Informal Email

Greetings
In order to start your email or letter you can use different
expressions, which are really typical and easy to remember. We
have 3 basic ways to greet in this kind of letter, which is usually
for a friend or family member:

 Hi John,
 Hello John,
 Dear John,

Notice how “hi” is less formal than “hello” or “dear”. Also, don’t
forget to write a comma (,) right after greeting your friend or
relative. After greeting the addressee (i.e. the person who will
read the letter), you must start the opening paragraph in a new
line.

Opening paragraph
The opening paragraph is the place to react to your friend’s or
relative’s letter. In order to do so, you can use a number of
different expressions. Here we have some examples:

- I'm sorry I haven't written for so long but…

- It's been a long time since I last heard from you.

- I thought I would drop you a line to see how you're getting on.

- As I haven't heard from you for ages, I thought I would write

to see how you are.

- Thanks for your letter. It was interesting/good to hear that…

- I got your letter yesterday and decided to write back straight

away. How’s it going?
- Thank you for writing such a funny letter. I always enjoy
reading what you've been doing.

- Thanks a lot for writing! How are you getting on?

- So good to hear from you. How are things?

Closing paragraph
A closing paragraph is used to start saying goodbye to the
addressee and to ask for a response to your letter. So we can use
the following expressions:

- Well, that's all my news. Make sure you write back soon telling
me what you've been up to.

- Please write to me again soon and tell me all your news.

- Please give my regards to (your parents). Hope to hear from

you soon.

- That's about all from me. What about you? Write back telling
me what you've been doing recently.

- Give (Peter) my regards if you see him and tell him to drop me
a line.

- Say hello to (Anna) from me.

- I'm looking forward to your next letter, so write soon!

- I can't wait to hear your news. Anyway, I have to go now.

Saying goodbye
There are many ways in English to close an informal letter or
email.The most frequently used ones are the following:
  Best wishes,
 Best,
 Take care,
 All my love,
 Love,
 Lots of love,
 See you soon,
 Regards,

Notice how there is a comma (,) after each of the phrases.

Also, after writing any of these sentences, make sure you write
your name on a different line. And write your name without a
full stop!