17th August, 2009

Writing a letter in #German

posted 2 years ago

1.) Writing a letter to a friend or family member

- start off with “Lieber… (male) / Liebe… (female; plural)” (Dear…) or “Hallo”

- end the letter with “Dein… (male) / Deine… (female; plural)”, “Viele Grüße…” (Many greetings); “Liebe Grüße…” (Love…)

2.) Writing a formal letter

- start off with “Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren” (Dear Sir or Madam) or if you know the person’s name “Sehr geehrter Herr… / Sehr geehrte Frau…” (Dear Mr…/ Dear Mrs/Ms/Miss…)

Some of you may know the word “Fräulein” (miss). BUT: Fräulein is hardly ever used nowadays, it’s very old fashioned! e.g. I’m technically a “Fräulein” cause I’m not married, but I’m always addressed to as “Frau…”.

- end the letter with “Mit freundlichen Grüßen…” (Sincerely yours…)

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