Personal

Letter
Letter - Address
English French
Mr. N. Summerbee Clarisse Beaulieu
335 Main Street 18, rue du Bac
New York NY 92926 75500 Paris.
Standard English Address format:
name of recipient
street number + street name
name of town + region/state + zip/postal code.

Jeremy Rhodes Jeremy Rhodes

212 Silverback Drive 212 Silverback Drive
California Springs CA 92926 California Springs CA 92926
American address format:
Name of recipient
Street number + street name
Name of town + state abbreviation + zip code

Adam Smith Adam Smith

8 Crossfield Road 8 Crossfield Road
Selly Oak Selly Oak
Birmingham Birmingham
West Midlands West Midlands
B29 1WQ B29 1WQ
British and Irish address format:
Name of recipient
Number + street name
Town/city name
County
Postal code

Sally Davies Claude Dubois

155 Mountain Rise 44, rue des Océans
Antogonish NS B2G 5T8 Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0A3
Canadian address format:
Name of recipient
Street number + street name
Name of town + province abbreviation + postal code

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Celia Jones Jacques Durant
47 Herbert Street rue des Fleurs 25
Floreat 1000 Bruxelles.
Perth WA 6018
Australian address format:
Name of recipient
Street number + street name
Name of province
Town/city name + postal code

Alex Marshall Stéphane Bajon

745 King Street 50 avenue de la République
West End, Wellington 0680 1500 Genève.
New Zealand address format:
Name of recipient
Number + street name
Suburb/RD number/PO box
Town/city + postal code

Letter - Opening
English French
Dear John, Cher Benjamin,
Informal, standard way of addressing a friend

Dear Mum / Dad, Chère Maman / Cher Papa,

Informal, standard way of addressing your parents

Dear Uncle Jerome, Cher Oncle Jeremy,

Informal, standard way of addressing a member of your family

Hello John, Salut Sylvain,

Informal, standard way of addressing a friend

Hey John, Coucou Daniel,

Very informal, standard way of addressing a friend

John, Victor,
Informal, direct way of addressing a friend

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My Dear, Mon chéri / Ma chérie,
Very informal, used when addressing a loved one

My Dearest, Mon cher et tendre / ma chère et tendre

Very informal, used when addressing a partner

Dearest John, Mon très cher Christophe,

Informal, used when addressing a partner

Thank you for your letter. Merci pour votre lettre.

Used when replying to correspondence

It was good to hear from you again. Cela m'a fait plaisir d'avoir des nouvelles.
Used when replying to correspondence

I am very sorry I haven't written for so long. Je suis désolé de ne pas t'avoir écrit depuis si longtemps.
Used when writing to an old friend you haven't contacted for a while

It's such a long time since we had any contact. Cela fait si longtemps que l'on ne s'est pas contacté.
Used when writing to an old friend you haven't contacted for a long time

Letter - Main Body

English French
I am writing to tell you that… Je t'écris pour te dire que...
Used when you have important news

Have you made any plans for…? As-tu prévu quelque chose pour...?
Used when you want to invite someone to an event or meet up with them

Many thanks for sending / inviting / enclosing… Merci pour l'envoi de / l'invitation pour / l'information
sur...
Used when thanking someone for sending something / inviting someone somewhere / enclosing some information

I am very grateful to you for letting me know / Je te suis très reconnaissant(e) de m'avoir fait savoir que
offering me / writing to me… / offert / écrit...
Used when sincerely thanking someone for telling you something / offering you something / writing to you regarding
something

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It was so kind of you to write / invite me / send Ce fut très aimable à toi de m'écrire / m' inviter /
me… m'envoyer...
Used when you sincerely appreciate something someone wrote to you / invited you to / sent you

I am delighted to announce that… J'ai la joie de vous annoncer que...

Used when announcing good news to friends

I was delighted to hear that… J'ai eu la joie d'apprendre que...

Used when relaying a message or news

I am sorry to inform you that… J'ai le regret de vous informer que...

Used when announcing bad news to friends

I was so sorry to hear that… J'ai été désolé(e) d'apprendre que...

Used when comforting a friend regarding bad news that they had

Letter - Closing
English French
Give my love to…and tell them how much I miss Transmets mon salutations à... et dis lui qu'il/elle me
them. manque.
Used when you want to tell someone you miss them via the recipient of the letter

…sends his / her love. ...envoie ses salutations.

Used when adding someone else's regards to a letter

Say hello to…for me. Dis bonjour à... de ma part.

Used when wanting to acknowledge someone else via the person to whom you are writing

I look forward to hearing from you soon. Dans l'attente d'une réponse très prochaine de ta part.
Used when you want to receive a letter in reply

Write back soon. Écris-moi vite.

Direct, used when you want to receive a letter in reply

Do write back when… Écris-moi quand...

Used when you want the recipient to reply only when they have news of something

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Send me news, when you know anything more. Envoie-moi des nouvelles quand tu en sauras plus.
Used when you want the recipient to reply only when they have news of something

Take care. Prends soin de toi.

Used when writing to family and friends

I love you. Je t'aime.

Used when writing to your partner

Best wishes, Tous mes vœux,

Informal, used between family, friends or colleagues

With best wishes, Amitiés,

Informal, used when writing to family or friends

Kindest regards, Amicalement,

Informal, used when writing to family or friends

All the best, Bien à vous/toi,

Informal, used when writing to family or friends

All my love, Tendrement,

Informal, used when writing to family or friends

Lots of love, Bises,

Informal, used when writing to family

Much love, Bisous,

Informal, used when writing to family

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