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You change your appointment time because you cannot come: what to say in Spanish
You change the appointment because you cannot come.
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How it's done. If you cannot come, cancel or move the appointment in advance: that way someone else gets the slot and the system does not count a no-show.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Buenos días, no puedo ir a mi cita del jueves. ¿Puedo cambiarla?
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, noh poo-EH-doh eer uh mee SEE-tuh del khoo-EH-bes. Poo-EH-doh kuhm-BYAHR-luh?
Good morning, I can't make my Thursday appointment. Can I change it?
THEY SAY
Claro. ¿Qué día le viene bien?KLAH-roh. Keh DEE-uh leh BYEH-neh byayn?
Of course. Which day suits you?
They might also say:
Sin problema. ¿Qué día prefiere?
Seen proh-BLEH-muh. Keh DEE-uh preh-FYEH-reh?
No problem. Which day do you prefer?
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YOU REPLY
¿Tiene algo la semana que viene?
TYEH-neh AHL-goh lah seh-MAH-nuh keh BYEH-neh?
Do you have anything next week?
THEY SAY
El martes a las once y cuarto.El MAHR-tes uh lahs OHN-seh ee koo-AHR-toh.
Tuesday at a quarter past eleven.
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YOU FINISH
Perfecto. Muchas gracias.
Pehr-FEK-toh. MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Perfect. Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Le mando un recordatorio al móvil.Deh NAH-duh. Leh MAHN-doh oon reh-kor-duh-TOH-ryoh ahl MOH-beel.
You're welcome. I'll send a reminder to your phone.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
no
noh
adverb
no
puedo
poo-EH-doh
verb
I can
ir
eer
verb
to go
cita
SEE-tuh
noun
appointment
30 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Puede escribírmelo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh es-kree-BEER-meh-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you write it down for me, please?
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