Correo electrónico ( E-mail writing )

Buenos Días a todos

I welcome you all on my another spanish blog. I hope all of you are doing well and completing your homework on time. Today we are going to learn how to write an email to a friend on his birthday. But before we start let's look at some important instruction for my blog and note down the learning out come.

Few Instructions 

1. Note down  the work in your register on a regular basis.

2. Notify me about  your presence in the class  as soon as you join, in the comment section. Just  write " Good Morning" along with your name .

3. AS ALREADY MENTIONED,YOU CAN USE ANY NOTEBOOK AVAILABLE AND SUBMIT SEPARATELY ONCE THE SCHOOL REOPENS.

4. Take your Spanish Register

5.Our handwriting reflects a lot about us. It will be awesome if you use good presentation and cursive hand writing

6. Make a column on the right hand side, if you need to do any rough work

7.Write today's date.

Learning Outcome

After the completion of this topic I will learn : 

a) Learn the format of informal email

b) Key words and phrases to write birthday mails.

c) to reframe a sentence in multiple ways

Now let's start today's topic

Correo Electrónico de cumpleaños (Birthday email)

Now that we are learning to write email, let's first see some advantages of writing email and how it is different than writing a letter. 

The Advantages of Email for Internal Communications

1. Email is a free tool. Once you are online, there is no further expense that you need to spend on in order to send and receive messages.
2. Email is quick. Once you have finished composing a message, sending it is as simple as clicking a button. Email, especially if an email system is integrated into the network, is sent, delivered and read almost immediately.
3. Email is simple. It is easy to use. Once your account is set up, composing, sending and receiving messages is simple. Also, email allows for the easy and quick access of information and contacts.
4. Emailing has become the main means of communication and so it is important to know the conventions of this style of writing.

Why do you wish a friend a happy birthday?

In the today's world, we have contact with a lot of people on a day-to-day basis. We all have one thing in common: birthdays! Wishing a friend a happy birthday is a great opportunity to strengthen your relationship with them. Regardless of the company or the culture, it is nice to be wished a happy birthday.

If you think about letter and email in English you see vocab not used in everyday speech – words like sincerely, best wishes, or to whom it may concern. Spanish has it’s own versions of these and other expressions used in written correspondence, some similar to English and some not. Find below the most common terminology used for letters and emails in Spanish, along with a final summary and example emails at the end.

At a minimum, an informal email should contain all of the following elements:

• Subject line : Be specific, but concise.
• Salutation :  Address the recipient by name, if possible.  
• Body text : This section explains the main message of the email.  
• Signature : Your email closing should be formal, not informal.

Let's look at some key words and phrases related to birthday email

Palabras claves :

“@” - arroba

“_”  -  guion bajo

Destinatarios – Destination, address, To

Asuntos – Subject

Enviar – Send

Añadir – Add or Attach

Mensaje nuevo - new message 

Phrases : 

Querido - dear ( This is the closest to the direct translation of ‘dear’ in English. In Spanish, like English, it is followed by a first name or sometimes señor/señora + a last name.) 

Don -  Mr. or Señor ( While Don has traditionally been more of an honorific title, it is now often used as a standard formal ways of addressing someone in Spanish.)

A quien corresponda -  To whom it may concern

Cariño -  Darling / Sweety (You can use cariño with people other than your ‘sweetheart’ )

Te quiero - I love you

En primero - First of all

Me gustaría desear - I would like to wish

At a minimum, an informal email should contain all of the following elements:

• Subject line : Be specific, but concise.
• Salutation :  Address the recipient by name, if possible.  
• Body text : This section explains the main message of the email.  
• Signature : Your email closing should be formal, not informal.

Mensaje Nuevo

Destinatarios : ← here we will right the email address                              ej. amit.123@gmail.com Asuntos : ← here we will right the subject of the email ej. - Celebración de cumpleaños/ Fiesta de cumpleaños ¡Hola/Querido amigo! ← opening of the email with greeting. You can write either Hola or Querido. And in place of AMIGO, you can write the name of your friend.  ej. Hola Pablo or Querido Pablo En primero, quiero desear mucho en tu cumpleaños/ Me gustaría desearte en tu cumpleaños.  Dios bendiga tu cumpleaños, que tus sueños se conviertan en realidad. Estamos organizando una fiesta en un restaurante a las 8 de la mañana. Tu presencia es una necesidad y siempre un placer.                                                                             ↖ {The the above paragraph in red is the body of the email. You were able to convince your subscribers to open your email. The next challenge is to convince them that you are saying something important, valuable and interesting to prompt an action.} Te queremos mucho.  gracias para tomar el tiempo de leer mi correo. Quiero verte pronto Adios                                ↖  Email footer ( Finally, your subscriber viewed your email and they've reached the end of it. This is where you will thank your reader for their time )     Tu amiga  Cristina Enviar

Now I am posting a fair and clean email with translation in English which you all have to write 

Mensaje Nuevo

Destinatarios (address) :  Asuntos (subject) : Celebración de cumpleaños ( Birthday celebration) ¡Hola/Querido amigo!   Hello/Dear friend En primero, quiero desear mucho en tu cumpleaños/ Me gustaría desearte en tu cumpleaños.  First of all, I would like to wish you on your birthday.  Dios bendiga tu cumpleaños, que tus sueños se conviertan en realidad. God bless you, I pray that all your dreams turn into reality. Estamos organizando una fiesta en un restaurante a las 8 de la mañana. Tu presencia es una necesidad y siempre un placer. We are organising a party at a restaurant at 8 o'clock in the morning. Your presence is a must and always a pleasure. Te quiero mucho. I love you a lot. Gracias para tomar el tiempo de leer mi correo. Thank you for taking time to read my email Quiero verte pronto I want to see you soon Adios (Goodbye) Tu amiga (Your friend) Cristina  Enviar

                  Home Work Exercise  :

Q. Write an email to your father wishing him on his birthday.