Cita: appointments and scheduling

Cita can mean an arranged meeting or appointment; here the examples concern scheduling.

The idea

Cita is feminine: la cita is singular and las citas is plural.

Tengo una cita con el médico mañana.I have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow.
¿A qué hora es la cita?What time is the appointment?
Necesito pedir una cita por teléfono.I need to make an appointment by phone.
Las citas están anotadas en el calendario.The appointments are written in the calendar.
Ella cambia la cita para el viernes.She changes the appointment to Friday.
Llegamos diez minutos antes de la cita.We arrive ten minutes before the appointment.

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Pedir una cita requests an appointment; cancelar una cita cancels one already arranged.

Choose the article: ___ cita es mañana. (La / El)
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La
La agrees with the feminine singular noun cita.
Choose the plural: En el calendario hay dos ___. (citas / cita)
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citas
Dos requires the plural citas ending in s.
Choose the action for arranging an appointment: Necesito acordar una hora con el médico: voy a ___ una cita. (pedir / cancelar)
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pedir
Pedir una cita requests an appointment; cancelar cancels it.

Ask for an appointment by phone and say what time it is.