Basic time: Scheduling a time for the appointment
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Key Phrases
Tu es libre pour le rendez-vous ?
Are you free for the appointment?
Alors à 16h30 ?
Then at 4:30 pm?
C'est trop tard pour moi.
That's too late for me.
Skills You'll Learn
Ask if someone is available for a meeting.
Demander si quelqu'un est disponible pour un rendez-vous.
Suggest and confirm a time for an appointment.
Proposer et confirmer une heure pour un rendez-vous.
Say that a proposed time is too late and choose a better one.
Dire qu'une heure proposée est trop tard et choisir une meilleure option.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are arranging an appointment in French and discussing what time works best, choosing between the afternoon and a later evening option.
Bonjour, tu es libre pour le rendez-vous ?
Hello, are you free for the appointment?
Oui, on peut choisir l'heure ensemble.
Yes, we can choose the time together.
Tu préfères 14h ?
Do you prefer 2:00 pm.?
À 14h, je travaille encore un peu.
At 2:00 pm., I'll still be working a little.
D'accord, alors à 16h30 ?
Okay, then at 4:30 pm.?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bonjour
bohn-ZHOOR
Hello
Tu es
too ay
You are
💬 [Tu es] often contracts in speech to something like (tyeh). You will hear that smooth run-together sound a lot with very common pairs like [tu es] and [j'ai].
See breakdown →Libre
LEEBR
Free
Tu es libre ?
too ay LEEBR
Are you free?
🇫🇷 Use [tu] only with someone you are on informal terms with. With a stranger or in a professional setting, [vous êtes libre ?] is usually safer.
See breakdown →Pour
poor
For
Le rendez-vous
luh rahn-day-VOO
The appointment / meeting
💬 [Rendez-vous] is one fixed expression, even though it literally looks like several pieces. In real life it can mean an appointment, a meeting, or even a date depending on context.
See breakdown →Pour le rendez-vous
poor luh rahn-day-VOO
For the appointment
Oui
wee
Yes
On peut
ohn puh
We can
💬 In everyday French, [on] often means [we]. So [on peut] is a very common way to say [we can], more natural in speech than [nous pouvons].
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