[FFE 영어회화] 약속하고 변경하고 취소하기

기본 예제

A : Want to get together?  

B : Sure! How about next week? 

A : That sounds great. When are you free? 

B : Pretty much any time. What works for you? ( Does it work for you?

A : Thursday is pretty open. 

B : Ok, how about Thursday at noon. 

A : Actually, I have lunch plans at noon. But how about 1pm?

B : That works. Where shall we go? 

A : I was thinking somewhere fun. What's fun for you?

약속을 잡다

  ▲ set up a time for a meeting.

  ▲ We need to set up a time for the conference next week.

언제가 편하니?

  ▲ When is a good time?

  ▲ When are you free?

 스케줄을 변경하다.

  ▲ I won't be able to take a look at the entire gallery now. I will try to fit my schedule next week.

  ▲ fit in = to find time to see somebody or to do something

  ▲  I'll try and fit you in after lunch

  ▲ I had to fit ten appointments into one morning.

약속은 정해지지 않았다.

 ▲ our meeting is still up in the air.

시간 장소를 잡을 때

  ▲  How about (시간/ 장소)

  ▲ Why not (시간/장소)

약속날짜의 변경 가능한지 물어볼 때

  ▲ Can we make it some other time?

  ▲ Can I take a rain check?

  ▲  Can I change the plan to another time ?

  ▲ Can we reschedule our meeting?

약속시간의 변경 가능한지를 물어볼때

  ▲ Can we change the time of our meeting from 2 pm to 4 pm?

  ▲ When is a good time for you?

  ▲ 4 o'clock would be good? / How about 4 o'clock?

  ▲ Could we delay our meeting by(for) two hour?

약속 장소의 변경 가능한지를 물어볼때

  ▲ Is it possible to change the place of our meeting.

약속을 변경없이 그대로 지키길 원할때

  ▲ I need to stick to our meeting 

약속을 앞당기다.

  ▲ Move up/ bring forward / 

  ▲ Could we move our meeting up to this Monday? (월요일로 앞당기다)

  ▲ Could we bring our meeting forward by a day?(하루 앞당기다)

  ▲ Can we make it a little bit earlier? (좀 일찍 만날까?)

약속을 연기하다

  ▲ put off / postpone/ push / bring back

  ▲ I'm wondering if we could push our meeting until(to) next morning.

  ▲ Can we bring our meeting back by a day? (하루 미루다)

막연히 연기하기

  ▲ Let's make it some other time

  ▲ Let's make it another time

 약속 재확인하기

  ▲ Are we still on for today?

   =Are we going to meet as we have already agreed?

   = Ask this to confirm an arrangement.

 약속을 옮기면 안될까?

  ▲ Can I take a rain check?

약속을 못 지킬 것 같을 때

  ▲ I'm afraid I can't make our meeting

  ▲ I'm afraid I have to cancel our meeting

  ▲ I'm afraid I won't be able to keep our meeting

약속을 못 지키다.

  ▲ Sorry to break my promise 

  ▲ Sorry to go back on my word.

약속을 지킬 겁니다.

  ▲ I will keep my promise.

  ▲ I will stick to my promise