Informal Letter - Baráti levél
INFORMAL LETTER
Elég fontos, hogy hogyan írunk levelet angolul. A leghétköznapibb, hogy hogyan írunk baráti levelet?! Az életben bármikor szükség lehet rá és nem utolsó sorban nyelvvizsgán is külön feladat.
A baráti levél felépítése:
- jobb felső sarok: (saját név), cím
- dátum (a dátumírás szabályai szerint)
- levél formai követelmények szerint
- aláírás
A baráti levél formai követelményei:
- a levél megszólítása után vessző áll ( Dear Eva, )
- összevont alakok is elfogadhatóak (let's , don't)
Hasznos kifejezések:
Megszólítás:
- Dear ...
Bevezetés:
- I hope you're fine.
- How are you? / How are you doing?
- It was good to hear from you.
- Thanks for your letter.
- I'm sorry I haven't written before but ...
Információközlés:
- I'm writing to tell you ...
- I wonder if you remember ...
- I have heard that ...
- As for my latest news, ...
- Well, if I were you ...
- I'm sure you'll be pleased to hear that ...
- By the way, did you know that ...
- You'll never guess what happened.
Tervezés / kérés:
- First ...
- Secondly ...
- The plan includes ...
- I'm writing to ask you for your help/advice
- Could you tell me ...
- I'd be really grateful if you could ...
Hála:
- I'm writing to thank you for ...
- Thank you so much ...
- It was very kind of you to ...
Bocsánatkérés:
- I'm really sorry that ...
- It will never happen again.
- Sorry for any trouble.
- I want to apologise for ...
Meghívás:
- I'd like to invite you to ...
- Would you come to ...
- I hope you'll be able to join us ...
Lezárás:
- I must be going now.
- Bye for now.
- See you.
- Say hello to ...
- Love,
- Have a nice ...
- All the best.
- Best regards
PÉLDA
Dear Greg,
Thank you very much for your letter. I am happy to hear about you again. How are you? How is your family?
I think I'll go to Budapest next weekend so if you have enough free time, we can meet. Secondly, you'll never guess what happened. I met the boy of my dreams. I'll tell you about it more when we meet.
Write me about you and our meeting. I'm looking forward to it.
Best regards,
Cristina