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French consultation questions: ask, clarify and check the next step
Prepare French questions for a consultation: where to go, what to bring, how to ask for simpler words and how to check the next appointment.
- A2
- 14 phrases
- 3 situations
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In short
Prepare questions for three moments: Que dois-je apporter ? before the visit, Que signifie ce mot ? during it, and Quand dois-je revenir ? at the end. Ask for the particular detail you need.
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Before the visit · place and documents
YouBonjour, j’ai rendez-vous jeudi à dix heures. Dans quel bâtiment dois-je aller ?Hello, I have an appointment on Thursday at ten. Which building should I go to?
Practice staff or clinicianDans le bâtiment B, au rez-de-chaussée.In building B, on the ground floor.
YouQue dois-je apporter pour le rendez-vous ?What should I bring to the appointment?
Practice staff or clinicianApportez le formulaire que nous vous avons envoyé.Bring the form we sent you.
YouLe formulaire bleu ou le blanc ?The blue form or the white one?
Practice staff or clinicianLe bleu, s’il vous plaît.The blue one, please.
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During the visit · make a word clear
YouJe n’ai pas compris ce mot. Pouvez-vous le répéter ?I didn’t understand that word. Can you repeat it?
YouQue signifie ce mot ?What does this word mean?
YouPouvez-vous expliquer cela plus simplement ?Can you explain that more simply?
YouPouvez-vous l’écrire pour que je puisse le relire ?Can you write it down so I can read it again?
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Before leaving · check the next step
YouQuand dois-je revenir ?When should I come back?
Practice staff or clinicianPrenez rendez-vous à l’accueil pour la semaine prochaine.Make an appointment at reception for next week.
YouDonc, je prends rendez-vous à l’accueil pour la semaine prochaine. C’est bien cela ?So I make an appointment at reception for next week. Is that right?
Practice staff or clinicianOui, c’est bien cela.Yes, that’s right.
Point to the document you mean
Find:
What questions should you ask a French doctor?
| What you need | Ask this | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Hear the same word again | Pouvez-vous répéter ce mot ? | A repetition |
| Understand the word | Que signifie ce mot ? | Its meaning |
| Understand the explanation | Pouvez-vous expliquer cela plus simplement ? | Simpler wording |
| Keep the information | Pouvez-vous l’écrire ? | A written version |
At reception, que dois-je apporter asks what to bring. Où dois-je aller asks where to go. The verb stays dois with je: je dois, dois-je. Add s’il vous plaît when you want to soften a short request.
Your short question list
- I have written the appointment time and the place question.
- I have one phrase ready for a word I do not understand.
- I have space to write the answer.
- I can repeat the next step back as a question.