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Cancel an appointment in French: write a clear message

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Practise a French appointment cancellation with annuler, booking details and a confirmation request. Write your message, then compare it with a model.

In short

Use Je dois annuler mon rendez-vous de… with the day and time. Add Merci de me confirmer l’annulation. If you want another appointment, ask for a new date in a separate sentence.

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A quiet language-school reception desk with an empty visitor chair and a plain closed appointment folder.
A clear message lets the office annuler un rendez-vous. Illustration: Atelier

annuler un rendez-vousto cancel an appointment

Focus: remove the existing appointment

Je dois annuler mon rendez-vous de vendredi.
I need to cancel my appointment on Friday.

déplacer un rendez-vousto move an appointment

Focus: change its date or time

Est-il possible de déplacer mon rendez-vous à lundi ?
Is it possible to move my appointment to Monday?

A2 · Practical email writing · Appointment cancellationNot an official exam paper

Vous avez rendez-vous vendredi à 14 heures avec le secrétariat d’une école pour votre inscription au cours de français. Vous avez un empêchement. Écrivez pour annuler ce rendez-vous. Vous contacterez l’école plus tard pour une nouvelle date. Demandez une confirmation.

(60 mots minimum)

You have an appointment with a school’s office on Friday at 2 pm to enrol in a French course. Something has come up. Cancel the appointment, explain that you will contact the school later for a new date, and request confirmation. Write at least 60 words for this practice.

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Objet : Annulation du rendez-vous de vendredi à 14 heures

Bonjour,

J’ai rendez-vous avec votre secrétariat vendredi à 14 heures pour mon inscription au cours de français. J’ai un empêchement et je dois annuler ce rendez-vous. Je vous contacterai plus tard pour fixer une nouvelle date. Pour le moment, je ne peux pas vous proposer d’autre jour.

Pourriez-vous me confirmer l’annulation ? Je vous remercie pour votre aide.

Cordialement,

Adam Morel

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How do you cancel an appointment in French?

A cancellation the recipient can act on
French phraseWhat it does
J’ai rendez-vous… vendredi à 14 heures.Identifies the booking.
Je dois annuler ce rendez-vous.States the requested action.
Je vous contacterai plus tard.Explains how a new date will be arranged.
Pourriez-vous me confirmer l’annulation ?Asks for acknowledgement.

J’ai un empêchement.

Something has come up.

A short reason when another commitment prevents you from attending.

Je suis désolé de prévenir si tard.

I’m sorry to give such late notice.

Use this if the notice is late. A female writer uses désolée.

The model keeps the next date open: je vous contacterai plus tard. To request a replacement now, use a separate question such as Avez-vous un autre créneau la semaine prochaine ? You are then asking about availability, so the recipient can offer a time.

Question 1No account needed
Which sentence clearly cancels the appointment?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Je dois annuler mon rendez-vous.. Annuler states the cancellation directly; confirmer keeps the appointment.

Question 2No account needed
Does the model ask for a replacement time now?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

No, Adam will contact the school later.. Je vous contacterai plus tard leaves arranging another date for a later exchange.

Question 3No account needed
Choose the correct word order.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Pourriez-vous me confirmer l’annulation ?. Me goes before the infinitive confirmer in this polite request.

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