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The structure of business email:
Greeting
Purpose of sending mail
Following up a previous discussion/ email?
Asking and requesting?
Say thanks
Ending
1.Greeting
hello , hi?
I apologize for the delay in my reply?
Sorry for the delay in replying?
Thank you for your request for a quotation?
Thanks for your interest?
Thank you for your inquiry about our products.
I haven’t seen you for a long time
I received your request?
Thank you for your continued support
I haven’t seen you for a long time but I hope you are well / It’s been a long time since we met last time. I hope you are doing fine.
How have you?been
How are you doing?
It was a pleasure meeting you at the meeting yesterday?
It was nice meeting you the other day
I hope things are well with you
2.Purpose of sending mail:Help others catch?up the previous information
This is to inform you that??(formal one)
Just to let you know,…. (Informal one)
Good news , bad news , I’ve got good/bad news?
This is just let you know that…
We are sorry to inform you that
We are pleased to inform you..
I’m writing to ask about your new product….
I’m writing to ask you a favor
I’d like to get some information from you
I’m writing to … / this is to….
Sample Email:Subject:Payment confirmationDear XXXThis is to inform you that we have received your payment for?invoice No.223. Your order will be shipped by air freight within two days. We appreciate your prompt payment.?Regards,
Introducing a topic or informing:?Self-introduction :Our company was founded in XXX,and it is one of the most famous health food distribution in Canada?
Appointment:
Would it be possible to reschedule our appointment to this Friday?
I’m sorry,but something urgent came up and I cannot visit you tomorrow
I’m afraid I had another meeting at that time
Meeting notification:
I will inform you when the schedule is finalized?
Please send this information to your team members
The purpose of this meeting is to…
Our meeting is scheduled as below:
We hope meet you at meeting?
Out-of-office notification
I will respond to your message on my return
I will out of the office from XXX through XXX
During my absence,please contact XXXXX at (email add)
I will take my summer vacation from Aug.2 to Aug.9
For urgent matters, you can reach me at (phone number)
Sample Email:Subject: Out of office notification?I will be out of the office from XXX through XXX. I expect to return back to work after XXX. During my absence, please contact Mr.xxx at??xxxx@xxx.cn? Thank you.
Request for information materials?
Please let me know if there are any questions
Attached is the current price list? /? quotation?
Thanks for your interest?
Thanks for your inquiry about our products
Please let me know if there are any questions
Request for a quote:
This quotation is valid for 60days
We are delighted to know that you are interested in our product( or solution. ) our quotation is as follow:
We would like a price quote on the following items.
Discount negotiation:
We would appreciate if you could consider a 10% discount on the overall price:
We have carefully considered your quotation and concluded that the price seems to be rather high
Express gratitude
We appreciate your prompt payment?
We look forward to your continued support and patronage?
We are grateful to…
It has been a pleasure to do business with you
Thanks you very much for the opportunity to do business with you
The information you give me is very useful
Thank you for coming to the meeting on Wednesday
Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule today
Apologize?
We will take greater care in future to make sure this doesn’t happen again
We are currently investigation the cause of this mistake
We deeply apologize for the delay in…
Again,we are sorry for the inconvenience?
Please accept our apologies for the trouble caused to you
Sample Email:Dear Mr.Chen,Thank you very much for notifying us of the error in your delivery. We will arrange for the remaining 20 items to be sent to you immediately. We are currently investigating the cause of this mistake.Please accept our apologies for the mistake. We will take greater care in future to make sure this does not happen again.
Paries:
We look forward to your continued hard work and support
We are very grateful to you all
This amazing achievement has been possible thanks to all your amazing hard work and effort
We have exceeded our target for the number of …
You’re doing a great??job
Sample Email:Subject: New sales record achievedDear all,Yesterday, we achieved a new sales record since the opening of our shop, with 12 million yen in sales. We have also exceeded our target for the number of visitors, with 3,000 people.This amazing achievement has been possible thanks to all your amazing hard working and effort. We are very grateful to you all. We look forward to your continued hard work and support.
3.Following up a?previous discussion
As (we) discussed,…
To follow up on our meeting / con-call / discussion?
Regarding… / In regard to?
As far as____ goes, ….?
On the topic of ____ ,?…
For example,?if you send an email about your company budget,:” As far as the budget goes, please be careful with your spending”
4.Asking and requesting:Simply declare?what do want from others
I’d like to know if / when / how / etc…
Could??let me know if / when / how / etc….
Could you confirm if when / how / etc…
Do you know? if / when / how / etc….
Do you have details / update on...??
Could you give me an update / a quote / an estimate?
Attached is the price list of our products
Please refer to the attached file for details
5.Saying thanks:Always remember to say thanks
Thanks for getting??back to me?? = thanks for writing back?
Thanks for the information?
Thanks for?the heads up (someone sends you a reminding or information)?
Thanks for following up on/with …
looking into this/that??(you research it, you take a deeper look)
6.Ending:Have a friendly closing
I’ll get back to you (as soon as?I can)
I’ll let you know?
I’ll keep you posted?
Let me know
Keep me posted / updated?
Thanks/ regards / all the best??
We look forward to your continued hard work and support/patronage
I look forward to meeting you in ….?
Please take care yourself?
I hope this will help?
We would like to get your feedback
Please let me know what you think?
Thank you for your consideration?
Please get back to me?
Please confirm
Please confirm your participation by return?
Please reply at your earliest convenience
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon
Email subject example?
Inquiry about …
Question about …
Notification about …
Announcement of…
Information about?…
Request for?…
Quotation for …
Order for …
Cancellation of …
Arrangement of?…
Change of?…
Confirmation of?…
Issue with?…
Apology for …
Error in?…
[Reminder]
[Urgent]
[Important]
[Confidential]