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Key Phrases

Quisiera hacer una cita, por favor.

I'd like to make an appointment, please.

¿A nombre de quién?

Under what name?

El jueves a las cuatro de la tarde.

Thursday at four in the afternoon.

Skills You'll Learn

How to politely request an appointment

Cómo pedir una cita de manera cortés

How to specify days and times for an appointment

Cómo especificar días y horas para una cita

How to give your name and confirm reservation details

Cómo dar tu nombre y confirmar detalles de una reservación

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you're calling an office in Mexico. You want to make an appointment for Thursday.

Buenas tardes. Quisiera hacer una cita, por favor.

Good afternoon. I'd like to make an appointment, please.

Buenas tardes. Claro, ¿para qué día?

Good afternoon. Sure, for what day?

Para el jueves, si se puede.

For Thursday, if possible.

El jueves tengo a las diez o a las cuatro.

On Thursday I have ten or four o'clock.

A las cuatro, por favor.

Four o'clock, please.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

☀️👋

Buenas tardes.

BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs

Good afternoon.

🇲🇽 In Mexico, open with a greeting like this before asking for anything. Going straight to your request can come across as abrupt, even on the phone.

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📅

Una cita

OO-nah SEE-tah

An appointment

💬 cita also means a romantic date. Context usually makes it clear, and cita con el doctor "appointment with the doctor" leaves no doubt.

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📅✍️

Hacer una cita

ah-SEHR OO-nah SEE-tah

To make an appointment

💬 Spanish uses hacer "to do / make" here, just like English "make". The same verb works for other bookings: hacer una reservación "to make a reservation".

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🙋📅🙏

Quisiera hacer una cita, por favor.

kee-SYEH-rah ah-SEHR OO-nah SEE-tah pohr fah-VOHR

I'd like to make an appointment, please.

💬 Quisiera is a softer, more polite "I'd like" than quiero "I want". Use it at the start of any request: Quisiera un café "I'd like a coffee".

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👍

Claro

KLAH-roh

Of course

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❓📆

¿Para qué día?

pah-rah keh DEE-ah

For what day?

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👍❓📆

Claro, ¿para qué día?

KLAH-roh pah-rah keh DEE-ah

Sure, for what day?

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📆4️⃣

El jueves

el HWEH-behs

On Thursday

💬 Spanish has no word for "on" with days. el does that job. Make it plural for a habit: los jueves "on Thursdays".

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📆4️⃣

Para el jueves

pah-rah el HWEH-behs

For Thursday

💬 para marks the day something is booked for. Swap in any day: para el lunes "for Monday", para mañana "for tomorrow".

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