Lesson 161 · German A1-2

Booking Appointments by App

Termine online buchen

Many German offices - doctors, Bürgeramt, hairdressers - now use online booking systems instead of phone calls. This lesson covers the vocabulary you'll see on booking websites/apps, distinct from the phone-call vocabulary in Lesson 23.

Today's win: navigate an online appointment booking form.

Core vocabulary

der Wunschterminpreferred appointment timedie Terminbuchungappointment booking
verfügbaravailablebestätigento confirm

Quick check: what does "verfügbar" mean?

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available

On a booking form

Bitte wählen Sie einen verfügbaren Termin. (Please choose an available appointment - imperative, Lesson 25.)
Ihr Termin wurde bestätigt. (Your appointment has been confirmed.)

Quick check: "Your appointment has been confirmed." - what's the key verb?

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bestätigt

Rescheduling or canceling online

Ich möchte meinen Termin verschieben. (I'd like to reschedule my appointment.)
Ich möchte meinen Termin absagen. (I'd like to cancel my appointment - reusing absagen, Lesson 37.)

Quick check: "I'd like to reschedule my appointment." - Ich möchte meinen Termin ______.

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verschieben
Try it out loud: describe booking, then rescheduling, an appointment entirely online.

Recap

1. What's the German word for "appointment booking"?

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Terminbuchung

2. What's the German word for "to cancel" (an appointment)?

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absagen

3. What's the article for "Wunschtermin"?

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der

Primary source

Vocabulary cross-checked against the official Goethe-Zertifikat A1 Wortliste.

Navigating a real online booking form and stuck on a term? Ask your teaching agent.