Reschedule doctor appointment over phone: Confirming the reschedule
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Key Phrases
Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben.
I would like to reschedule my doctor's appointment.
Welchen Termin möchten Sie ändern?
Which appointment would you like to change?
Passt Ihnen Donnerstag um elf Uhr?
Would Thursday at eleven o'clock suit you?
Skills You'll Learn
Introducing yourself politely on the phone or at a reception desk.
Sich höflich am Telefon oder am Empfang vorstellen.
Asking to reschedule a doctor's appointment and giving the original time.
Darum bitten, einen Arzttermin zu verschieben, und den ursprünglichen Termin nennen.
Confirming a new appointment time and thanking someone for their help.
Einen neuen Termin bestätigen und sich für die Hilfe bedanken.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a doctor’s office in Germany to reschedule an appointment. You speak politely with the receptionist, confirm a new time, and make sure the new appointment is fixed.
Guten Tag, hier ist Emily Smith . Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben.
Good day, this is Emily Smith. I would like to reschedule my doctor’s appointment.
Guten Tag, natürlich. Welchen Termin möchten Sie ändern?
Good day, of course. Which appointment would you like to change?
Meinen Termin am Dienstag um zehn Uhr.
My appointment on Tuesday at ten o’clock.
Kein Problem. Passt Ihnen Donnerstag um elf Uhr?
No problem. Would Thursday at eleven o’clock suit you?
Ja, das passt mir gut. Ist der Termin fest?
Yes, that works well for me. Is the appointment confirmed?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten Tag.
GOO-ten tahk
Good day.
Hier ist...
heer ist
This is...
💬 [Hier ist ...] is the standard way to say "this is ..." when you introduce yourself on the phone in German. You can swap in your name directly: [Hier ist Anna Müller].
See breakdown →Hier ist Emily Smith .
heer ist
This is Emily Smith.
💬 On the phone, German often uses [Hier ist ...] where English uses "This is ...". You can reuse it with any name: [Hier ist Max Weber].
See breakdown →Ich möchte... verschieben.
ikh MERKH-tuh fer-SHEE-ben
I would like to reschedule...
💬 [verschieben] splits in a full sentence, so the [ver-] part stays with the verb and the other part does not move elsewhere. Compare it with a separable verb like [eintragen], which becomes [Ich trage Sie ein].
See breakdown →Meinen Arzttermin
MY-nen ARTST-ter-meen
My doctor’s appointment
💬 [mein] changes to [meinen] here because it's the thing you want to reschedule: [Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben]. Same pattern: [meinen Termin], [meinen Namen].
See breakdown →Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben.
ikh MERKH-tuh MY-nen ARTST-ter-meen fer-SHEE-ben
I would like to reschedule my doctor's appointment.
💬 [möchte] is a softer, more polite way to say what you want than a direct [ich will]. You'll hear the same pattern everywhere: [Ich möchte einen neuen Termin] or [Ich möchte absagen].
See breakdown →Der Arzttermin
dair ARTST-ter-meen
Doctor's appointment
Verschieben
fer-SHEE-ben
To reschedule
Natürlich.
nah-TOOR-likh
Of course.
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