The formal email about the window
Elena in Burgos wants the agency to read one formal email: her living-room window will not close. An A1 Spanish scene.
El email formal de la ventana
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What you'll learn
Formal Spanish email: a clear subject, Estimada, Le escribo and Atentamente.
Elena Mora's window in Burgos will not close, and the old latch does not catch. The agency wants a formal email, not a phone call. She deletes "Hola, ¿qué tal?" and sends señora Ramos a short message with the subject Ventana del salón.
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Phrases for training
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Escribir un email formal
newTo write a formal email
Basic phrase for the topic of business correspondence.
Needed to start working with business emails.
Es importante escribir emails formales
newIt is important to write formal emails
Construction es importante + infinitive.
Helps express importance in business style.
Un email formal muestra profesionalismo y respeto
newA formal email shows professionalism and respect
Description of the benefits of formal correspondence.
Helps understand why formal emails matter.
Necesitamos un asunto claro
newWe need a clear subject
Instruction on writing the email subject line.
The subject line is the first thing the recipient sees.
Usamos un saludo formal
newWe use a formal greeting
Rule for starting a formal email.
A proper greeting creates the first impression.
Le agradecería que confirme su asistencia
newI would appreciate it if you confirm your attendance
Polite way to request confirmation.
Useful formula for business emails.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Main topic of the article.
Central concept of the topic.
Subject
asunto
Subject line
Important part of the email that must be clear.
The subject determines whether the email gets opened.
Greeting
saludo
Greeting
Way to start the email.
The greeting is the first part of a formal email.
Professionalism
profesionalismo
Professionalism
Quality that a formal email demonstrates.
Important quality in business communication.
Recipient
destinatario
Recipient
Person who receives the email.
Must verify the address is correct.
Spelling
ortografía
Spelling
What needs to be checked before sending.
Errors ruin the impression of professionalism.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
It is important + infinitive
Es importante + infinitivo
Es importante + infinitivo
Construction for expressing the importance of an action.
Very common construction in business speech.
We need + infinitive
Necesitamos + infinitivo
Necesitamos + infinitivo
Using the verb necesitar in present tense.
Helps express necessity in business context.
Must be + adjective
Deber ser + adjetivo
Debe ser + adjetivo
Expression of obligation or necessity.
Useful modal construction for requirements.
We can + infinitive
Podemos + infinitivo
Podemos + infinitivo
Using modal verb to express possibility.
Helps offer options in an email.
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