Vocabulary List, Telephoning

Suggesting a Meeting

• How about getting together next week?
• Why don’t we meet again tomorrow?
• Maybe we should get together next week.

Requesting a Meeting

• I was wondering if you/we could get together / meet …
• Would you be able to meet with us on Tuesday?
• I’m calling to find out if I could stop by…
• Would it be all right if I stopped by your office?
• meet (with someone)
• get together (with someone)
• stop by (your office)

Negotiating the Time and Place

• When are you free?
• When’s a good time?
• What’s a good day?
• What time is good for you?
• So, where/when should we meet?
• Are you free on Tuesday morning?
• How about Friday at 2:00?
• Is Friday OK?
• Would Friday be OK?
• Does Friday work for you?
• Would Friday work for you?
• When would be a good day?
• Would Tuesday morning be convenient for you?

Accepting

• That sounds fine/good.
• That works for me.
• Yes, that would be fine.

Declining

• I’m sorry. That’s not a good day for me.
• Sorry. That won’t work for me.
• Sorry, I can’t. I have another meeting.
• Tomorrow/Next week would be better.
• Could you meet earlier?
• Could we meet somewhere closer?

Checking on It

• Let me check.
• Let me get back to you.
• I’ll get back to you.
• I need to check my calendar.
• How does your schedule look? (noun)
• Could we schedule something next week? (verb)