{"id":143231,"date":"2023-07-26T04:47:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T08:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/how-to-write-an-email-in-spanish\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T11:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:08:40","slug":"how-to-write-an-email-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/how-to-write-an-email-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write an Email in Spanish from Start to Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writing in Spanish<\/a> tends to slip through the cracks when studying the language.\u00a0It’s not just about writing emails, either\u2014there’s a whole world of Spanish text slang <\/a>to get your head around, which will help you communicate well\u00a0with friends and acquaintances on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

While slang is what you’ll need to get chatting with\u00a0your buds\u00a0on Facebook or Twitter, what do you do when you have to write a formal email to someone you don’t know? Let’s look at how to write a formal email in Spanish,<\/strong> plus how to personalize your email for different situations.<\/p>\n

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Greetings for Formal Emails in Spanish<\/h2>\n

If you don’t know the name of the person you’re writing to, you should start your letter with:<\/p>\n

A quien corresponda:<\/em><\/strong>
\n(To whom it may concern:)<\/p>\n

If you know the name but still don’t have enough of a relationship to use the their first name (i.e., it’s probably the first time you’re writing to this person), you can say:<\/p>\n

Estimada\/o\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>+ the person’s title and surname<\/p>\n

Estimada\/o<\/em> means “esteemed.”<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

Estimado Se\u00f1or P\u00e9rez <\/em>(Esteemed Mr. P\u00e9rez)<\/p>\n

Estimada Se\u00f1ora P\u00e9rez\u00a0<\/em>(Esteemed Mrs. P\u00e9rez)<\/p>\n

Note that you need to change the last letter of estimado<\/em> according to whether you’re writing to a man or woman.<\/p>\n

Another thing to remember is that after the name, you need a colon instead of the comma used in English.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

Estimado Se\u00f1or P\u00e9rez<\/em>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Also useful to know is that sometimes Se\u00f1or, Se\u00f1ora<\/em> and\u00a0Se\u00f1orita<\/em> are abbreviated to Sr., Sra.<\/em> and\u00a0Srta., <\/em>respectively.<\/p>\n

Doctor<\/em> abbreviated would be Dr.<\/em> for a man, but you’ll use\u00a0Dra.<\/em> for the female\u00a0Doctora.<\/em><\/p>\n

Once you’ve established a relationship with someone but still want to keep things quite formal, you can start your letter with q<\/em>uerido\/querida<\/em> (Dear) and the person’s first name.<\/p>\n

For example, you may begin with something like:<\/p>\n

Querido Jos\u00e9:<\/em><\/strong>
\n(Dear Jos\u00e9:)<\/p>\n

Expressing the Reason for Your Email in Spanish<\/h2>\n

Once you’ve gotten past saying hello, you’ll need to explain who you are and why you’re writing.<\/p>\n

You can continue with:<\/p>\n

Mi nombre es____.<\/em><\/strong>
\n(My name is____.)<\/p>\n

You should write your full name here.<\/p>\n

You might also add something about your position or the organization you’re working for.<\/p>\n

For example, if you were a teacher writing to a parent you haven’t yet met, you might say:<\/p>\n

Mi nombre\u00a0es Claire\u00a0Stone y soy la\u00a0profesora de su\u00a0hijo John.<\/em><\/strong>
\n(My name is Claire\u00a0Stone and I’m your son John’s teacher.)<\/p>\n

If you’re writing on behalf of an organization or another person, you could say:<\/p>\n

Escribo\u00a0de parte de____.<\/em><\/strong>
\n(I’m writing on behalf of____.)<\/p>\n

You need to also explain why you’re writing your email.<\/p>\n

So, you could say something like:<\/p>\n

Le escribo para organizar una reunion para hablar sobre John.<\/strong>
\n<\/em>(I’m writing to organize a meeting so that we can talk about John).<\/p>\n

Poor John. It sounds like he’s in trouble.<\/p>\n

The Body of a Formal Email in Spanish<\/h2>\n

Now that you’ve introduced yourself and said why you’re writing, you’ll need to write your email’s body.<\/p>\n

This part varies greatly depending on what your email is about, but here are some guidelines to help you keep your writing formal:<\/p>\n