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    A Simple Guide To Writing Letters in French

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    This document provides a guide to writing letters in French, both formal and personal. It outlines appropriate greetings and closings to use depending on whether the letter is personal or business-related. For personal letters, more casual greetings like "Cher Pierre" and closings like "Amitiés" are suitable. For business letters, use formal titles like "Monsieur le Directeur" in greetings and closings like "Je vous prie d’agréer, Monsieur, l’expression de mes sentiments distingués". The document also gives examples of a personal letter between friends and a business letter including the proper format and style for each.

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    This document provides a guide to writing letters in French, both formal and personal. It outlines appropriate greetings and closings to use depending on whether the letter is personal or business-related. For personal letters, more casual greetings like "Cher Pierre" and closings like "Amitiés" are suitable. For business letters, use formal titles like "Monsieur le Directeur" in greetings and closings like "Je vous prie d’agréer, Monsieur, l’expression de mes sentiments distingués". The document also gives examples of a personal letter between friends and a business letter including the proper format and style for each.

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    This document provides a guide to writing letters in French, both formal and personal. It outlines appropriate greetings and closings to use depending on whether the letter is personal or business-related. For personal letters, more casual greetings like "Cher Pierre" and closings like "Amitiés" are suitable. For business letters, use formal titles like "Monsieur le Directeur" in greetings and closings like "Je vous prie d’agréer, Monsieur, l’expression de mes sentiments distingués". The document also gives examples of a personal letter between friends and a business letter including the proper format and style for each.

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    A SIMPLE GUIDE TO WRITING LETTERS IN FRENCH

    Ways to make writing letters in French a lot easier for you with tips on how to write
    formal (business) letters as well as personal letters.Before we proceed with the lesson, a key
    thing to remember is that letters in French tend to be more formal than those in English. Even
    personal correspondence, which can have an informal tone in English, is still several notches
    more formal when written in French.
    I. Greetings/ Salutations
    To begin your letter, you need the proper salutation and the correct title of the person
    you are writing to.For personal correspondence, you can choose between the following
    scenarios and salutations:
    If you know the person, you can use the following:
    Cher Monsieur------------Dear sir
    Cher Monsieur--------Dear Mr
    Chère Madame-----------Ma’am
    Chère Madame--------Dear Mrs
    Chère Mademoiselle--------------Dear Miss
    Chers amis--------------My dear Friends
    Mon cher Pierre---------------My dear pierre
    Ma très chère Louise---------------My Dearest lousie
    For personal correspondence where you do not know the person you are writing to, you can
    choose from the following:
    Monsieur------------- Sir
    Monsieur---------Mr
    Madame---- Ma’am
    Madame----------- Mrs.
    Mademoiselle----------- Miss
    Messieurs------------- Sirs
    For business letters, salutations are very formal and includes the recipient’s title as needed.
    You may use the following salutations:
    Monsieur, Madame------- Sir, Ma’am
    Messieurs---------------- sirs
    Monsieur ------------Mr
    Madame----------Ma’am
    Mademoiselle-----------Misss
    Monsieur le Directeur-------Directort
    Monsieur le Ministre---------Minister

    II. How to close your letter


    Just like the salutations, you will also need to use the correct closing at the end of
    your letter.For personal letters to friends and family, you may close it using the following
    expressions:
    Je vous envoie mes amicales pensées. Best wishes.
    Recevez, je vous prie, mes meilleures amitiés. Yours sincerely.
    Je vous adresse mon très amical souvenir. Kindest regards.
    Cordialement (à vous ) ----------- Sincerely (yours)
    Votre ami dévoué(e) -----------Your devoted friend
    Chaleureusement ------------With warm regards; Warmly
    Bien amicalement ----------------Sincerely; In friendship
    Amitiés -----------Best wishes, All the best
    Bien à vous, Bien à toi -------------Best wishes
    À bientôt !--------- See you soon!
    Affectueusement ----------Fondly
    affectueuses pensées -------------With fond thoughts
    Please note that the translations are not exactly the same, but more or less mean the same
    thing.
    For formal/ business letters, use the following for closing.
    Cordialement---------Cordially
    Bien à vous-----------Yours truly
    The two mentioned above are not too formal, and could be used for less formal situations.
    Meilleures salutations------------Best regards
    Salutations distinguées-----------Sincerly
    Je vous prie d’agréer, <insert the same title you used in your greetings> l’expression de mes
    sentiments distingués.
    Please accept,______, the expression of my highest consideration.
    Je vous prie d’agréer, <insert the same title you used in your greetings> l’expression de mes
    meilleures salutations.
    Please accept,______ , the expression of my best regards.
    Again, please take note that the above translations are more or less the equivalent expressions
    in English.
    III. Some examples
    The first one is a personal letter and the second is a business letter.
    Example 1: Personal Letter
    Chère Mademoiselle,
    C’est avec plaisir que je vous écris. L’envie me prend soudainement de vous conter
    l’une de mes nombreuses aventures...
    Je vous envoie mes bien amicales pensées. À bientôt !
    Dear Miss,
    It is with pleasure that I’m writing to you. The urge suddenly takes me to tell you of
    one of my many adventures …
    Best wishes. See you soon!
    Example 2: Business Letter
    Monsieur,
    Je me permets de vous écrire concernant l’offre de poste...
    Je vous prie d’agréer, Monsieur, l’expression de mes sentiments distingués.
    Sir,
    Allow me to write you about the job’s offer.
    Please accept, sir, the expression of my highest consideration.
    IV. Additional Tips
    Here are more tips in writing letters in French.
     In writing formal letters, always use “vous” and never “tu”.
     For personal letters, you may use “tu” but only with people you are in tu terms with.
     A properly worded and formatted letter will make your content sound credible. So
    take note of the correct form.
     Write the return address at the top left of the page
     The recipient’s address will be placed below it to the right side.
     Under it, place the town or city where the letter is being sent followed by the date.
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