Day, date and time
Use with a weekday or date, and with a clock time: , . A full appointment can have both: . At this level, it is enough to give the weekday or the date clearly.
From now or since a starting point
means two weeks from now. means the problem started on Saturday and continues now. Use to ask its starting point. We return to in module 10; here it is a useful symptom question.
Ask for a workable time
asks for an earlier appointment. asks whether the proposed time works. explains a conflict. Ask to offer an alternative. is cancel it; is move it.
Instructions in the consultation
Polite instructions keep : , . A separable command still sends its prefix to the end. is the whole polite instruction for sit down. You already know informal from the house.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Notice the useful forms
Tap the marked grammar forms.
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The appointment is on Monday at four.
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I have had a sore throat since Saturday.
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Open your mouth (polite).
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Fix the time and understand the instruction
Choose the right word for the gap.
Ich komme Montag.
I come on Monday.
Der Termin ist sechzehn Uhr.
The appointment is at sixteen hundred.
Die Schmerzen sind Samstag da.
The pain has been there since Saturday.
Der Termin ist zwei Wochen.
The appointment is in two weeks.
Machen Sie den Mund .
Open your mouth (polite).
Sie tief.
Breathe deeply (polite).
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete the conversation
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Der Termin ist Montag vier.
The appointment is on Monday at four.
Ich habe Samstag Halsschmerzen.
I have had a sore throat since Saturday.
Der nächste Termin ist zwei Wochen.
The next appointment is in two weeks.
Sie den Mund .
Open your mouth (polite).
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Put the message together
Put the words in order.
Is Tuesday possible too?
I would like to move the appointment.
Since when have you had pain?
Practice 5/5 · In situations
Respond to the situation
Choose the right words for the situation.
You cannot attend on Monday but are free on Tuesday. You suggest another day.
You say:
The question offers a practical alternative.
You cannot attend on Monday but are free on Tuesday. You suggest another day.
You say:
The question offers a practical alternative.
The doctor asks when your sore throat started. It began on Saturday and is still there.
You say:
Seit gives the starting point of the continuing symptom.
The doctor asks when your sore throat started. It began on Saturday and is still there.
You say:
Seit gives the starting point of the continuing symptom.
Unit complete
