Friends and family
- Start
- Liebe Anna, / Hallo Max,
- Opening
- vielen Dank für deine Nachricht. Ich freue mich sehr, dass …
- Request
- Kannst du mir bitte sagen, ob …?
- Close
- Liebe Grüße / Viele Grüße
Use these structures to plan personal, professional and formal messages at A1, B1 and B2. Adapt every phrase to the task instead of memorising a complete answer.
Choose a salutation that matches your relationship with the recipient.
Thank the reader, refer to their message or state why you are writing.
Give every requested point its own clear sentence or short paragraph.
Say what you need, propose a solution or ask for a reply.
Close consistently in the same personal or formal register.
| Purpose | A1 | B1 | B2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reason | weil | da, denn | zumal, angesichts |
| Contrast | aber | obwohl, trotzdem | dennoch, wohingegen |
| Result | deshalb | daher, aus diesem Grund | folglich, demzufolge |
| Addition | und, auch | außerdem | darüber hinaus |