Spanish Email Writing and Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering family and religious terms, email writing sections, register rules, and grammar concepts from Spanish lecture materials.

hijo unico

only child

christiano

Christian

Catholico

Catholic

Jundio

Jewish

hebreyo

hebrew

Lo que pasa es que

what is happening is (used for a justification; shortened version: es que)

cierre

close

agradecimiento

noun meaning gratitude or giving thanks

agradecir

to give thanks

avisar

to warn

Te escribo para informarte

phrase good for starting emails

tú (addressing recipient)

used with your teacher or someone your age (tú - te, tu, tienes)

usted (addressing recipient)

used with someone older or in a formal letter (usted - le, su, tiene)

1 - SALUDO

greeting section of an email (e.g., Estimado señor Bailey, Estimada profesora Rodrigo, Buenas tardes, Richard, Buenos días, Richard, Hola, Richard)

2 - MOTIVO

the reason for writing an email, introduced by Te escribo para… / Le escribo para…

Te Escribo Para …

decirte/le

pedirte/le

informarte/le

preguntarte/le

disculparme por…

3 - ACCIÓN

action section of an email using future tense verbs (e.g., haré, hablaré, entregaré)

Pronoun Attachment Rule

rule stating that the pronoun attaches to the infinitives in future structures (e.g., preguntarte, decirle)

4 - GRACIAS

Muchas gracias por…

tu paciencia

tu flexibilidad

tu comprensión

tu ayuda

5.Cierre

Un Saludo

Un cordial saludo

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