Rescheduling an appointment | Learn Danish in English

Danish lesson set in a contemporary Copenhagen everyday setting: At a reception desk, one adult reschedules an appointment, chooses a later opening, and confirms documents to bring..

EN → DA / Level: A2

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Use Rescheduling an appointment to practice Danish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

Jeg skal flytte min aftale til en anden dag.

yai skel FLUH-duh meen AF-tay-luh t'l uhn AN-uhn deh. I need to move my appointment to another day.
B

Jeg kan tjekke kalenderen for dig.

yai kan CHEH-guh kuh-LEN-uh fohr yoo. I can check the calendar for you.
A

Er der noget senere på ugen?

air duh NOHTH SAY-nuh puh OO-uhn? Is there anything later this week?
B

Der er en ledig tid om eftermiddagen senere på ugen.

duh air uhn LAY-thee teeth om EF-tuh-METH-ah-uhn SAY-nuh puh OO-uhn. There is an afternoon opening later this week.
A

Det passer mig.

deh PAS-uh my. That works for me.
A

Jeg kan komme den eftermiddag.

yai kan KUM-uh den EF-tuh-METH-ah. I can come that afternoon.
B

Jeg opdaterer aftalen.

yai op-TAY-uh AF-tay-lun. I will update the appointment.
A

Skal jeg tage de samme dokumenter med?

skel yai TAY dee SAM-uh doh-koo-MEN-tuh meth? Should I bring the same documents?
B

Tag venligst dit kort og den udfyldte formular med.

tay VEN-lisst deet kohrd oh den OOTH-fuhl-tuh for-MAH-luh meth. Please bring your card and the completed form.

Word by Word

Jeg Jeg means I in the dialogue, as in Jeg skal flytte min aftale. It is used as the subject before a modal or verb, for example in Jeg kan tjekke and Jeg kan komme.
skal Skal expresses that the speaker needs to or is going to do something, as in Jeg skal flytte min aftale. It comes before an infinitive, so a useful pattern is skal plus an infinitive.
flytte Flytte means move here, specifically reschedule an appointment in Jeg skal flytte min aftale til en anden dag. It can be reused with an object and a destination or new time, as in flytte min aftale til en anden dag.
min Min means my in min aftale, referring to the speaker’s appointment. It comes before the noun and can be reused in the pattern min plus a noun.
aftale Aftale means appointment in min aftale. It names the scheduled meeting that the speaker wants to move, and it can be reused in phrases such as Jeg skal flytte min aftale.
til Til marks the new destination or time in til en anden dag, meaning to another day. It is useful before a destination or a new time, as in flytte min aftale til en anden dag.
en En is the indefinite article in en anden dag, meaning a day. It comes before the noun and is used in the pattern en plus a noun.
anden Anden means another in en anden dag. It specifies that the requested day is different from the current one, and it comes between en and dag in this phrase.
dag Dag means day in en anden dag. It identifies the new calendar day for the appointment and can be reused in the phrase flytte min aftale til en anden dag.
kan Kan expresses ability or possibility in Jeg kan tjekke and Jeg kan komme. It is followed by an infinitive, so a useful pattern is kan plus an infinitive.
tjekke Tjekke means check in Jeg kan tjekke kalenderen for dig. It follows kan and takes the thing being checked, here kalenderen.
kalenderen Kalenderen means the calendar in tjekke kalenderen for dig, referring to the specific calendar used to find an appointment. Kalenderen is the definite form related to kalender, and it can be used after a verb such as tjekke.
for For marks the person who benefits from the action in for dig, meaning for you. It is useful before a person or pronoun when saying that something is done for someone.
dig Dig means you in for dig, identifying the person for whom the calendar is checked. The reusable phrase for dig means for you.
Er Er begins the question Er der noget senere på ugen?, asking whether something is available or exists. It is useful in questions about availability when followed by der.
der Der helps introduce existence or availability in Er der noget and Der er en ledig tid. In these patterns, Er der asks whether something is available, while Der er states that something is available.
noget Noget means anything in the question Er der noget senere på ugen? It refers to an unspecified option or thing, and it can be used after Er der when asking whether something is available.
senere Senere means later in senere på ugen, referring to a time after the current or earlier part of the week. It can be reused before a time phrase, as in senere på ugen.
på På places the time within the week in senere på ugen, meaning later in the week. It is useful before a time period in this expression.
ugen Ugen means the week in senere på ugen. Ugen is the definite form related to uge, and the phrase senere på ugen refers to a later point within the current week.
ledig Ledig means available or free in en ledig tid. It describes an opening that has no appointment scheduled, and it can be reused before tid in the phrase en ledig tid.
tid Tid means an available time or opening in en ledig tid. In this reception-desk context, it refers to a possible appointment slot rather than time in general.
om Om introduces the part of the day in om eftermiddagen, meaning in the afternoon. It is useful before this type of time expression.
eftermiddagen Eftermiddagen means the afternoon in om eftermiddagen, referring to the specific part of the day. Eftermiddagen is the definite form related to eftermiddag, and it is used after om in this expression.
Det Det refers to the offered appointment time in Det passer mig, meaning that works for me. It is used as the subject of this expression when accepting a suggested time.
passer Passer means suits or works in Det passer mig, saying that the offered time is suitable for the speaker. A useful pattern is a time or option followed by passer mig.
mig Mig means me in Det passer mig, identifying the person for whom the suggested time works. It is part of the reusable expression passer mig.
komme Komme means come in Jeg kan komme den eftermiddag. It follows kan and describes the speaker’s ability or plan to attend at that time.
den Den points to the previously mentioned afternoon in den eftermiddag, meaning that afternoon. It comes before the time noun and connects the new statement to the offered time.
eftermiddag Eftermiddag means afternoon in den eftermiddag. Here it names the specific afternoon that was offered, and it is used after den in this phrase.
opdaterer Opdaterer means updates or will update in Jeg opdaterer aftalen, referring to changing the appointment record. It can be reused with the thing being updated, as in opdaterer aftalen; the related infinitive is opdatere.
aftalen Aftalen means the appointment in Jeg opdaterer aftalen, referring to the specific appointment being changed. Aftalen is the definite form related to aftale, and it can follow a verb such as opdaterer.
tage Tage contributes the meaning take in tage de samme dokumenter med, while med adds the idea of bringing them along. A useful pattern is tage plus an object plus med, as in tage de samme dokumenter med.
de De means the in de samme dokumenter, referring to specific documents. It comes before the plural noun phrase and is used in the pattern de plus a noun.
samme Samme means same in de samme dokumenter. It shows that the speaker is asking about the documents already associated with the appointment, and it comes before dokumenter.
dokumenter Dokumenter means documents in de samme dokumenter. It refers to the papers the person may need to bring, and it can be reused after de samme.
med Med means along or with in tage de samme dokumenter med. Together with tage, it indicates bringing something along, and a useful pattern is tage an object med.
Tag Tag is an instruction to bring or take something along in Tag venligst dit kort og den udfyldte formular med. It is the imperative form related to tage, and the pattern Tag plus an object plus med is useful for practical requests.
venligst Venligst means please in Tag venligst dit kort og den udfyldte formular med. It makes the instruction polite and can be placed in a direct request.
dit Dit means your in dit kort, identifying the card belonging to the person being addressed. It comes before the noun and can be reused in the pattern dit plus a noun.
kort Kort means card in dit kort. In this reception context, it refers to the card the visitor should bring, and it can be reused in the phrase dit kort.
og Og means and in dit kort og den udfyldte formular. It joins the two items that the visitor is asked to bring, and it can connect two nouns or noun phrases.
udfyldte Udfyldte means completed or filled out in den udfyldte formular. It describes the form as already completed, and it is used between den and formular in this phrase.
formular Formular means form in den udfyldte formular. It refers to the document that has been filled out and should be brought to the appointment.

