Re: Letter Writing How-to
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Originally Posted by Winifred
Could someone please share ways to begin and end letters in Russian, and whether they are polite, business, or informal?
I know Дорогая and Привет. I assume the first is polite, and the second informal?
What is a business letter greeting, and what punctuation? ( In English, business letters can use Dear Sir/ Madame: )
What endings are appropriate for each kind of letter? What is the Russian equivalent of "Sincerely," or "Yours truly?"
I know "целую и обнимаю," certainly informal, and "Всего хорошего," which I think is polite. Leof used "С уважением и любовью," for an admired professor somewhere in this thread, would the "С уважением" be appropriate more generally?
Please give me some more choices, thanks!
"Дорогая" is informal in Russian and looks strange in business letters. Use "Уважаемая"/"Уважаемый" instead.
Equivalent for "Sincerely" or "Yours truly" is "Искренне Ваш". "Всего хорошего" isn't a good choice, "С наилучшими пожеланиями" would be much better. "С уважением" is OK.