Writing a letter in English (Écrire une lettre en anglais)

Date format:

March 16, 2008

March 16th, 2008

(on peut bien sur employer les abbréviations comme “Mar.” pour “March”)

Vocabulary:

Dear – cher(e)

Hello/Hi/Hey/What's up – Bonjour/Salut/etc.

Greetings – salutations

Have a good day – bonne journée

Sincerely

Your friend – votre/ton ami(e) OU amicalement

(Best) Regards

Later – à plus tard

Until next time – à la prochaine

Talk to you later – je vous/te parlerai plus tard

See you later – je vous/te verrai plus tard

Cordially – cordialement

Love – en amour (?? Je ne suis pas certain que cela marche en français)

Example letter:

March 16th, 2008

Dear Eric,

How are you? I hope everything is going well. I have an exciting story to tell you! Call me soon.

Talk to you later,

Thomas