How to reschedule in Finnish

Do you sometimes have to cancel or reshedule a meeting? Here are a couple of phrases that you can use: 

Expressing that you are sorry 

• Valitettavasti minun täytyy perua tapaamisemme. - Unfortunately, I have to cancel our meeting.
• Olen pahoillani, mutta minun täytyy siirtää tapaamistamme. - I'm sorry, but I have to reschedule our meeting.
• Pahoittelen, mutta en pääsekään tänään tapaamiseemme. - I apologize, but I can't make it to our meeting today.

In spoken finnish, the forms would be 'meidän tapaaminen', 'meidän tapaamista' and 'meidän tapaamiseen'.

Rescheduling

• Voidaanko tavata samaan aikaan ensi viikolla? - Can we meet at the same time next week?
• Onko sinulla vapaita aikoja myöhemmin tällä viikolla? - Do you have any available times later this week?
• Mihin aikaan sinulle sopisi ensi viikolla? - What time would be suitable for you next week?
• Sopiiko sinulle torstaina 14.9. klo 14.00? - Does Thursday, September 14th, at 2:00 PM work for you?

Depending on the situation and the person to whom you are writing, you might have to explain why. If you are my student, you don't have to. :)

Lue lisää:

• A post about kokous, tapaaminen and similar words
• How to change and move in Finnish
• Talking abot work in Finnish
• An article about the verbs 'perua' and 'peruuttaa' (suomeksi)

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