Getting an earlier doctor's appointment in French

1. 1
   secrétariat/səkʁetaʁja/

   front desknoun

   The office that answers the phone and handles appointments.
2. 2
   créneau/kʁeno/

   slotnoun

   A free moment kept in a schedule to do something.
3. 3
   annulation/anylasjɔ̃/

   cancellationnoun

   The act of cancelling something that was planned.
4. 4

   attentewait

5. 5

   empêchementconflict

6. 6

   avancermove up

7. 7

   rappelercall back

8. 8

   patienterwait

9. 9

   disponibleavailable

10. 10

    completfull

The sentences3 of 10

1. Bonjour, je voudrais parler au secrétariat du docteur, s'il vous plaît.

   Hello, I'd like to speak to the doctor's front desk, please.

2. Est-ce que vous avez un créneau la semaine prochaine ?

   Do you have any slots free next week?

3. En cas d'annulation, je peux venir tout de suite.

   If there's a cancellation, I can come right away.

Pronunciation

• créneau/kʁeno/

  The r comes from the back of the throat, and -eau is said like a plain o.

• annulation/anylasjɔ̃/

  The u is the French u, never oo; the ending -tion is nasal.