Confirm details and catch a mismatch
Ich bestätige den Termin am Freitag um zehn Uhr dreißig.
Check a written confirmation against the agreement and ask about inconsistent or missing details.
A confirmation should repeat the agreed essentials: date, time, place or channel, duration when relevant and any preparation actually requested. Check these against the earlier exchange. If a message says Thursday while the conversation agreed Friday, do not silently choose one; quote the discrepancy and ask for clarification. Zur Sicherheit fasse ich zusammen … introduces a concise recap. Könnten Sie bestätigen, ob …? asks for a precise check. An attachment mentioned in a message is not necessarily attached; report its absence neutrally. Do not invent documents, payment requirements or a new date that the source never requested.
Ich bestätige den Termin am Freitag um zehn Uhr dreißig.
I confirm the appointment on Friday at half past ten.
Zur Sicherheit fasse ich unsere Vereinbarung kurz zusammen.
To be safe, I will briefly summarize our agreement.
In Ihrer Nachricht steht Donnerstag; vereinbart hatten wir Freitag.
Your message says Thursday; we had agreed Friday.
Könnten Sie bitte prüfen, welcher Tag gemeint ist?
Could you please check which day is intended?
Der erwähnte Anhang scheint nicht beigefügt zu sein.
The attachment mentioned seems not to have been included.
Sobald die Angaben geklärt sind, bestätige ich den Termin endgültig.
Once the details are clarified, I will confirm the appointment definitively.
A confirmation should repeat the agreed essentials: date, time, place or channel, duration when relevant and any preparation actually requested. Check these against the earlier exchange. If a message says Thursday while the conversation agreed Friday, do not silently choose one; quote the discrepancy and ask for clarification. Zur Sicherheit fasse ich zusammen … introduces a concise recap. Könnten Sie bestätigen, ob …? asks for a precise check. An attachment mentioned in a message is not necessarily attached; report its absence neutrally. Do not invent documents, payment requirements or a new date that the source never requested.
Check a written confirmation against the agreement and ask about inconsistent or missing details.
Do not treat conflicting dates as interchangeable. A confirmation with an unresolved mismatch still needs clarification.
Agreement → compare date/time/place/preparation → identify mismatch or missing item → neutral clarification → final confirmation.
Write a 120-word reply to a fictional confirmation with one wrong day and one missing attachment. State the agreed details, identify both issues politely and ask for correction.