Basic time: Scheduling a time for the appointment
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Key Phrases
Quería pedir cita, por favor.
I'd like to make an appointment, please.
¿Tiene algo el martes?
Do you have anything on Tuesday?
¿Me dice su nombre, por favor?
Could you tell me your name, please?
Skills You'll Learn
Making an appointment by phone or in person
Pedir una cita por teléfono o en persona
Expressing availability and time preferences
Expresar disponibilidad y preferencias de horario
Giving personal information such as your name to confirm an appointment
Dar información personal como el nombre al confirmar una cita
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're calling a local office in Spain. You want to make an appointment for a day and time that works for you.
Buenos días. Quería pedir cita, por favor.
Good morning. I'd like to make an appointment, please.
Buenos días. Sí, claro. ¿Para qué día?
Good morning. Yes, of course. For what day?
¿Tiene algo el martes?
Do you have anything on Tuesday?
El martes tengo a las diez o a las cinco.
On Tuesday I have ten o'clock or five o'clock.
A las diez no puedo. Mejor a las cinco.
I can't do ten. Five is better.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Pedir cita
peh-DEER SEE-tah
To make an appointment
💬 No "an" here. You say pedir cita, not pedir una cita, though both are understood.
See breakdown →Quería pedir cita
keh-REE-ah peh-DEER SEE-tah
I'd like to make an appointment
💬 Quería literally looks like "I wanted", but here it's the soft, polite way to say "I'd like". It works for any request: Quería un café "I'd like a coffee".
See breakdown →Quería pedir cita, por favor.
keh-REE-ah peh-DEER SEE-tah pohr fa-BOR
I'd like to make an appointment, please.
🇪🇸 This is the standard opener when you phone or walk up to a doctor's surgery, hairdresser or any office in Spain. It sounds polite without being stiff.
See breakdown →Sí, claro.
see CLAH-roh
Yes, of course.
¿Para qué día?
PAH-rah keh DEE-ah
For what day?
¿Tiene algo?
tee-EH-neh AL-goh
Do you have anything?
💬 Tiene is the polite "you have", and it's the same form as "he has" or "she has". With staff you don't know, this is the form to use.
See breakdown →El martes
el MAR-tes
On Tuesday
💬 Spanish uses el where English says "on": el martes means "on Tuesday". Make it plural for a habit: los martes "on Tuesdays".
See breakdown →¿Tiene algo el martes?
tee-EH-neh AL-goh el MAR-tes
Do you have anything on Tuesday?
A las diez
ah lahs dyez
At ten
💬 Times take las because they count hours: a las diez. One o'clock is the exception, since it's a single hour: a la una "at one".
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