When composing an informal letter of email you may find these expressions useful:
To begin the letter or to give reasons:
- I’m writing to tell you…
- I’m emailing you to…
- I’m writing just to let you know that…
- Thanks very much for your letter. It was great to hear from you.
Apologise:
- I’m (really/terribly) sorry about/ but…
- Sorry I couldn’t manage to…
- I’m afraid that…
Offer/Request:
- Can I…?/Could you…?
- Can I help you?
- Can I do anything to help you?
- Would you like to…?
- Would you mind if…?
- I was wondering if you can…
- If you’ve got a spare moment, do you think you could…?
Recommend and suggest:
- You should/ought to…
- Why don’t you/we…?
- How about + (-ing verb) …?
- I was wondering if you might like to…
Give good news/bad news:
- I’m so happy/sad because…
- The good/bad news is that…
- Fortunately…
- Unfortunately…
Say when and where or give further details:
- There is/are…
- It’s at/starts at…
- You can get there by…
Thank:
- Thanks (very much) for…
- I’m really grateful for…
- I was really excited when I got your invitation.
End:
- See you soon,
- Bye for now,
- All the best,
- Best wishes,
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