"I'd like to make an appointment"

Question

Hi - I'm just wondering regarding the above whether:

Quisiera hacer una cita .....sounds correct in a hairdressers?

What would be best way of asking to make a hair appointment?

thanks....

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Jan 23, 2012

Me gustaría pedir una cita. - ian-hill, Jan 23, 2012

Answer 1

Here we use pedir cita, not hacer cita.

¿Puedo pedirle cita para el día....?

Me da cita para.....

Answer 2

Pedir cita o reservar cita is also used.

Para Pedir Cita a La Peluquería

Answer 3

I'm agree with tiquismiquis.

The informal way and the most common in a place like hairdresser would be:

• Quería pedir hora / Quería pedir una cita

"Quisiera concertar una cita" is quite formal, we don't use it for hairdresser, maybe for doctor or something like that

Answer 4

Informal: Quisiera pedir hora.

Formal: Quisiera concertar una cita.

(Llego tarde, lo s?)

Answer 5

"Quisiera hacer una cita" seems like the most polite way to ask for an appointment. "Me gustaría hacer una cita" or " Tengo que hacer una cita" sounds ok to me. I'm not a native speaker.

Answer 6

Good question and very necessary for practical life. I often say, "quisiera una cita" and it gets the job done but I'll wait for someone that has a lot more Spanish than me to answer this one.

However, this flashcard set was made from words my Spanish teacher gave me to help me out when I actually arrived at the 'cita'. I like my flashcards to be accurate so if anyone sees any mistakes or can give me words to add, I would welcome that.

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it is not clear on the set if you mean infinitive or command, as you are not consistent with that. - 00494d19, Jan 23, 2012

Thanks Heidita. - katydew, Jan 23, 2012

Maybe Katy and others also need guidance as to which is locally acceptable, that is whether a command (imperative) will simply produce an instant refusal. - geofc, Oct 30, 2012