Personal Letter. Letter - Address. Clarisse Beaulieu 18, rue du Bac Paris.

Transcription

1 - Address Mr. N. Summerbee 335 Main Street New York NY Standard Address format: name of recipient street number + street name name of town + region/state + zip/postal code. Jeremy Rhodes 212 Silverback Drive California Springs CA American address format: Name of town + state abbreviation + zip code Adam Smith 8 Crossfield Road Selly Oak Birmingham West Midlands B29 1WQ British and Irish address format: Number + street name Town/city name County Postal code Sally Davies 155 Mountain Rise Antogonish NS B2G 5T8 Canadian address format: Name of town + province abbreviation + postal code Clarisse Beaulieu 18, rue du Bac Paris. Jeremy Rhodes 212 Silverback Drive California Springs CA Adam Smith 8 Crossfield Road Selly Oak Birmingham West Midlands B29 1WQ Claude Dubois 44, rue des Océans Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0A3 Page

2 Celia Jones 47 Herbert Street Floreat Perth WA 6018 Australian address format: Name of province Town/city name + postal code Alex Marshall 745 King Street West End, Wellington 0680 New Zealand address format: Number + street name Suburb/RD number/po box Town/city + postal code - Opening Dear John, Informal, standard way of addressing a friend Dear Mum / Dad, Informal, standard way of addressing your parents Jacques Durant rue des Fleurs Bruxelles. Stéphane Bajon 50 avenue de la République 1500 Genève. Cher Benjamin, Chère Maman / Cher Papa, Dear Uncle Jerome, Informal, standard way of addressing a member of your family Cher Oncle Jeremy, Hello John, Informal, standard way of addressing a friend Hey John, Very informal, standard way of addressing a friend John, Informal, direct way of addressing a friend Salut Sylvain, Coucou Daniel, Victor, Page

3 My Dear, Very informal, used when addressing a loved one My Dearest, Very informal, used when addressing a partner Dearest John, Informal, used when addressing a partner Thank you for your letter. Used when replying to correspondence It was good to hear from you again. Used when replying to correspondence Mon chéri / Ma chérie, Mon cher et tendre / ma chère et tendre Mon très cher Christophe, Merci pour votre lettre. Cela m'a fait plaisir d'avoir des nouvelles. I am very sorry I haven't written for so long. Je suis désolé de ne pas t'avoir écrit depuis si longtemps. Used when writing to an old friend you haven't contacted for a while It's such a long time since we had any contact. Cela fait si longtemps que l'on ne s'est pas contacté. Used when writing to an old friend you haven't contacted for a long time - Main Body I am writing to tell you that Used when you have important news Je t'écris pour te dire que... Have you made any plans for? Used when you want to invite someone to an event or meet up with them Many thanks for sending / inviting / enclosing As-tu prévu quelque chose pour...? Merci pour l'envoi de / l'invitation pour / l'information sur... Used when thanking someone for sending something / inviting someone somewhere / enclosing some information I am very grateful to you for letting me know / offering me / writing to me Je te suis très reconnaissant(e) de m'avoir fait savoir que / offert / écrit... Used when sincerely thanking someone for telling you something / offering you something / writing to you regarding something Page

4 It was so kind of you to write / invite me / send me Ce fut très aimable à toi de m'écrire / m' inviter / m'envoyer... Used when you sincerely appreciate something someone wrote to you / invited you to / sent you I am delighted to announce that Used when announcing good news to friends I was delighted to hear that Used when relaying a message or news I am sorry to inform you that Used when announcing bad news to friends J'ai la joie de vous annoncer que... J'ai eu la joie d'apprendre que... J'ai le regret de vous informer que... I was so sorry to hear that Used when comforting a friend regarding bad news that they had - Closing Give my love to and tell them how much I miss them. J'ai été désolé(e) d'apprendre que... Used when you want to tell someone you miss them via the recipient of the letter Transmets mon salutations à... et dis lui qu'il/elle me manque. sends his / her love. Used when adding someone else's regards to a letter...envoie ses salutations. Say hello to for me. Dis bonjour à... de ma part. Used when wanting to acknowledge someone else via the person to whom you are writing I look forward to hearing from you soon. Used when you want to receive a letter in reply Dans l'attente d'une réponse très prochaine de ta part. Write back soon. Écris-moi vite. Direct, used when you want to receive a letter in reply Do write back when Écris-moi quand... Used when you want the recipient to reply only when they have news of something Page

5 Powered by TCPDF ( Personal Send me news, when you know anything more. Envoie-moi des nouvelles quand tu en sauras plus. Used when you want the recipient to reply only when they have news of something Take care. Used when writing to family and friends I love you. Used when writing to your partner Best wishes, Informal, used between family, friends or colleagues With best wishes, Kindest regards, All the best, All my love, Lots of love, Informal, used when writing to family Much love, Informal, used when writing to family Prends soin de toi. Je t'aime. Tous mes vœux, Amitiés, Amicalement, Bien à vous/toi, Tendrement, Bises, Bisous, Page