Grammar Points

Bestemt form med endelsen -en

aftalen

AF-tay-lun

the appointment

Danish often adds -en to a common-gender noun to express “the,” as in aftale → aftalen.

Adjektiv foran navneord

en udfyldt formular

uhn OOTH-fuhld for-MAH-luh

a completed form

The adjective udfyldt comes before the noun formular and describes its state.

Danish Vocabulary

aftale noun
AF-tay-luh appointment aftalen
Gender
common

Jeg skal flytte min aftale.

eftermiddag noun
EF-tuh-METH-ah afternoon eftermiddagen
Gender
common

Der er en ledig tid om eftermiddagen.

flytte verb
FLUH-duh move; reschedule

Jeg skal flytte min aftale.

kalender noun
kuh-LEN-uh calendar kalenderen
Gender
common

Jeg kan tjekke kalenderen for dig.

komme verb
KUM-uh come

Jeg kan komme den eftermiddag.

ledig adj
LAY-thee available; vacant

Der er en ledig tid om eftermiddagen.

opdatere verb
op-TAY-uh update

Jeg opdaterer aftalen.

passe verb
PAS-uh suit; work for

Det passer mig.

senere adv
SAY-nuh-ruh later

Er der noget senere på ugen?

tid noun
teeth time; appointment slot

Der er en ledig tid om eftermiddagen.

tjekke verb
CHEH-guh check

Jeg kan tjekke kalenderen for dig.

uge noun
OO-uh week ugen
Gender
common

Er der noget senere på ugen?

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I can check the calendar for you.

Show AnswerJeg kan tjekke kalenderen for dig.

Is there anything later this week?

Show AnswerEr der noget senere på ugen?

That works for me.

Show AnswerDet passer mig.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

week

Show Answerugen

available; vacant

Show Answerledig

calendar

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check

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