How to set meeting time in French – chapter 43 from the Hands Free Business French book will teach you how. It also gives you a lot of additional French vocabulary. This also comes with clear French Grammar and ways of using nuanced and advanced French phrases.
Its important to know how to set meeting time in French, and this is a valuable workplace skill. In this the example is about marketing, so you can get some extra context and Business French Phrases along the way.
- “an update”: « un point »
Example sentence
“Let’s have an update on the marketing file at three pm.”
« Faisons un point sur le dossier marketing à 15h (quinze) heures. »
Breakdown
- “let’s have” is « faisons ». Imperative.
- “an update”: « un point »
“an update” is usually « une mise à jour » but when your boss summons you in their office for an update, the word is then « un point ».
Literally, a “dot (on the map)”, it’s a metaphor originating from sailing. “to have an update” is « faire un point ».
- “a (physical) file”/“a case”: « un dossier »
Be careful: the translation is different in the digital world.
“a digital file” : « un fichier »
“a digital folder”: « un dossier »
- “marketing ” is obviously « marketing »
- “3 pm”: « 15 (quinze) heures »
This is a reminder of how the French clock works.
It’s a 24-hour clock. You may also say « three (trois) heures » since there’s no possible ambiguity.
Quick tip: “right now”
Here’s another way of saying “right now”/“ASAP” in a polite way: “at your earliest convenience” is « dans les plus brefs délais » (literally “in the briefest of delays”).
One of the best ways to learn Business french is to read up on all of the free French lessons you can fins. For instance the Insitut de France has a lot of great articles like this one
Theres a lot more to learn about how to set meeting time in French. There is also some handy additional lessons on marketing if you click here
