Informal Letter (Junior Cert Spanish): Flashcards

Date format (5 June 2025)

5 de junio de 2025

Salutation for male recipient

Querido

Salutation for female recipient

Querida

Salutation for group with males

Queridos

Punctuation after salutation

Colon (:)

Opening paragraph word count

Approximately 25 words

Pronoun register for informal letters

Tú forms

How are you?

¿Cómo estás? or ¿Qué tal?

I hope that you are well

Espero que estés bien

I am writing to tell you that...

Escribo para decirte que...

Write to me soon

Escríbeme pronto

With love

Con cariño or Cariñosamente

Hugs and kisses

Besos y abrazos

A big hug

Un abrazo fuerte

Three purposes of opening paragraph

1. Inquire about health 2. Acknowledge correspondence 3. State purpose