Episodio 153
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Hola a todos. Soy Georgiana, tu profesora de inglés. Mi misión es ayudarte a hablar inglés con fluidez.
En el episodio de hoy aprenderás cómo escribir un email profesional o de negocios en inglés.
Veremos una estructura sencilla y varias frases que puedes reutilizar en situaciones reales.
Después practicarás la fluidez con una mini-historia.
Hoy necesitamos comunicarnos por Internet tanto a nivel personal como profesional.
Enviar un mensaje a un amigo suele ser fácil, pero muchas personas se sienten inseguras cuando tienen que escribir un correo formal en inglés.
Puede ser un email para un proveedor, tu jefe, un profesor, una empresa o una solicitud de trabajo. Por eso estas expresiones te pueden resultar muy útiles.
1. Empieza siempre con un greeting.
Si conoces el nombre y el apellido de la persona, puedes escribir:
“Hello, Mike Adams.”
En contextos formales también puedes utilizar el apellido:
“Dear Mr. Adams”
“Dear Ms. Adams”
Si conoces a la persona de manera más cercana:
“Dear Mike”
También puedes dirigirte a la función o cargo:
“Dear Manager,”
“Dear Recruiter,”
“Dear Project Manager,”
“Dear Hiring Manager,”
Y si no sabes quién leerá el mensaje:
“To whom it may concern.”
2. Utiliza una opening line.
Después del saludo, añade una primera frase que introduzca el mensaje.
Ejemplos:
“Thank you for your reply.”
“I hope this message finds you well.”
“Thank you for your message.”
“Regarding ___, I would like to inform you that ___.”
“Concerning the email I received ___.”
“I hope you’re enjoying the great weather.”
“Thank you so much for the quick reply; I really appreciate it.”
Si hace tiempo que no tienes noticias de esa persona:
“It’s been a while since I heard from you.”
Si has tardado en responder:
“Sorry for the late reply.”
3. Giving information.
Después de una breve introducción puedes empezar a dar la información principal.
Algunas fórmulas útiles son:
“I’d like to inform you that…”
“I am writing to inform you that…”
“I am writing to let you know that…”
“Regarding our last conversation…”
“I’d like to update you on…”
“I’d like to confirm our meeting / your order / the business plan.”
Para comunicar buenas noticias:
“Fortunately, we will be able to deliver your goods on time.”
“I am pleased to inform you that we will be able to deliver your goods on time.”
Para comunicar malas noticias:
“Unfortunately, we won’t be able to deliver the goods on time.”
“I regret to inform you that we won’t be able to deliver the goods on time.”
4. Asking for information.
Una fórmula muy educada para pedir información es:
“I would really appreciate it if you could provide me with some information on…”
También puedes pedir a la otra persona que haga algo con:
“I would be grateful if you could…”
Si sabes que esa persona está muy ocupada:
“I understand you must be extremely busy, but I would really appreciate it if you could…”
Y si estás pidiendo algo con muy poco margen de tiempo:
“I am sorry to ask you this on such short notice.”
Hasta aquí la primera parte. En la segunda veremos cómo cerrar correctamente el correo.
Ahora vamos a practicar.
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MEJORA TU EXPRESIÓN ORAL
Mini-historia: practica tu inglés hablado
Responde a las preguntas en voz alta con respuestas cortas y rápidas. Repite la mini-historia varias veces para mejorar tu expresión oral y tu comprensión.
Jack once had a colleague with bad breath. Jack couldn't stand that.
Did Jack have bad breath?
No. No. Jack didn't have bad breath.
Did his colleague have bad breath?
Yes. His colleague had bad breath.
Could Jack stand his colleague's bad breath?
No. No. Jack couldn't stand his colleague's bad breath.
Who had bad breath?
Jack's colleague. He had bad breath.
Jack wanted to tell his colleague about his problem anonymously, so he created a fake email account.
Did Jack want to tell his colleague something?
Yes. Jack wanted to tell him something.
Was there a problem?
Yes. Jack's colleague had a big problem. He had bad breath.
How did Jack want to tell his colleague about the problem? Face to face or anonymously?
Jack wanted to tell his colleague about the problem anonymously. Not face to face.
Did Jack create something?
Yes, he created an email account.
Was the email account fake?
Yes. The email account was fake. He wanted to tell his colleague about the bad breath anonymously, so he needed a fake email account.
Jack created the new account and sent the email without being too diplomatic.
Did Jack create an old account?
No. No. Jack created a new account.
Did he send a letter to his colleague?
No. No. He didn't send a letter. He sent an email to his colleague.
Was Jack diplomatic when he wrote the email?
No. No. Jack wasn't too diplomatic when he wrote the email. He thought his colleague would never find out that he sent the email, so he didn't bother being too careful when writing the email.
He was so proud of himself until he realized that he had accidentally sent it from his old account.
Was Jack embarrassed?
No. No. Jack was proud of himself because he emailed his colleague about the bad breath.
Did he send the email from his old account on purpose?
No. No. He didn't send the email on purpose.
Was it an accident?
Yes. Jack accidentally sent the email from his old account. What a disaster!
The next morning, Jack apologized to his colleague and saw a hundred packets of mints on his desk.
When did Jack apologize? Next month?
He apologized the next morning.
Did Jack apologize to his wife?
No. No. Not his wife. Jack apologized to his colleague.
How many packets of mints did he find on his colleague’s desk? A thousand?
No. No. Not a thousand packets of mints. He only found a hundred packets of mints on his desk.
What an embarrassing situation! Certainly, Jack's plan didn't work. And although he apologized to his colleague, things between them were never the same.
Gracias por escuchar. Nos vemos en el próximo episodio.
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Vocabulario
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Greeting
Saludo que utilizas al principio de un email.
Opening line
Primera frase o expresión que aparece después del saludo.
Regarding
Palabra formal que significa “sobre”, “con respecto a” o “en relación con”.
Inform
Informar o proporcionar información a alguien.
I would really appreciate it if…
Fórmula educada para pedir información o ayuda.
I would be grateful if…
Expresión formal y educada para pedir a alguien que haga algo.
Short notice
Muy poco tiempo de antelación antes de que algo sea necesario.
Supplier
Persona o empresa que suministra productos o servicios.
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