How to Say ‘To make an appointment’ in Italian
Fissare un appuntamento
fees-SAH-reh oon ap-poon-tah-MEN-toh
[fees-SAH-reh oon ap-poon-tah-MEN-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: Fissare usually means "to stare at" or "to fix in place". With un appuntamento it means to set or book a time.
Phrase Breakdown
Fissare
[fees-SAH-reh]
to set / to schedule
Verb meaning to fix or arrange a date or time.
Dobbiamo fissare una riunione.
We need to schedule a meeting.
un
[oon]
a / an
An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.
È stato un incontro molto utile.
It was a very useful meeting.
appuntamento
[ap-poon-tah-MEN-toh]
appointment
A scheduled meeting, e.g. with a doctor or dentist.
Ho un appuntamento alle tre.
I have an appointment at three.
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