Basic time: Scheduling a time for the appointment

💬 The time can go at the very start of the sentence, before 我. Saying 我星期三下午有课 is equally correct.

🇨🇳 Saying what you have on is the polite way to decline. You don't need to say "no" outright, because the reason does the refusing for you.

💬 Add 呢 to a single noun to ask "what about ___?" For example, 你呢 means "and you?"

💬 几 asks about small numbers you expect to be under ten or so. You'll hear it in 几点 "what time" and 几个人 "how many people".

💬 The part of the day comes before the hour, the reverse of English "three pm". Likewise 上午十点 is "10 am".

💬 For 2 o'clock, say 两点 (liǎng diǎn), not 二点.

💬 有点儿 before an adjective means "a bit too" and usually signals mild complaint. 有点儿贵 means "a bit pricey". It's not used for positive things.

💬 吧 at the end turns a statement into a soft suggestion. It works like "let's" or "how about": 走吧 means "let's go".

💬 The place goes after 在 and before the verb 见. The description comes before 的 and the thing described comes after it, so it reads as "school-gate's café".

🇨🇳 Chinese campuses and housing compounds are usually walled, with a main gate. "Meet at the gate" is a very common, easy-to-find meeting spot.

💬 咖啡 is a sound-borrowing of "coffee", and 馆 means a venue or establishment. You'll see 馆 again in 饭馆 "restaurant" and 图书馆 "library".

💬 太 plus an adjective plus 了 expresses strong feeling. 太好了 means "great!" and 太贵了 means "too expensive!"

💬 Any time word plus 见 means "see you then". You can say 明天见 "see you tomorrow" or 一会儿见 "see you in a bit".

🇨🇳 Borrowed from English, 拜拜 is very common in casual speech and on the phone. With elders or in formal settings, 再见 is the safer choice.