject in the exact phrase 회의가 길어져서. 회의 is followed by the subject marker 가, showing what became long. Use a noun with 이/가 when identifying what caused or underwent an event.
길어져서 길어져서 means because it ran long in 회의가 길어져서. It comes from 길어지다 and connects this reason to the need to change the appointment. This form is useful when explaining that something became longer than expected and caused a later action.
진료 진료 means a medical consultation or medical care in 진료 예약. It specifies the purpose of the appointment, rather than referring to the booking itself. 진료 + 예약 is a useful compound pattern for talking about a medical appointment.
예약을 예약을 means the appointment as the object in 진료 예약을 변경해야 해요. 예약 is followed by the object marker 을. Use a noun followed by 을 or 를 when it is the thing being changed, made, or handled.
변경해야 변경해야 means need to change in 변경해야 해요. It comes from 변경하다, and the -해야 form expresses necessity when completed by 해요. The pattern object + 변경해야 해요 is useful for politely stating that an appointment or arrangement must be changed.
해요 해요 is the polite form of 하다 that completes the necessity expression 변경해야 해요. Here it helps state politely that a change is required; it does not stand alone as the main meaning do. This ending is suitable when explaining a need to clinic staff.
어느 어느 means which before a noun in 어느 의료진이. It asks the listener to identify one choice from several possible people. Use 어느 + noun when asking which person, place, or option is relevant.
의료진이 의료진이 refers to the medical practitioner or clinical staff member as the subject in 어느 의료진이 진료 가능한지에 따라. 의료진 is followed by the subject marker 이. In this conversation, it identifies whose availability affects the available time slot.
가능한지에 가능한지에 forms part of 어느 의료진이 진료 가능한지에 따라 and expresses whether the clinician is available for care. It comes from 가능하다 with a form that turns the availability statement into an embedded question, followed by 에 before 따라. The whole pattern is useful when a result depends on whether a condition is met.
따라 따라 means depending on or according to in 가능한지에 따라. It comes from 따르다 and shows that the available slot changes based on the clinician’s availability. Use the pattern a condition + 에 따라 when outcomes vary according to that condition.
다른 다른 means another or different while modifying 시간대를 in 다른 시간대를 찾아볼 수 있어요. It comes from 다르다 and identifies an alternative to the original slot. Use 다른 + noun when choosing a different person, time, or option.
시간대를 시간대를 means the time slot as the object in 다른 시간대를 찾아볼 수 있어요. 시간대 is followed by the object marker 를. Use a time-slot noun with 을 or 를 when looking for, changing, or selecting it.
찾아볼 찾아볼 means look for or look into in 찾아볼 수 있어요. It comes from 찾아보다 and appears before 수 in the possibility expression. Use an object + 찾아보다 when checking available options rather than simply naming a search.
수 수 is the bound noun that marks possibility or ability in 찾아볼 수 있어요. It is not an independent meaning of look; together with the following form, it helps express that looking for another slot is possible. The pattern verb + 을/ㄹ 수 있어요 is used to say someone can do something.
있어요 있어요 is the polite form of 있다 that completes 찾아볼 수 있어요. In this construction, it means that the possibility exists, so the whole phrase means can look for. Use it at the end of a verb + 을/ㄹ 수 있어요 expression.
가능하면 가능하면 means if possible in 가능하면 빠른 시간으로 하고 싶어요. It comes from 가능하다 with the conditional ending -면 and sets the condition for the speaker’s preference. Use 가능하면 before a request or preference when making it conditional.
빠른 빠른 means early or soon while modifying 시간 in 빠른 시간으로 하고 싶어요. It comes from 빠르다 and describes the requested timing. Use an adjective before a time noun when expressing a preference for earlier timing.
시간으로 시간으로 means for or as the selected time in 빠른 시간으로 하고 싶어요. 시간 is followed by 로, which marks the time arrangement being chosen. This is useful when stating what time an appointment should be set for.
하고 하고 comes from 하다 and connects 시간으로 to 싶어요 in 시간으로 하고 싶어요. Here it contributes to the meaning want to set or arrange it for that time, not the conjunction and. The pattern verb + 고 싶어요 is used to express a polite desire.
싶어요 싶어요 is the polite form of 싶다 in 하고 싶어요 and means would like to. It expresses the speaker’s preference about the appointment time. Use it after a verb in -고 싶어요 when politely saying what you want to do.
가장 가장 means most and makes 가장 빠른 mean the earliest. It comes before the adjective it intensifies. Use 가장 + adjective when selecting the option with the highest degree of a quality.
예약 예약 means an appointment or reservation in 예약 가능 시간. It combines with 가능 to describe a time when an appointment can be booked. This compound is useful when discussing booking availability.
가능 가능 means availability or possibility in 예약 가능 시간. In this compound, it indicates that the time is available for an appointment. Use a noun followed by 가능 when labeling whether that kind of booking or action is possible.
시간에는 시간에는 means at the time or time slot in 가장 빠른 예약 가능 시간에는. 시간 is followed by 에는, which sets the time as the focus or situation. Use time + 에는 when emphasizing what happens at a particular time.
같은 같은 means same while modifying 팀 in 같은 팀의. It comes from 같다 and shows that the other clinician belongs to the same team. Use 같은 + noun to identify something shared or identical.
팀의 팀의 means of the team or belonging to the team in 같은 팀의. 팀 is followed by 의, which links the team to the following person or role. Use X의 Y to express affiliation or another relationship between two nouns.
