The Art of Passing your German Test: Successful email writing

This table is part of my GermanGrammarGuide (GGG)
https://internationalgermanteacher.wordpress.com/order-your-german-grammar-guide/
And will help you to write an email in an very easy way.

Writing Emails with Success – Part 1

✅Are you planning to take your German test soon?   🤓Do you feel comfortable with speaking? ✍️Can you properly compose a letter or email? 🆘Are you worried you might do poorly on the test?   When I read an email from my clients – written in German – it sometimes feels like I am reading an email that was constructed using a different language. Of course, this is because we think in our own language and then try to directly translate it into the foreign language.   So, is there anything wrong with this “direct translation” approach? Maybe not. But, as a German learner, you should know by now that German has its own structure and rules. And, as a cross cultural trainer, I teach that the cultural aspect of a language is also especially important to understand.   For example, many Americans start an informal letter or email very often just using your first name. For an European to receive a letter without a greeting like „Guten Morgen“ would be considered very impolite. But then, Americans are known for having very familiar or friendly style. This may not work in all cultures.   On the other hand, Germans are perceived as being impolite and unfriendly since they have a more direct and formal communication style. Spanish speakers first talk about their family before discussing business. British often “decorate” their emails with additional words that a German would find as unnecessary.   Now let’s learn how to properly write a letter or email to obtain the most points in this section of the German language test.   I will show you by following an easy pattern how to write successfully and email and “The Art of Passing your German Test”

📝How to write a letter/email with success Part 1:  Greeting and Salutation

First decide if the email is formal or informal. 1. Formal ✍️ Choose the greeting and salutation. Have a look in the table.  For the salutation you can see two options. The first one is more used in Germany and the other one is more used in Switzerland. It really doesn’t matter which one you use but don’t mix them. FreundlichE GrüßE Or Mit freundlichEN GrüßEN 💫My tip: the endings must match. Do you see it?🚀If you have the right beginning and ending you have already 2 out of 5 points. 3 points is a pass! 2. Informal  A lot of language learners think that the greeting has to match the salutation. This is NOT the case. So in other words it doesn’t matter if female or male. I recommend for the greeting to show off with Liebe Marie for female and Lieber Peter for male. I would not use Hallo since it doesn’t show the gender. And isn’t all you like is just to show off.