{"id":7659,"date":"2013-12-16T15:07:11","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T20:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7659"},"modified":"2013-12-16T15:07:11","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T20:07:11","slug":"intermediate-spanish-review-lesson-16-writing-a-letter-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/intermediate-spanish-review-lesson-16-writing-a-letter-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Intermediate Spanish Review Lesson 16 Writing a letter in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a1Hola! \u00bfQu\u00e9 tal?<\/p>\n<p>Hoy vamos a practicar palabras y frases t\u00edpicas que usamos cuando escribimos una carta en espa\u00f1ol. Today we are going to practice typical words and phrases that we use when we write a letter in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link with this post to watch the original theory video lesson on the same topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To go back and watch the original video lesson please follow this link:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-intermediate-16-writing-a-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Intermediate theory video lesson 16<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Intermediate Spanish REVIEW Lesson 16 Writing a letter in Spanish\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yXcDeS_5uxI?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><strong>1. First, let\u2019s practice the greetings we use when writing a letter in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can you tell me two informal greetings?<br \/>\nAnd now two formal ones?<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Next I will say a few greetings in Spanish and I would like you to tell me if they are used in formal or informal situations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Querido<br \/>\nApreciado<br \/>\nEstimado se\u00f1or<br \/>\nHola<br \/>\nMuy se\u00f1or m\u00edo<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Let\u00b4s practice now expressions to begin the body of the letter. How would you say the following expressions in Spanish?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am contacting you (One person \/ Formal)<br \/>\nSorry I haven\u00b4t written to you earlier, but\u2026. (One person \/ Informal)<br \/>\nI was thinking of you and\u2026. (Group \/ Informal)<br \/>\nIn relation to&#8230;<br \/>\nI am writing to tell you \u2026.(Group \/ Formal)<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.  Now, we will practice different ways to say goodbye when writing a letter in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please tell me four different ways to finish a Spanish letter in a formal way<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Finally, can you tell me what these Spanish phrases mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besos<br \/>\nUn abrazo<br \/>\nCon cari\u00f1o<br \/>\nSaludos<\/p>\n<p>Esto es todo por hoy.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you have enjoyed practicing these typical Spanish words and phrases used when writing a letter. If you want to improve, the best thing to do is actually practice writing proper letters in Spanish. Nowadays, of course, you will be probably using these skills to write emails rather than letters, but it is more or less the same. So imagine formal or informal situations when you would have to write an email to someone at give it a go. If you know someone who speaks Spanish, I am sure they would love to receive more emails from you and you can try out lots of new words and phrases. You will see how quickly you improve if you practice often.<\/p>\n<p>Nos vemos pronto con m\u00e1s pr\u00e1cticas de espa\u00f1ol . \u00a1Adi\u00f3s!<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are enjoying my weekly interactive Spanish lessons. Follow this link for many more great resources to help you <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/learn-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\">learn and practice Spanish<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. (Posible answers)<br \/>\nHola<br \/>\nQuerido\/a<\/p>\n<p>Estimado\/a<br \/>\nApreciado\/a<\/p>\n<p>2.<br \/>\nQuerido &#8211; Informal<br \/>\nApreciado &#8211; Formal<br \/>\nEstimado se\u00f1or &#8211; Formal<br \/>\nHola &#8211; Informal<br \/>\nMuy se\u00f1or m\u00edo &#8211; Formal<\/p>\n<p>3.<br \/>\nMe dirijo a usted\u2026<br \/>\nSiento mucho no haberte escrito antes pero\u2026<br \/>\nMe he acordado de vosotros y\u2026<br \/>\nEn relaci\u00f3n con\u2026<br \/>\nLes escribo para cominicarles\u2026<\/p>\n<p>4.  (Possible answer)<br \/>\nAtentamente<br \/>\nUn atento saludo<br \/>\nReciban un cordial saludo<br \/>\nAtentamente le saluda<\/p>\n<p>5.<br \/>\nKisses\/Love<br \/>\nA hug\/Love<br \/>\nWith love<br \/>\nRegards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a1Hola! \u00bfQu\u00e9 tal? Hoy vamos a practicar palabras y frases t\u00edpicas que usamos cuando escribimos una carta en espa\u00f1ol. Today we are going to practice typical words and phrases that we use when we write a letter in Spanish. 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