진료해요 진료해요 is the polite form of 진료하다 and means provides medical care or sees the patient in this clinic context. It describes what the clinician does at the appointment. This form is useful when politely stating that a medical professional will provide care.
그분이 그분이 means that person or that clinician as the subject in 그분이 지난번 진료 기록을 확인할 수 있다면. 그분 is a respectful reference to a person, followed by 이 as the subject marker. Use it when referring politely to someone already understood in the conversation.
지난번 지난번 means last time or previous in 지난번 진료 기록을 확인할 수 있다면. It identifies the earlier visit whose record is being discussed. Use 지난번 before a noun when referring to the previous occasion or item.
기록을 기록을 means the record or notes as the object in 지난번 진료 기록을 확인할 수 있다면. 기록 is followed by the object marker 을. Use a record noun with 을 or 를 when it is the information someone will review or check.
확인할 확인할 means to check or review in 확인할 수 있다면. It comes from 확인하다 and appears before 수 in the conditional possibility expression. Use it with a record or other information when discussing whether someone can review it.
있다면 있다면 means if it is possible or if they can in 확인할 수 있다면. It completes the pattern 확인할 수 있다면, where -다면 introduces the condition that the review is possible. Use verb + 을/ㄹ 수 있다면 when making an arrangement dependent on someone’s ability.
괜찮아요 괜찮아요 means it is fine or acceptable in response to the proposed appointment arrangement. It shows that the speaker accepts the option as long as the clinician can review the previous record. Use it politely to say that a plan or condition is acceptable.
기록에 기록에 means to or in the record in 기록에 접근할 수는 있지만. 기록 is followed by 에, marking the target of 접근하다. Use the pattern a record or system + 에 접근하다 when talking about access to information.
접근할 접근할 means to access in 접근할 수는 있지만. It comes from 접근하다 and appears before 수 in the ability expression. Use it with a record or system when discussing whether someone is able to access it.
수는 수는 marks the ability or possibility in 접근할 수는 있지만, with 는 adding contrastive emphasis. The phrase concedes that access is possible before introducing another point. Use verb + 을/ㄹ 수는 있지만 when saying someone can do something, but a limitation or additional fact follows.
있지만 있지만 means can, but or although it is possible in 접근할 수는 있지만. It comes from 있다 with the contrastive ending -지만 and introduces the later qualification. Use it after a statement you want to concede before presenting a contrasting fact.
그래도 그래도 means still or even so in 그래도 몇 가지 질문을 하실 수도 있어요. It shows that questions may remain despite the clinician’s access to the record. Use it after a concession when the next situation remains true anyway.
몇 몇 means a few or several before 가지 in 몇 가지 질문을 하실 수도 있어요. It leaves the exact number unspecified while indicating a small quantity. Use 몇 with a counting expression when the number is not known or not important.
가지 가지 helps count or group items in 몇 가지 질문. Here it presents the questions as several items, not as literal branches. Use 몇 가지 + noun when referring to a small number of questions, points, or items.
질문을 질문을 means questions as the object in 질문을 하실 수도 있어요. 질문 is followed by 을, linking it to the respectful expression for asking. This form is useful when identifying what a clinician or another person may ask.
하실 하실 is the respectful form of 하다 used in 질문을 하실 수도 있어요. In this context it refers politely to the clinician asking questions. Use this honorific form when describing an action by a person who should be addressed respectfully.
수도 수도 means may or might also in 하실 수도 있어요. 수 marks possibility and 도 adds the sense of also or even, so the clinician may ask questions in addition to reviewing the record. Use verb + 을/ㄹ 수도 있어요 for a possible action.
관련 관련 means related or relevant in 관련 배경을 알고 있다면. It identifies the background information as connected to the patient’s situation. Use 관련 + noun when specifying information that is relevant to a topic or case.
배경을 배경을 means the background or context as the object in 관련 배경을 알고 있다면. 배경 is followed by the object marker 을. Use a noun + 을/를 알고 있다 when saying that someone knows or is aware of relevant context.
알고 알고 comes from 알다 and means knowing or being aware as part of 알고 있다면. It connects the knowledge state to the conditional ending in the full phrase. Use it with a person’s background knowledge when explaining what someone already knows.
전에 전에 means before in 예약 전에. It marks the time before the appointment. Use a noun + 전에 to say that an action happens before a particular event.
그분에게 그분에게 means to that person or to the clinician in 그분에게 진료 기록을 확인해 달라고 요청하는 메모. 그분 is followed by 에게, marking the recipient of the request. Use a person + 에게 when directing a request or action to that person.
확인해 확인해 means check or review as the requested action in 확인해 달라고. It comes from 확인하다 and connects the review action to the request expression. Use an object + 확인해 달라고 when asking someone to review that object for you.
달라고 달라고 in 확인해 달라고 요청하는 reports a request for the other person to perform the action as a favor. It links the requested review to 요청하는. Use the pattern verb + 아/어 달라고 요청하다 when describing a request for someone’s help.
요청하는 요청하는 means requesting and modifies 메모 in 요청하는 메모. It comes from 요청하다 and describes what the note asks the clinician to do. Use a verb in this modifying form before a noun when explaining the purpose or content of a note.
메모를 메모를 means the note as the object in 메모를 추가할 수 있어요. 메모 is followed by the object marker 를. Use it when identifying a note that someone can add to a record or appointment details.
추가할 추가할 means to add in 추가할 수 있어요. It comes from 추가하다 and appears before 수 in the possibility expression. Use an object + 추가할 수 있어요 to say that a note or other information can be added.

