This document provides information about personal letters, including their description, kinds, and structure. It describes personal letters as a way to inform or tell something to family or friends and notes they should be written well, neatly and interestingly. It lists some common kinds of personal letters like apologies, thank you's, and congratulations. The structure of a personal letter is then outlined, including the sender's address, date, salutation, introductory paragraph, body paragraph, closing paragraph, complementary close, signature, and optional postscript. Examples of expressions used in different parts of personal letters are also provided.
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Letter
1.
2. PERSONAL
LETTERS
DESCRIPTION
This is written when
we want to inform
or tell something to
family or
friends.This must be
written well,neatly
and interestingly.
KINDS
Permintaan maaf
(apologies)
Ucapan terima
kasih (Thank you's)
Ucapan selamat
(Congratulations)
Undangan
(Invitations)
3. STRUCTURE OF PERSONAL LETTER
1. Sender’s address
2. Date
3. Salutation and Name
4. Introductory
paragraph/Introduction
5. Body paragraph/the
content of the letter
6. Closing
paragraph/closure
7. Complementary
close
8. Signature
9. P.S. (postscript)
4. The sender’s address
Place where you are writing
from. All that is needed your
street address, city,
province/state and post
code.
6. The greeting or salutation
(Salam pembuka)
“dear”, “dearest”, “sweetheart”, “darling”, “my dear”, etc.
Salutations depend on how well you know the person you are
writing to.
• Mr - untuk laki-laki.
• Mrs - untuk wanita yang sudah menikah.
• Miss - untuk wanita yang belum menikah.
• Ms - untuk wanita yang statusnya tidak diketahui.
• Dr - untuk orang yang statusnya dokter.
14. Example of expressions used in personal letters.
Starting the letter :
how are you?
thank you for your last letter….
it was so good to hear from you…..
sorry for answering late…..
I’m sorry I should have written earlier…..
haven’t heard from you in a while so I thought….
I am sorry to inform you that,……..
15. Some useful expressions for writing
letter Gratitude (ucapan terima kasih)
- I'm just writing to thank you for ...
- It was very kind of you to ...
- Thanks very much for ...
- I am very grateful for ...
Giving advice (memberikan saran)
- Well, I thought about it and if I were you, I would ...
- Have you thought about ...
- In your last letter you said you weren't sure what course
of action to take, I suggest ...
- I think you shouldn't ...
- In your last letter you asked me about ..., I think ...
16. Delivering good news
- I'm sure you will be happy to hear that ...
- By the way, did you know that ... ?
- OMG!! You'll never guess what happened!
- I am totally ecstatic to hear about ...
- I was happy beyond limits to read that ...
Delivering bad news
- I'm sorry but I have to tell you that ...
- Bad news, I'm afraid but no way to avoid it, so here it
goes ...
- I'm extremely sorry to hear that ...
- It was heart wrenching to read about ...
17. Asking for help
- I wonder if you could help me.
- I hope it's not too much to ask about...
- I wonder if I could ask you a favor. Could you...?
Apologizing (permintaan maaf)
- I would like to apologize for...
- I'm so sorry that...
- Words are not enough to erase the pain I have given to
you, but I want to say how sorry I am for...
18. December 13, 2009
Dear Rara,
I got your letter two days ago. I am so glad to know that
you will be engaged withTommy. I will be there to attend
your invitation.
Congratulation for your engagement and hopefully you’ll
live happily ever after.
Ok Ra,that’s all about my letter. Just wait for my coming.
Love,
Sarah Lee