Scheduling and Coordinating Plans

Setting up meetings and appointments calls for expressions that help you coordinate schedules. Let's learn how to ask about times, suggest them, and confirm them.

Asking About and Suggesting Times

'언제가 괜찮으세요?' (eonjega gwaenchaneuseyo?) means When works for you?, and '-는 어떠세요?' (-neun eotteoseyo?) is a way to suggest something, like How about ~?

다음 주 회의는 언제가 괜찮으세요?

daeum ju hoeuineun eonjega gwaenchaneuseyo?

When works for you for next week's meeting?

수요일 오후 세 시는 어떠세요?

suyoil ohu se sineun eotteoseyo?

How about three in the afternoon on Wednesday?

Confirming and Changing

When you need to change plans, use '일정을 변경하다' (iljeongeul byeongyeonghada, to change the schedule) or '약속을 미루다' (yaksogeul miruda, to postpone an appointment).

그럼 그 시간으로 약속을 정할게요.

geureom geu siganeuro yaksogeul jeonghalgeyo.

Then I'll set the appointment for that time.

혹시 약속을 다음 날로 미룰 수 있을까요?

hoksi yaksogeul daeum nallo mireul su isseulkkayo?

Would it be possible to push the appointment to the next day?

갑자기 일이 생겨서 약속을 취소해야 할 것 같아요.

gapjagi iri saenggyeoseo yaksogeul chwisohaeya hal geot gatayo.

Something came up out of the blue, so I may have to cancel.

Rescheduling

To set a brand-new time, use '일정을 다시 잡다' (iljeongeul dasi japda, to reschedule). It helps to ask for the other person's available times as you do.

그럼 다음 주로 일정을 다시 잡을까요?

geureom daeum juro iljeongeul dasi jabeulkkayo?

Then shall we reschedule for next week?

편하신 시간을 몇 개 알려 주시겠어요?

pyeonhasin siganeul myeot gae allyeo jusigesseoyo?

Could you let me know a few times that work for you?

확인하고 다시 연락드리겠습니다.

hwaginhago dasi yeollakdeurigesseumnida.

I'll check and get back to you.

Function	Expression	English
Asking	언제가 괜찮으세요?	When works for you?
Suggesting	~는 어떠세요?	How about ~?
Confirming	~로 정할게요	I'll set it for ~
Changing	약속을 미루다	to postpone an appointment
Canceling	약속을 취소하다	to cancel an appointment
Rescheduling	일정을 다시 잡다	to reschedule

💡 Tip: Once a schedule is locked in, it's polite to wrap up with '그럼 그때 뵙겠습니다' (geureom geuttae boepgesseumnida, See you then).

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