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How to write a formal email in Spanish

How to start a formal email in Spanish

Writing your email subject

-Reunión para dudas (Meeting to clarify any doubts)-Consulta urgente (Urgent inquiry) -Respuesta a su consulta (Answers to your inquiry) -Recordatorio de su cita (Appointment reminder) -Factura marzo (March’s bill)

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How to start a formal email in Spanish

-Estimada señora Rodríguez/ Estimado señor Rodríguez: This example is used to send rather formal emails. -“Estimado/a + señor/a + surname” is the most commonly used way to communicate in formal emails in Spanish. -If you don’t know the name of the person you’re writing to, you should start your letter with: A quien corresponda:(to whom it may concern:) -Señor, Señora and Señorita are abbreviated to Sr., Sra. and Srta. Doctor abbreviated would be Dr. for a man, but you’ll use Dra. for the female Doctor

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How to start a formal email in Spanish

-Estimada señora Rodríguez/ Estimado señor Rodríguez: This example is used to send rather formal emails. -“Estimado/a + señor/a + surname” is the most commonly used way to communicate in formal emails in Spanish. -If you don’t know the name of the person you’re writing to, you should start your letter with: A quien corresponda:(to whom it may concern:) -Señor, Señora and Señorita are abbreviated to Sr., Sra. and Srta. Doctor abbreviated would be Dr. for a man, but you’ll use Dra. for the female Doctor

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Writing the email’s purpose

-Nos ponemos en contacto con usted para/porque [+ motivo]-Le escribimos para/porque [+motivo] -El motivo de este correo es [+motivo]

Knowing who is writing the email

-If you are a professional or company’s employee: Mi nombre es X de la empresa X (+ motivo del correo electrónico) -If you are sending it as the company: Le escribimos de la empresa X (+ motivo del correo)

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How to start a formal email in Spanish

-Cualquier cosa estoy a su disposición. (I am available should you have any questions.) -Espero su respuesta. (I await your reply.) -You should then end with a final greeting, such as: Saludos (greetings) -Saludos cordiales/Un saludo cordial (cordial greetings—this is more formal than the first option) -Le saludo atentamente (I attentively send greetings—this is even more formal) Muchas gracias por su ayuda/tiempo (Thank you for your help/time) Gracias y saludos (Thank you and greetings)

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With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to wow your audience. You can also highlight a particular sentence or piece of information so that it sticks in your audience’s minds, or even embed external content to surprise them: Whatever you like! Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? No problem! 90% of the information we assimilate is received through sight and, what’s more, we retain 42% more information when the content moves.

• Generate experiences with your content.
• It’s got the Wow effect. Very Wow.
• Make sure your audience remembers the message.

Got an idea?

Let the communication flow!

With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to wow your audience. You can also highlight a particular sentence or piece of information so that it sticks in your audience’s minds, or even embed external content to surprise them: Whatever you like! Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? No problem! 90% of the information we assimilate is received through sight and, what’s more, we retain 42% more information when the content moves.

• Generate experiences with your content.
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• Make sure your audience remembers the message.