French · Real conversations
How to say “Can we move it to ...?” in French
Ask to change an agreed time or date.
On peut le décaler à … ?
Can we move it to …?
Name the new time clearly and check that the other person agrees.
Use it in three situations
Moving a meeting
On peut reporter ça à samedi ?
Can we move it to Saturday?
Rescheduling a visit
On peut décaler la réunion à trois heures ?
Can we move the meeting to three o'clock?
Changing a booking time
On peut reporter ça à la semaine prochaine ?
Can we move it to next week?
What to watch for
A proposed change is not a confirmed new appointment until the other person accepts.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine changing plans. Say this in French: Can we move the meeting to three o'clock?
Reveal a sample reply
On peut décaler la réunion à trois heures ?
Can we move the meeting to three o'clock?
Build a useful exchange
Explain a change and offer a clear next step.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking French
Use vous with strangers, staff, and people you address formally; use tu when that relationship is established. Je voudrais and pourriez-vous can make a request considerate. The most appropriate choice depends on the person and the situation.
Keep accents and apostrophes. A familiar spoken expression may differ from its literal English translation. Read the complete line, including the pronoun and the words that connect the request.
