Business English for Beginner (cont.)
1. Keyboard symbols
- : dash
{} : bracket
<> : Tags
! : Exclamation marks
? : Question marks
"" : Quotation marks
2. Big numbers
1.00: one hundred
1.000: one thousand
10.000: ten thousand
100.000: one hundred thousand
1.000.000: one million
10.000.000: ten million
100.000.000: one hundred million
1.000.000.000: one billion
sample:
1. Q: $25 374 985 643.98
A: 25 billion 3 hundred and seventy four million nine hundred and eighty five thousand six hundred and fourthy three dollars and ninety eight cens
2. Q: Seven hundred and fourty nine billion four hundred and twenty six million eight hundred and thirty two thousand four hundred and six euros and twenty four cens
A: €749.426.832.406,24
3. Telling the time
11.00: eleven o'clock or eleven a.m or eleven p.m
8.30: half-past eight
12.15: Quarter past twelve
5.45: quarter to six
2.55: five to three
1.25: twenty-five past one
3.55: five to four
12 o'clock midnight or midday
2 o'clock
4.15: quarter pas four
10.45: quarter to eleven
6.20: twenty-past six
11.50: ten to twelve
4.30: half past four
8.15: quarter past eight
9.20: twenty past nine
9.50: ten to ten
2.50: ten to three
4. Emails in English
Formal
Dear Mr
To whom it may concern:
Dear Sir or Madam
Please and thank you
Thank you for your email
Thank you for your quick reply
Thank you for finding the time last week for our meeting
Please find attached the jpeg/pdf
Please see a list with the information below
Please can we discuss
Here is the web link for
Following our meeting/telephone conversation last week
Following yesterday's call, I would like to add
You can find more information on this on the following link
Proposing a new subject
I am writing to you today about our new project
I am writing to ask
I am writing to verify
I am writing to inform you
Closing sentences
I hope this answers your question(s)
If not, please do not hesitate to contact me for further information
Thank you for all your help, it's greatly appreciated
Problems and issues
Please accept my apologies for this situation
Thank you for your understanding in this matter
I am sorry. I am unable to help you with this
Closing - Formal
Yours sincerely,
Yours faithfully
Closing - Informal
Kind regards
Best regards
Correct style
I would like to propose an appointment to see you next Monday, instead of Let's make an appointment on Monday
Choose better word
Thank you in advance instead of Thanks for this
Not add emoji
No acronym
Are you available for a meeting on Monday?, instead of R U around to hook up on Monday?
Is this possible for you?, instead of Ok for you?
Spelling should be right
I am riting to ask U if we can arrange a meating for next Monday -> I am writing to ask you if we can arrange a meeting for next Monday
Not use capital letters
Use capital for:
- Starting a sentence : Please find attached..
- Countries : China, Germany
- Cities: Paris, New York
- People's names
Informal email
Hi or hello
Last sentence
I hope you have a good day
I hope you are keeping well
Kind regards / best regards / best wishes
thank you for reading, have a good day.
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