How to Write an Email in Spanish Like a Spaniard

When you are a language learner, writing an email in Spanish is not as hard compared to making a phone call in Spanish. When writing, you have more time to think and words come out easier. Still, it is not easy either.

There is some common vocabulary that you should know before writing emails that everybody uses.

Here, you will find the vocabulary you need to send emails like a Spaniard. Additionally, there are plenty of examples with audios to practice your listening skills.

How to Start an Email in Spanish

A greeting should never be missing. You will use different degrees of formality depending on who you are writing to.

Find below the most common greetings in Spanish when starting an email.

FORMAL

INFORMAL

SOME RULES

It is very common to use a comma after the name, like in English. However, this is a mistake.

Example:

• Querida Ana, ❌

The correct way is to use a colon after the name.

Example:

• Querida Ana: ✔️

#RAEconsultas Estimados tuiteros: Después del saludo en cartas y correos electrónicos, en español no debe escribirse coma, sino dos puntos.

— RAE (@RAEinforma) February 14, 2013

Also, you will write a comma after greetings such as, hola or buenos días, and before the name.

Example:

• Hola, Antonio:
• Buenas tardes, Isabel:

#RAEconsultas Entre el saludo («hola») y el vocativo («Juan») es obligatorio escribir coma: «Hola, Juan».

— RAE (@RAEinforma) December 7, 2018

Finally, after the colon, you will capitalize the first letter.

Example:

• Hola, Pepe:
  Quería decirte…

#RAEconsultas Tras los dos puntos que cierran los encabezamientos epistolares, se comienza el cuerpo del texto con mayúscula inicial.

— RAE (@RAEinforma) December 20, 2019

Learn more about how to start an email in Spanish in the following video.

Reasons for Writing

How do you let your recipient know why you are writing the email?

Keep reading to find some common sentences you can use to explain the reason for your email.

FORMAL

INFORMAL

How to Finish an Email in Spanish

Like greetings, you should always end an email with a farewell. Also, you should take into account the level of formality.

Find here some of the most common ways to end an email in Spanish.

FORMAL

INFORMAL

SOME RULES

For short goodbyes (without a verb) you use a comma.

Example:

• Atentamente,
  Inés

@AleSupert #RAEconsultas Cuando la despedida no contiene un verbo, se separa de la firma del correo con coma: Atentamente, Juan Pérez

— RAE (@RAEinforma) February 14, 2013

However, when you use a verb, you will end the sentence with a period.

Example:

• Reciba un cordial saludo.
  Inés

Spanish Vocabulary When Writing an Email

Find below some other vocabulary you will need when writing an email or when having a conversation about emails in Spanish.

NOUNS

VERBS

OTHERS

Examples of Emails in Spanish

FORMAL

INFORMAL

Final Thoughts

Hopefully, this post helps you better understand the proper way of writing an email in Spanish.

Finally, I would love to hear from you.

• Have you ever written an email in Spanish?
• What do you write emails in Spanish for?

Share your answers in the comment section below!

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