- Address Mr. J. Rhodes Rhodes & Rhodes Corp. 212 Silverback Drive California Springs CA 92926 American address format: Street number + street name Name of town + state abbreviation + zip code Mr. Adam Smith Smith's Plastics 8 Crossfield Road Selly Oak Birmingham West Midlands B29 1WQ British and Irish address format: Number + street name Town/city name County Postal code Mr. J. Rhodes Rhodes & Rhodes Corp. 212 Silverback Drive California Springs CA 92926 Mr. Adam Smith Smith's Plastics 8 Crossfield Road Selly Oak Birmingham West Midlands B29 1WQ The Managing Director Fightstar Corporation 155 Mountain Rise Antogonish NS B2G 5T8 Canadian address format: Street number + street name Name of town + province abbreviation + postal code The Managing Director Fightstar Corporation 155 Mountain Rise Antogonish NS B2G 5T8 Ms. Celia Jones TZ Motors 47 Herbert Street Floreat Perth WA 6018 Ms. Celia Jones TZ Motors 47 Herbert Street Floreat Perth WA 6018 Page 1 07.02.2017
Australian address format: Street number + street name Name of province Town/city name + postal code Miss L. Marshall Aquatechnics Ltd. 745 King Street West End Wellington 0680 New Zealand address format: Number + street name Suburb/RD number/po box Town/city + postal code Miss L. Marshall Aquatechnics Ltd. 745 King Street West End Wellington 0680 Mr. N. Summerbee Tyres of Manhattan. 335 Main Street New York NY 92926 Sr. Vítor Silva Posto Brasil Av. Alagoas 546 Bairro Alegria Vitória da Conquista-BA 45025-440 Standard Address format: name of recipient, company name, street number + street name, name of town + region/state + zip/postal code. - Opening Dear Mr. President, Excelentíssimo Sr. Presidente, Very formal, recipient has a special title that must be used in place of their name Dear Sir, Formal, male recipient, name unknown Dear Madam, Formal, female recipient, name unknown Prezado Senhor, Caro Senhor, Prezada Senhora, Cara Senhora, Page 2 07.02.2017
Dear Sir / Madam, Formal, recipient name and gender unknown Prezado(a) Senhor(a), Caro(a) Senhor(a), Dear Sirs, Prezados Senhores, Caros Senhores, Formal, when addressing several unknown people or a whole department To whom it may concern, Formal, recipient/s name and gender completely unknown A quem possa interessar, Dear Mr. Smith, Formal, male recipient, name known Dear Mrs. Smith, Formal, female recipient, married, name known Dear Miss Smith, Formal, female recipient, single, name known Prezado Sr. Silva, Caro Sr. Silva, Prezada Srª. Silva, Cara Srª. Silva, Prezada Srtª. Silva, Cara Srtª. Silva, Dear Ms. Smith, Formal, female recipient, name known, marital status unknown Dear John Smith, Less formal, one has done business with the recipient before Dear John, Prezada Senhora, Cara Senhora, Prezado Vítor Silva, Caro Vítor Silva, Prezado Vítor, Caro Vítor, Informal, one is personal friends with the recipient, relatively uncommon We are writing to you regarding Formal, to open on behalf of the whole company Escrevemos a respeito de... Page 3 07.02.2017
We are writing in connection with... Formal, to open on behalf of the whole company Escrevemos em atenção a... Further to Em relação à/ao... Formal, to open regarding something you have seen from the company you are contacting With reference to Em atenção à/ao... Formal, to open regarding something you have seen from the company you are contacting I am writing to enquire about Escrevo-lhe para saber sobre... Less formal, to open on behalf of yourself for your company I am writing to you on behalf of... Formal, when writing for someone else Your company was highly recommended by way of opening Escrevo-lhe em nome de... Sua empresa foi altamente recomendada por... - Main Body Would you mind if Formal request, tentative Would you be so kind as to Formal request, tentative I would be most obliged if Formal request, tentative We would appreciate it if you could send us more detailed information about Formal request, very polite I would be grateful if you could... Formal request, very polite O senhor se importaria se...(masculino) A senhora se importaria se...(feminino) Teria a gentileza de... Eu ficaria muito satisfeito se... Nós apreciaríamos se o senhor pudesse nos enviar informações mais detalhadas sobre... Eu agradeceria se o senhor pudesse... Page 4 07.02.2017
Would you please send me Formal request, polite We are interested in obtaining/receiving Formal request, polite I must ask you whether... Formal request, polite Could you recommend Formal request, direct Would you please send me Formal request, direct You are urgently requested to Formal request, very direct We would be grateful if Formal request, polite, on behalf of the company What is your current list price for Formal specific request, direct We are interested in... and we would like to know... Formal enquiry, direct We understand from your advertisment that you produce Formal enquiry, direct It is our intention to Formal statement of intent, direct O senhor/a senhora poderia, por favor, enviar-me... Nós estamos interessados em obter/receber... Devo perguntar-lhe se... O senhor poderia recomendar... O senhor/a senhora poderia, por favor, me enviar... O senhor/a senhora é urgentemente requesitado a... Nós ficaríamos agradecidos se... Qual a lista atual de preços de... Nós estamos interessados em...e gostaríamos de saber... Nós percebemos pelo seu anúncio que o senhor (a empresa) produz... É a nossa intenção... We carefully considered your proposal and Formal, leading to a decision regarding a business deal Nós analisamos sua proposta com atenção e... Page 5 07.02.2017
We are sorry to inform you that Lamentamos informar que... Formal, rejection of a business deal or showing no interest in an offer - Closing If you need any additional assistance, please contact me. If we can be of any further assistance, please let us know. Thanking you in advance Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. I would be most grateful if you would look into this matter as soon as possible. Please reply as soon as possible because If you require any further information, feel free to contact me. I look forward to the possibility of working together. Thank you for your help in this matter. Caso necessite de qualquer assistência extra, por favor entre em contato. Se pudermos ser úteis de qualquer outra forma, informenos por favor. Desde já agradeço...(singular) Desde já agradecemos...(plural) Caso necessite de qualquer outra informação, não hesite em me contactar. Eu apreciaria se o senhor analisasse esta questão o mais rápido possível. Por favor, responda o mais rápido possível, pois... Caso necessite de maiores informações, não hesite em me contactar. Eu espero que possamos trabalhar em parceria. Obrigado por sua ajuda com esta questão. Page 6 07.02.2017
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Business I look forward to discussing this with you. Formal, direct If you require more information... Formal, direct We appreciate your business. Formal, direct Please contact me - my direct telephone number is Formal, very direct I look forward to hearing from you soon. Less formal, polite Yours faithfully, Formal, recipient name unknown Yours sincerely, Formal, widely used, recipient known Respectfully yours, Formal, not widely used, recipient name known Aguardo a oportunidade de discutirmos sobre isto. Caso precise de maiores informações... Nós prezamos o seu negócio. Por favor entre em contato comigo. Meu número de telefone direto é... Eu espero ter notícias suas em breve. Cordialmente, Atenciosamente, Com elevada estima, Kind/Best regards, Lembranças, Informal, between business partners who are on first-name terms Regards, Abraços, Informal, between business partners who work together often Page 7 07.02.2017