{"id":2744,"date":"2011-05-11T15:26:33","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T19:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=2744"},"modified":"2011-05-11T15:26:33","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T19:26:33","slug":"spanish-lesson-intermediate-16-writing-a-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-intermediate-16-writing-a-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 16 Writing a letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 16 Writing a letter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FOGrDEw0f2o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hola. \u00bfQu\u00e9 tal?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hoy vamos a ver c\u00f3mo escribir una carta en espa\u00f1ol. I am going to show you some of the typical expressions that we use when writing a formal letter and others that we use when we write a letter to a friend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s start by looking at the greetings we make at the start of a letter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tEstimado\/a se\u00f1or\/a: Dear sir\/madam (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022\tApreciado\/a\u2026\u2026\u2026: Dear \u2026\u2026.. (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022\tMuy se\u00f1or m\u00edo: My dear sir (very formal)<br \/>\n\u2022\tMuy se\u00f1ores m\u00edos: My dear sir\/madam (very formal)<br \/>\n\u2022\tDistinguido se\u00f1or: Dear sir (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022\tQuerido\/a \u2026\u2026.: Dear &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; (informal)<br \/>\n\u2022\t\u00a1Hola!: Hello\/Hi (informal)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beginning of the body of the letter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tEn relaci\u00f3n con\u2026: In relation to\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022\tTe\/Le\/Os\/Les escribo porque\u2026: I am writing to you because\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022\tMe he acordado de ti\/usted\/vosotros\/ustedes y \u2026.: I was thinking of you and\u2026.<br \/>\n\u2022\tMe dirijo a usted\/ustedes\u2026: I am contacting you \u2026. (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022\tMe complace ponerme en contacto con usted\/ustedes\u2026: It gives me great pleasure to contact you &#8230;.(formal)<br \/>\n\u2022\tLe\/Les escribo para comunicarles\u2026: I am writing to tell you &#8230;.(formal)<br \/>\n\u2022\tSiento mucho no haberte\/haberos\/haberle\/haberles escrito antes, pero\u2026: Sorry I haven\u00b4t written to you earlier, but\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To say goodbye:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tCon cari\u00f1o: With love<br \/>\n\u2022\tSaludos a\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.: Give my regards to\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<br \/>\n\u2022\tAtentamente: Yours sincerely<br \/>\n\u2022\tUn atento saludo: Yours sincerely<br \/>\n\u2022\tReciban un cordial saludo: Yours sincerely<br \/>\n\u2022\tAtentamente le saluda: Yours sincerely<br \/>\n\u2022\tSe despide atentamente: Yours sincerely<br \/>\n\u2022\tEn espera de su respuesta, reciba un cordial saludo: Waiting for your reply, yours sincerely<br \/>\n\u2022\tD\u00e1ndole las gracias de antemano, le saluda atentamente: Thanking you in advance, yours sincerely<br \/>\n\u2022\tExpres\u00e1ndole mi agradecimiento por anticipado, le saluda atentamente: Thanking you in advance, yours sincerely<br \/>\n\u2022\tSin otro particular, se despide atentamente: With nothing further to add, yours sincerely<br \/>\n\u2022\tUn abrazo: A hug\/Love<br \/>\n\u2022\tBesos: Kisses\/Love<br \/>\n\u2022\tUn beso: A kiss\/Love<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bueno, pues estas son todas las expresiones. Para practicar intenta escribir una carta informal y una carta formal. The more letters you practice writing, the better you will remember the expressions and the better your letters will start to flow. If you don\u2019t know any native Spanish speakers who would appreciate a letter, try just writing imaginary letters on subjects that interest you. As always, the key to learning any foreign language is to practice with material and topics that genuinely interest and excite you. I hope that you have enjoyed this lesson and wish you every success with your Spanish studies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Que pas\u00e9is un buen d\u00eda y hasta pronto.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Adi\u00f3s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hola. \u00bfQu\u00e9 tal? Hoy vamos a ver c\u00f3mo escribir una carta en espa\u00f1ol. I am going to show you some of the typical expressions that we use when writing a formal letter and others that we use when we write a letter to a friend. 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