Turn a casual message to a friend into a courteous request to a teacher.

The idea

Keep the purpose and the time 明日３時. Replace 会える？ with お会いできますか, state 課題についてご相談したい, and ask ご都合いかがでしょうか. Polite endings and a reason help the recipient respond.

Examples

  • 明日あした、３時さんじに会あえる？Can we meet tomorrow at three?
  • 先生せんせい、明日あしたの３時さんじにお会あいできますか。Teacher, could you meet me tomorrow at three?
  • 課題かだいについてご相談そうだんしたいと思おもっています。I would like to discuss the assignment.
  • その時間じかんはご都合つごういかがでしょうか。Would that time be convenient for you?
  • もし難むずかしければ、時間じかんを調整ちょうせいできます。If it is difficult, I can adjust the time.
  • ご検討けんとういただき、ありがとうございます。Thank you for considering my request.

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Watch out

Politeness depends on the relationship and situation; a friend need not receive a formal email. Do not change the proposed time when revising, and do not treat a request as an arrangement already agreed.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the appropriate wording for a teacher: 先生せんせい、明日あしたの３時さんじに＿。（お会あいできますか／会あえる？）

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    お会いできますか

    お会いできますか is a polite question suitable for the teacher.

  2. Choose the appropriate wording for a teacher: その時間じかんは＿。（ご都合つごういかがでしょうか／もう決きまりました）

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    ご都合いかがでしょうか

    ご都合いかがでしょうか asks whether the time suits the recipient; it does not assume agreement.

  3. Choose the appropriate wording for a teacher: もし難むずかしければ、時間じかんを＿。（調整ちょうせいできます／決きめました）

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    調整できます

    調整できます offers to adjust the time while retaining the original proposal.

Use it today

Rewrite a message asking a teacher to meet tomorrow at three about an assignment. Include the purpose, a polite question and an alternative if the time is inconvenient.