Tôi đặt lịch khám.

I schedule an examination.

Breakdown of Tôi đặt lịch khám.

• tôi: I
• khám: to examine; to see a doctor
• đặt lịch: to schedule

Questions & Answers about Tôi đặt lịch khám.

What does each word in Tôi đặt lịch khám mean?

A simple breakdown is:

• Tôi = I
• đặt = to place / to book / to arrange
• lịch = schedule / appointment time
• khám = to examine / medical examination

In this sentence, đặt lịch khám works together as book a medical appointment or schedule a check-up.

So even though the English translation may use one neat phrase, Vietnamese often builds it from smaller pieces like this.

Why is the word order Tôi đặt lịch khám and not something like Tôi khám đặt lịch?

Vietnamese usually follows Subject + Verb + Object word order, much like English.

So here:

• Tôi = subject
• đặt = verb
• lịch khám = object

That makes the structure:

• I
  • book
    • appointment/check-up slot

Putting khám before đặt would sound wrong because đặt is the main action here. The speaker is not saying I examine; they are saying I book an examination appointment.

Is lịch khám one unit?