Grammar Points

-아/어서

회의가 길어져서 진료 예약을 변경해야 해요.

hweh-EE-ga gee-ruh-JYUH-suh JIN-lyoh yeh-YAHK-uhl byun-GYUHNG-hae-ya HAE-yoh

The meeting is running long, so I have to reschedule my medical appointment.

Attach -아/어서 to express a reason or cause. 길어지다 becomes 길어져서.

-(으)ㄴ지

의료진이 진료 가능한지 확인할 수 있어요.

ee-RYOH-jin-ee JIN-lyoh ga-NEUNG-han-jee hwa-GEEN-hal soo ee-SUH-yoh

I can check whether the medical practitioner is available to see patients.

Attach -(으)ㄴ지 to an adjective to express an embedded question or uncertainty: 가능하다 becomes 가능한지.

Korean Vocabulary

가능하다 adj
ga-NEUNG-ha-da to be possible 가능하면
같은 팀 phrase
GAH-teun teem the same team
길어지다 verb
gee-ruh-JEE-da to run long 길어져서
변경하다 verb
byun-GYUHNG-ha-da to change or reschedule 변경해야 해요
빠르다 adj
PPAH-reu-da to be early or quick 빠른
시간대 noun
shee-GAHN-dae time slot
예약 가능 시간 phrase
yeh-YAHK ga-NEUNG shee-GAHN available appointment time
의료진 noun
ee-RYOH-jin medical practitioner
진료 가능하다 phrase
JIN-lyoh ga-NEUNG-ha-da to be available to see patients 진료 가능한지
진료 예약 noun
JIN-lyoh yeh-YAHK medical appointment
찾아보다 verb
cha-jah-BOH-da to look for 찾아볼 수 있어요
회의 noun
hweh-EE meeting

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I need to reschedule my appointment because my meeting ran long.

Show Answer회의가 길어져서 진료 예약을 변경해야 해요.

I would prefer something soon, if possible.

Show Answer가능하면 빠른 시간으로 하고 싶어요.

That is fine, as long as they have the background.

Show Answer관련 배경을 알고 있다면 괜찮아요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to be possible

Show Answer가능하면

to run long

Show Answer길어져서

medical practitioner

Show Answer의료진

to be early or quick

Show Answer빠른