Writing an E-Mail / a Letter Flashcards

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1
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Dear Mrs. Stock

A

Sehr geehrte Frau Stock

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An e-mail usually has three parts:

  1. salutation
  2. text
  3. closing
A

Eine E-Mail hat normalerweise drei Teile:

  1. Anrede
  2. Text
  3. Grußformel
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Formal Salutation

A

Anrede formell

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Person feminine: Dear Mrs. Stock,

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Person feminin: Sehr geehrte Frau Stock,

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Person masculine: Dear Mr. Kraut,

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Person maskulin: Sehr geehrter Herr Kraut,

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If you don’t know the names of the people, you write: Ladies and Gentlemen,`

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Kennt man den Namen der Personen nicht, dann schreibt man: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

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True or False: After the salutation comes a comma and then the sentence starts lowercased (unless it’s a noun, a name or the formal form of “you”).

A

TRUE

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Dear Mrs. Stock,
I am afraid I can't attend class anymore.
A

Sehr geehrte Frau Stock,

ich kann leider mehr am Unterricht teilmehmen.

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9
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Formal closing

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Grußformel formell

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10
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Yours sincerely,

(Name and Surname) Katie Koch

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen (=MfG),

(Vor - und Familienname) Katie Koch

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I have cooked.

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Ich habe gekocht.

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I have eaten.

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Ich habe gegessen.

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I have gone.

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Ich bin gegangen.

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I have fallen asleep.

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Ich bin eingeschlafen.

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be - I was at home.

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sein - Ich war zu Hause.

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have - Katie had a small apartment.

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haben - Katie hatte eine kleine Wohnung.

17
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think - I thought you were coming tomorrow.

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denken - Ich dachte, du kommst morgen.

18
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there is - There was no milk at the supermarket.

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es gibt - Es gab keine Milch im Supermarkt.

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know - I didn’t know the answer.

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wissen - Ich wusste die Antwort nicht.