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Business Letter Letter - Address English

Spanish

Mr. J. Rhodes Rhodes & Rhodes Corp. 212 Silverback Drive California Springs CA 92926 American address format: Name of recipient Company name Street number + street name Name of town + state abbreviation + zip code

Sr. J. Rhodes Rhodes & Rhodes Corp. 212 Silverback Drive California Springs CA 92926

Mr. Adam Smith Smith's Plastics 8 Crossfield Road Selly Oak Birmingham West Midlands B29 1WQ British and Irish address format: Name of recipient Company name Number + street name Town/city name County Postal code

Polix S.A Ref. Sr. Juan Pérez Av. Galileo 110 12560 Madrid (Madrid)

The Managing Director Fightstar Corporation 155 Mountain Rise Antogonish NS B2G 5T8 Canadian address format: Name of recipient Company name Street number + street name Name of town + province abbreviation + postal code

Polix S.A Ref. Sr. Juan Pérez Av. Galileo 1102 2560 Quilmes, Provincia de Buenos Aires

Ms. Celia Jones TZ Motors 47 Herbert Street Floreat Perth WA 6018

Sra. Celia Jones TZ Motors 47 Herbert Street Floreat Perth WA 6018

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Business Letter Australian address format: Name of recipient Company name Street number + street name Name of province Town/city name + postal code Miss L. Marshall Aquatechnics Ltd. 745 King Street West End Wellington 0680 New Zealand address format: Name of recipient Company name Number + street name Suburb/RD number/PO box Town/city + postal code

Srta. L. Marshall Aquatechnics Ltd. 745 King Street West End Wellington 0680

Mr. N. Summerbee Tyres of Manhattan. 335 Main Street New York NY 92926

Polix S.A Ref. Sr. Juan Pérez Av. Galileo 110 Colonia Polanco C.P. 12560 México, D.F. Standard English Address format: name of recipient, company name, street number + street name, name of town + region/state + zip/postal code.

Letter - Opening English

Spanish

Dear Mr. President, Distinguido Sr. Presidente: Very formal, recipient has a special title that must be used in place of their name Dear Sir, Formal, male recipient, name unknown

Distinguido Señor:

Dear Madam, Formal, female recipient, name unknown

Distinguida Señora:

Dear Sir / Madam, Formal, recipient name and gender unknown

Distinguidos Señores:

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Business Letter Dear Sirs, Apreciados Señores: Formal, when addressing several unknown people or a whole department To whom it may concern, A quien pueda interesar Formal, recipient/s name and gender completely unknown Dear Mr. Smith, Formal, male recipient, name known

Apreciado Sr. Pérez:

Dear Mrs. Smith, Formal, female recipient, married, name known

Apreciada Sra. Pérez:

Dear Miss Smith, Formal, female recipient, single, name known

Apreciada Srta. Pérez:

Dear Ms. Smith, Apreciada Sra. Pérez: Formal, female recipient, name known, marital status unknown Dear John Smith, Estimado Sr. Pérez: Less formal, one has done business with the recipient before Dear John, Querido Juan: Informal, one is personal friends with the recipient, relatively uncommon We are writing to you regarding… Formal, to open on behalf of the whole company

Nos dirigimos a usted en referencia a...

We are writing in connection with... Formal, to open on behalf of the whole company

Le escribimos en referencia a...

Further to… Con relación a... Formal, to open regarding something you have seen from the company you are contacting With reference to… En referencia a... Formal, to open regarding something you have seen from the company you are contacting I am writing to enquire about… Escribo para pedir información sobre... Less formal, to open on behalf of yourself for your company

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Business Letter I am writing to you on behalf of... Formal, when writing for someone else

Le escribo en nombre de...

Your company was highly recommended by… Formal, polite way of opening

Su compañía nos fue muy recomendada por...

Letter - Main Body English

Spanish

Would you mind if… Formal request, tentative

¿Sería posible...

Would you be so kind as to… Formal request, tentative

¿Tendría la amabilidad de...

I would be most obliged if… Formal request, tentative

Me complacería mucho si...

We would appreciate it if you could send us more detailed information about… Formal request, very polite

Agradeceríamos si pudiera enviarnos información más detallada en cuanto a...

I would be grateful if you could... Formal request, very polite

Le agradecería enormemente si pudiera...

Would you please send me… Formal request, polite

¿Podría enviarme...

We are interested in obtaining/receiving… Formal request, polite

Estamos interesados en obtener/recibir...

I must ask you whether... Formal request, polite

Me atrevo a preguntarle si...

Could you recommend… Formal request, direct

¿Podría recomendarme...

Would you please send me… Formal request, direct

¿Podría enviarme...

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Business Letter You are urgently requested to… Formal request, very direct

Se le insta urgentemente a...

We would be grateful if… Formal request, polite, on behalf of the company

Estaríamos muy agradecidos si...

What is your current list price for… Formal specific request, direct

¿Cuál es la lista actual de precios de...

We are interested in ... and we would like to know ... Formal enquiry, direct

Estamos interesados en... y quisiéramos saber...

We understand from your advertisment that you produce… Formal enquiry, direct

Entendemos según su anuncio publicitario que ustedes producen...

It is our intention to… Formal statement of intent, direct

Es nuestra intención...

We carefully considered your proposal and… Consideramos su propuesta con detenimiento y... Formal, leading to a decision regarding a business deal We are sorry to inform you that… Lamentamos informarle que... Formal, rejection of a business deal or showing no interest in an offer

Letter - Closing English

Spanish

If you need any additional assistance, please contact me. Formal, very polite

Si necesita ayuda adicional, sírvase a contactarme.

If we can be of any further assistance, please let us know. Formal, very polite

Si podemos brindarle nuestra ayuda, por favor, háganoslo saber.

Thanking you in advance… Formal, very polite

Le agradecemos de antemano...

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Business Letter Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Formal, very polite

Si requiere información adicional no dude en contactarme.

I would be most grateful if you would look into this matter as soon as possible. Formal, very polite

Le agradecería mucho si atiende este asunto lo más pronto posible.

Please reply as soon as possible because… Formal, polite

Le rogamos responda a la brevedad posible ya que...

If you require any further information, feel free to contact me. Formal, polite

Si requiere más información no dude en contactarme.

I look forward to the possibility of working together. Formal, polite

Me complace la idea de trabajar juntos.

Thank you for your help in this matter. Formal, polite

Gracias por su ayuda en este asunto.

I look forward to discussing this with you. Formal, direct

Me complace la idea de discutir esto con usted.

If you require more information ... Formal, direct

Si requiere más información...

We appreciate your business. Formal, direct

Apreciamos hacer negocios con usted.

Please contact me - my direct telephone number is… Formal, very direct

Por favor, póngase en contacto conmigo, mi número directo es...

I look forward to hearing from you soon. Less formal, polite

Espero tener noticias de usted pronto.

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Business Letter Yours faithfully, Formal, recipient name unknown

Se despide cordialmente,

Yours sincerely, Formal, widely used, recipient known

Atentamente,

Respectfully yours, Formal, not widely used, recipient name known

Respetuosamente,

Kind/Best regards, Saludos, Informal, between business partners who are on first-name terms Regards, Saludos, Informal, between business partners who work together often

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