French Phrase
Tu as rendez‑vous à quelle heure ?
Meaning
You are asking someone informally what time their appointment is scheduled for. The phrase is used to clarify the exact hour of a meeting, doctor’s visit, or any other pre‑arranged event.
When to use
Use this sentence in casual conversation with a friend, a classmate, or a colleague you address with ‘tu’. It works when you already know the person has an appointment and you need the specific time.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Tuasrendez-vousàquelleheure?
Subject pronoun (Tu)
‘Tu’ is the informal second‑person singular pronoun used with friends, family, or peers.
Verb ‘avoir’ (as)
‘as’ is the present‑tense form of ‘avoir’ (to have) for ‘tu’; it introduces possession or a scheduled event.
Noun ‘rendez‑vous’
‘rendez‑vous’ is a masculine noun meaning ‘appointment’ or ‘meeting’; it stays unchanged in the singular.
Time‑question phrase ‘à quelle heure’
The fixed expression ‘à quelle heure’ literally means ‘at what hour’ and is the standard way to ask for a time.
Question without inversion
In spoken French, you can keep the normal word order and add a question mark; no inversion of the verb is needed.
🗨In Conversation
Tu as rendez‑vous à quelle heure ?
What time is your appointment?
J’ai rendez‑vous à quinze heures trente.
I have an appointment at 3:30 p.m.
✕Common Mistakes
Tu as rendez‑vous à quel heure ?
‘Heure’ is feminine, so the interrogative adjective must agree: ‘quelle heure’. Using ‘quel’ is a gender error.
Tu as rendez vous à quelle heure ?
The noun is always written with a hyphen: ‘rendez‑vous’. Without the hyphen it looks like two separate words.
Tu as rendez‑vous est à quelle heure ?
When using ‘avoir’ you do not add ‘est’; the correct structure is ‘as rendez‑vous à quelle heure’. Adding ‘est’ creates a double‑verb error.
↔Alternatives
À quelle heure est ton rendez‑vous ?
At what time is your appointment?
C’est à quelle heure ton rendez‑vous ?
What time is your appointment?
Quand est ton rendez‑vous ?
When is your appointment?
Cultural Tip
In French, the 24‑hour clock is preferred in written and formal contexts, while spoken language often uses the 12‑hour clock with ‘du matin’, ‘de l’après‑midi’, etc. Remember to keep the hyphen in ‘rendez‑vous’; dropping it is a common spelling error. Also, choose ‘tu’ only when you have a familiar relationship; otherwise use the formal ‘vous’ (e.g., ‘Vous avez rendez‑vous à quelle heure ?’).