I receive many emails each day. No doubt, they are 99% French ones. Unlike at the beginning, I now understand French emails (at least I can guess the meaning :) ). In the worst case, I use online translation services.
These days, I write emails in French too. I remember the hardest day when I tried to write email in French to get my transcript from Telecom SudParis. It was little bit urgent. As the lady there doesn't understand English, I must write it in French to get quickly processed. So terrible time ... I still remember. I laughed a lot when I knew transcript in English is "relevés de notes" in French :))...coz I was thinking a single word in French corresponding to that English one. I had so much funs :)) and pains too :((. Now such practice is making my life easier...
Below I'll present the most commonly used French phrases in French emails so that I can reuse or anyone who wants to write email in French can use them. Note that the bold words are in English.
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Normally we start writing email with a greeting 'Bonjour' (Hello) in the email.
Hello
Bonjour,
Hello Nobal,
Bonjour Nobal,
To write a very formal greeting like Dear in English we use Cher. I found such greeting in emails from organizations like Bank :)).
Dear Customer (male),
Cher Client,
Below I'll present the most commonly used French phrases in French emails so that I can reuse or anyone who wants to write email in French can use them. Note that the bold words are in English.
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Normally we start writing email with a greeting 'Bonjour' (Hello) in the email.
Hello
Bonjour,
Hello Nobal,
Bonjour Nobal,
To write a very formal greeting like Dear in English we use Cher. I found such greeting in emails from organizations like Bank :)).
Dear Customer (male),
Cher Client,
Dear Customer (female),
Chère cliente,
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Sincerely,
Nobal
Best Regards,
Nobal
Cordialement,
Nobal
Nobal
Best Regards,
Nobal
Cordialement,
Nobal
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Thank You
Thank You
Merci
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Thank you in advance
Par avance merci.
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below
ci-dessous
E.g. Find / consult the email below.(somewhere in email )
cf. mail ci-dessous.
below
ci-dessous
E.g. Find / consult the email below.(somewhere in email )
cf. mail ci-dessous.
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In informal letters, the word cher (feminine chère) is used in a similar way to English Dear. In more formal letters, the word Monsieur etc tends to stand on its own (though Cher Monsieur etc is possible).Cher Michel | - | Dear Michel (male form) |
Chère Michelle | - | Dear Michelle (female form) |
Chers Michel et Danielle | - | Dear Michel and Danielle |
Salut Daniel! | - | Hi Daniel! |
Bonjour (à tous)! | - | Hello (all)! (Used in e-mails) |
Coucou! | - | Hi there! (Very informal; suitable for an informal e-mail between friends) |
Recoucou! | - | Hi again! (Very informal; suitable for an informal e-mail between friends) |
Chers Collègues | - | Dear Colleagues |
Monsieur | - | Dear Sir |
Madame | - | Dear Madame |
Messieurs | - | Dear Sirs |
Monsieur le Directeur | - | Dear Sir (writing to a director, CEO etc) |
Monsieur le Maire/Proviseur | - | Dear Mayor/Headmaster |
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