Formal to Senior
Care · Medical · Setting
明日の午前10時に診察があります。一緒に病院に行きましょう。 — You have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Let's go to the hospital together. (Care · Medical · Setting, Formal to Senior, JLPT N4)
You
明日の午前10時に診察があります。一緒に病院に行きましょう。
あしたのごぜんじゅうじにしんさつがあります。いっしょにびょういんにいきましょう。
You have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Let's go to the hospital together.
Romaji: Ashita no gozen juuji ni shinsatsu ga arimasu. Issho ni byouin ni ikimashou. / Reply Romaji: Wakatta. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
Reply
わかった。よろしくお願いします。
わかった。よろしくおねがいします。
I understand. I'll be counting on you.
Gesture & etiquette
Say this while making eye contact, ideally the evening before and again the morning of the appointment. Write the time and destination on a piece of paper and place it where they can see it — a whiteboard or sticky note reinforces verbal information. Show warmth in your voice to frame it as a routine, manageable event.
When informing seniors about upcoming appointments, give advance notice to allow mental preparation — sudden announcements can cause anxiety. Use simple, specific information (day, time, destination) and the reassuring 'issho ni' (together) to communicate that they will not go alone.