Writing a Friendly Email

What you’ll learn

Organise a friendly email with an opening, body, and closing.

រៀបអ៊ីមែលមិត្តភាពដែលមានសេចក្ដីផ្ដើម ខ្លឹមសារ និងបញ្ចប់។

Writing focus

A friendly email still benefits from structure. Greet the reader, give your reason for writing, group the main information, and finish with a suitable closing. A useful subject line helps the reader find the message later. Contractions are common in a friendly tone.

អ៊ីមែលមិត្តភាពគួរមានសួស្ដី គោលបំណង ខ្លឹមសារ និងពាក្យបញ្ចប់។ Subject line ជួយអ្នកទទួលស្គាល់ប្រធានបទ។ អាចប្រើ contractions ក្នុងរចនាប័ទ្មស្និទ្ធស្នាល។

Writing patterns

Pattern	Example or form
Subject	Study plans for Saturday
Greeting	Hi Maly,
Purpose	I’m writing to tell you about my new class.
Closing	See you soon, / Best wishes,

Examples

1. How are you getting on?

   តើអ្នកសុខសប្បាយ និងដំណើរការយ៉ាងម៉េចដែរ?

2. I’ve started a new English class.

   ខ្ញុំបានចាប់ផ្ដើមថ្នាក់អង់គ្លេសថ្មី។

3. Would you like to join me next week?

   តើអ្នកចង់ចូលរួមជាមួយខ្ញុំសប្ដាហ៍ក្រោយទេ?

4. I hope to hear from you soon.

   ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថានឹងបានឮពីអ្នកឆាប់ៗ។

Model writing

Subject: My new English class

Hi Maly,

I’ve started an evening English class near my home. We practise speaking and write short paragraphs. I’m enjoying the examples because they are easy to use at work.

Would you like to study with me on Saturday afternoon? We could meet at the library at three.

Let me know if you’re free.

Best wishes,

Dara

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
I am writing tell you about my class.	I am writing to tell you about my class.	The infinitive expresses purpose.
I hope hearing from you soon.	I hope to hear from you soon.	Hope takes a to-infinitive here.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Write a useful subject line for an email about Saturday study plans.
2. Write a friendly greeting and purpose.
3. Write a closing that invites a reply.

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. Study plans for Saturday

   Model answer: identify the topic, not only Hello.

2. Hi Dara, I’m writing to tell you about my new class.

   Model answer: connect the opening to the message.

3. Let me know what you think. Best wishes, Maly

   Model answer: a clear invitation and friendly closing are suitable.

Quick recap

• Use a meaningful subject line.
• Group the message into logical parts.
• Match the closing to the friendly relationship.