French for Work: Asking 'Are you available Tuesday?' and Confirming an Agenda
Learn to schedule a work meeting in French: ask about availability, propose a day and time, and confirm the agenda politely using vous and standard professional phrasing.
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Scheduling a work meeting in French is not the same as inviting a friend out. At work you usually address a colleague with vous, you name a specific day and time, and you often confirm what will be discussed. This lesson gives you the core phrases to ask 'Are you available Tuesday?', propose a slot, and confirm the agenda. You will practise polite questions, the days of the week, and a short confirmation exchange. All examples use standard contemporary French; where usage differs in Canada, it is labelled.
By the end, you can…
- ask a colleague politely whether they are available on a given day.
- propose a specific day and time for a work meeting.
- confirm or adjust the agenda for that meeting.
- reply to a scheduling request, accepting or suggesting another time.
Listen once. Try it slowly. Then say it without looking.
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Êtes-vous disponible mardi ?
Are you available on Tuesday?
et voo dee-spee-NEEBL mahr-DEE
Standard polite question with vous, suitable for a colleague you do not know well or a manager. The final -e of disponible is silent.
On peut se voir mardi à dix heures ?
Can we meet on Tuesday at ten?
on puh suh vwahr mahr-DEE ah dee-ZUHR
On is very common in spoken French for 'we'. Use it with colleagues you already know; it takes third-person singular verb forms.
Je vous propose mardi matin.
I suggest Tuesday morning.
zhuh voo pro-POHZ mahr-DEE mah-TAN
A neutral, professional way to propose a time. Matin means morning; après-midi means afternoon.
Ça vous convient ?
Does that work for you?
sah voo kon-VYAN
A polite check after proposing a time. The pronoun vous is required here; it does not mean 'you' as the subject.
Je confirme notre rendez-vous de mardi.
I confirm our Tuesday meeting.
zhuh kon-FEERM nuh-truh rahn-day-VOO duh mahr-DEE
Use rendez-vous for an appointment or meeting. In Canada, rendez-vous is also used, and the meeting itself may be called une réunion.
Pronunciation guides are approximate. Slow playback keeps the original pitch.
Make it make sense
Useful pattern
To ask about availability, use Êtes-vous disponible + day? For example: Êtes-vous disponible mardi ? (Are you available Tuesday?) / Êtes-vous disponible jeudi après-midi ? (Are you available Thursday afternoon?). To propose a time, use On peut se voir + day + à + time: On peut se voir mardi à dix heures ? (Can we meet Tuesday at ten?). To check agreement, add Ça vous convient ? (Does that work for you?). These three patterns cover most elementary work scheduling.
When to use it
Use these phrases for work-related meetings, not casual outings. With a close colleague you can use tu: Tu es disponible mardi ? (Are you available Tuesday?). With a manager, a client or someone you have just met, keep vous: Êtes-vous disponible mardi ? For a meeting that already exists, confirm with Je confirme notre rendez-vous de mardi. If you need to change it, say Je suis désolé, mardi ne me convient pas. Est-ce que mercredi vous conviendrait ? (Sorry, Tuesday doesn't work for me. Would Wednesday work for you?).
Listen to each line, then take one part and reply out loud.
Bonjour, êtes-vous disponible mardi pour parler du projet ?
Hello, are you available on Tuesday to talk about the project?bon-ZHOOR, et voo dee-spee-NEEBL mahr-DEE poor pahr-LAY doo pro-ZHEHBonjour. Mardi matin, je suis libre. Ça vous convient ?
Hello. Tuesday morning I'm free. Does that work for you?bon-ZHOOR. mahr-DEE mah-TAN, zhuh swee LEEBR. sah voo kon-VYANParfait. On peut se voir à dix heures ? L'ordre du jour : le budget et le calendrier.
Perfect. Can we meet at ten? The agenda: the budget and the schedule.pahr-FEH. on puh suh vwahr ah dee-ZUHR? lor-druh doo ZHOOR: luh boo-ZHAY ay luh kah-lahn-DRYAYD'accord. Je confirme notre rendez-vous de mardi à dix heures.
All right. I confirm our Tuesday meeting at ten.dah-KOR. zhuh kon-FEERM nuh-truh rahn-day-VOO duh mahr-DEE ah dee-ZUHRA little context goes a long way
In most French-speaking workplaces, vous is the safe default with colleagues you do not know well, with senior staff and with clients; switching to tu usually happens when someone suggests it or when you know each other well. Meetings are often confirmed in writing, and l'ordre du jour (the agenda) is commonly mentioned in the invitation. In Canada, both vous and tu are used, and réunion is the usual word for a work meeting, while rendez-vous often means an appointment.
One thing to watch for
Using Tu es disponible mardi ? with a manager or a new client because English 'you' has no polite form.
Try this instead: Use vous in professional contexts unless the other person invites tu: Êtes-vous disponible mardi ? If you are unsure, vous is always acceptable. With a close colleague, Tu es disponible mardi ? is fine.
Your turn
Try answering out loud before checking a possible answer.
1Ask a colleague politely if they are available on Thursday.
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Êtes-vous disponible jeudi ?
Êtes-vous disponible + day is the standard polite pattern. Tu es disponible jeudi ? is also correct with a close colleague.
2Propose a meeting on Wednesday at two in the afternoon.
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On peut se voir mercredi à deux heures de l'après-midi ?
On peut se voir + day + à + time proposes a slot. In 24-hour style you can also say à quatorze heures.
3Confirm the agenda for the Tuesday meeting.
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Je confirme l'ordre du jour de notre rendez-vous de mardi.
Je confirme + l'ordre du jour confirms the agenda. Je confirme notre rendez-vous de mardi is also correct if you only confirm the meeting itself.
For work scheduling in French, remember three moves: Êtes-vous disponible mardi ? to ask, On peut se voir mardi à dix heures ? to propose, and Ça vous convient ? to check. Keep vous unless you are invited to use tu.
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