Learn German A2: Writing Emails (formal & Informal) Lesson 6. In this lesson, we will learn about writing formal and informal emails.
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Table of Contents
Vocabulary about Emails & Letters
- E-Mail (Email)
- Brief (Letter)
- Absender (Sender)
- Empfänger (Recipient)
- Betreff (Subject)
- Anrede (Salutation)
- Gruß (Greeting)
- Unterschrift (Signature)
- Anlage (Attachment)
- Versenden (Send)
- Antworten (Reply)
- Weiterleiten (Forward)
- Löschen (Delete)
der Brief: the letter
Ich schreibe gerne Briefe. – I like writing letters.
die E-Mail: the email
Schicken Sie mir bitte eine E-Mail. – Please send me an email.
Technical Terms about E-mail
When we speak about technical terms and the internet in German, we use lots of words that come from English, as we could see with the word “E-Mail”. The symbol “@” comes from English too. You can hear its pronunciation that is also same like in English.
Formal Anrede (Salutation)
Formal ” Anrede ” for an E-Mail:
1): ” Anrede ” for a feminine nouns:
Sehr geehrte Frau …, Dear Mrs/Miss/Ms …,
2): ” Anrede ” for a masculine nouns:
Sehr geehrter Herr …, Dear Mr …,
3): ” Anrede ” for that condition, where you do not know the name of the person. It is better to address both man and woman in this situation.
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, … Dear Sir or Madam, …
The first one (“Sehr geehrte/r …”) is more formal and we use it when we address people we don’t know or people in formal contexts, such as when applying for a job or writing an email to a teacher. It is usually followed by the last name of the person we’re writing to.
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Informal Anrede (Salutation)
1): Informal ” Anrede ” for feminine noun:
Liebe …, Dear …,
2): Informal ” Anrede ” for masculine noun:
Lieber …, Dear …,
We use the second one (“Liebe/Lieber …”) in more personal and informal contexts, for example when writing to family members, friends or colleagues we know a bit better.
Summary of ” Anrede ”
| Formal: Sehr geehrte Frau Müller, … (Dear Ms Müller, …) |
| Less formal: Liebe Frau Müller, … (Dear Ms Müller, …) |
| Informal: Liebe Emma, … (Dear Emma, …) |
Formal ” Gruß ”
This is the formal way to end an E-Mail.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen: Yours sincerely
Informal ” Gruß ”
This is informal way to end an E-Mail.
Liebe Grüße: Best wishes
Dein … / Deine … Yours
Liebe Grüße aus Kroatien! Best wishes from Croatia!
Deine Anna Yours, Anna
Examples of E-Mails
Look at both examples below to see what a formal and an informal email might look like.
| Sehr geehrter Herr Müller, sie können mich am Dienstag telefonisch erreichen. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Josephine Kant |
| (Dear Mr Müller, You can contact me by phone on Tuesday. Yours sincerely, Josephine Kant) |
Liebe Oma, vielen Dank für das Geschenk. Liebe Grüße! Josephine |
| (Dear Grandma, Thanks for the gift! Yours, Josephine) |
Rules to write an Email
When writing an email or a letter in German, we put a comma right after the address and begin the text with a new line.
Be careful! Even though we are starting a new sentence, the first word of the text has to be in the lowercase because it comes after a comma and not a full stop.
Pay close attention to the example below to see this.
| Lieber Herr Schmidt, |
| haben Sie Zeit, mich Morgen anzurufen? |
| Mit freundlichen Grüßen, |
| Emil Müller |
| (Dear Mr Schmidt, would you have time for a call tomorrow? Yours sincerely, Emil Müller) |
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