영어로 이메일을 쓸 때 반드시 지켜야 할 3가지 요소는 다음과 같습니다.
1. conciseness ( 간결성)
2. clarity(명확성)
3. corherence(일관성)
목적에 충실하고 명확하며 일관성 있게 쓰면 됩니다. 간단한 인사 정도는 괜찮지만 너무 서론이 장황하면 좋지 않겠죠?
쉽게 찾아보기 쉬운 표현들을 아래에 정리해 보았습니다.
| 쓰기 전략 | Don't | Do |
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- 길고 장황하게 쓴다 - 수동형 문장을 쓴다 - 명령조의 표현을 쓴다 |
- 명확하고 간략하게 쓴다 - 능동형 문장을 쓴다 - 예의 바른 표현을 쓴다 |
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| Examples | ||
| 의 미 | Don'ts | Do's |
| [1월]까지 | By [January] ending | by the end of [January] |
| [1월]이 시작되면 | In [January] beginning | the beginning of [January] |
| [날짜:5월5일]에 | letter date [May 5] | letter dated on [May 5] |
| ~귀하, ~께 | Dear Mr. Tom Green, | Dear Mr./Ms. Green, |
| Dear Mr. Tom Green, | Dear Mr./Ms. Green,(Formal) | |
| Dear Tom Green, | Dear Tom, (Informal) | |
| ~을 다시 알려드립니다 | I would like to call your attention to the fact that | May I remind you (that)… |
| ~을 다시 알려드립니다 | I inform you again that | May I remind you that… |
| ~을 보내드립니다 | We take pleasure in sending… | We are sending… |
| ~을 알려드리고자 합니다 | I will notice you | I will let you know |
| Please know | This is to inform you (that)… | |
| I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to write to you. | ||
| It is my pleasure to inform you… | ||
| ~을 완성해주십시오 | You must complete | Please complete this… |
| ~을 요청합니다 | I ask you… | I would like to ask you to… |
| ~을 해주십시오 | We want you to… | You are encouraged to…. |
| ~하기 위해 협조해주십시오 | You should cooperate with us… | Let's work together to solve… |
| ~해주시면 좋겠습니다 | We like if you… | We would like it if you could… |
| ~해주십시오 | Please do it… | Please… |
| 30일까지 | Until the 30day | by the 30th |
| 공정 중 오작동이 발생했습니다 | The machine broke in middle process. | The malfunction occurred during the process. |
| 귀하가 틀렸습니다 | You are wrong | We understand that…, but… |
| 귀하의 메일에 의하면 | As per your mail | According to your mail |
| 귀하의 메일을 받았습니다 | I received your mail | Thank you for your mail |
| 그것에 대해 논의하고자 | I will discuss about it | I will discuss it |
| 그에게 지금 전화해주십시오 | You'd better call him | You should call him now |
| 내일 모레 | tomorrow after tomorrow | the day after tomorrow |
| 내일 오전/오후 ~시경 | tomorrow about [4:30] | tomorrow at around [4:30]PM |
| 년/월/일 | 15-Jan-08 | January 15, 2008 |
| 다음과 같이 | followings: | as follows: |
| 다음과 같이 첨부해 | Attach herewith | Attached are the specifications |
| 다음과/아래와 같이 | below: | as below: |
| 더 좋은 서비스를 받기 위해 이 양식을 작성해주십시오. | You must fill this form out for membership. | So your needs can be better served, please fill out this form. |
| 도움에 감사 드립니다 | We very thank for your help | Thank you for your help |
| 도움을 드리고자 | help of you | your help |
| 되도록 곧 | as possible as I can | as soon as possible |
| 메일 잘 받았습니다 | We well received your mail | Thank you for your mail |
| 보상해드리고자 합니다 | I'd like to pay back some amount money. | I'd like to compensate you. |
| 비용을 절감하여 | cost down | cut costs, lower costs |
| 상황이 복잡해졌습니다 | It got twisted up. | It got mixed up. |
| 서명하다 | sign on the document | sign the document |
| 시장조사에서 실수가 발견되었습니다 | You made many mistakes in your market survey. | Several errors have been made in the market survey. |
| 실수에 대해 메일을 보냅니다 | I'm writing for mistake. | I'm writing to file a complaint. |
| 실수에 대해 사과 드립니다 | I'm so sorry for mistake. | I apologize for the errors. |
| 양사에 좋은 경험이 될 겁니다 | This will be good experience both companies. | I hope this will be a valuable experience for the both of us. |
| 어제 전화 주셔서 감사합니다 | It was my pleasure that we can have phone call yesterday. | Thank you for calling yesterday. |
| 오늘까지 | within today | by today |
| 오전에/오후에 | in AM/ in PM | In the morning/ in the afternoon |
| 오후 ~시 / 오전 ~시 | pm2 / am7 | 2PM / 7AM |
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이름: 이삼순 |
Lee Sam Soon |
Lee, Sam Soon (list of names) |
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이름: 이삼순 |
Sam Soon, Lee | Sam Soon Lee (most common) |
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이름: 이삼순 |
Lee.Samsoon |
Samsoon Lee |
| 일이 좀 있었습니다 | There was some happening | There were some incidents |
| 장기적으로 | long term base | on a long term basis |
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저희 삼순은 |
We, Samsoon | Samsoon is |
| 저희 회사를 소개하게 되어 기쁩니다 | I am pleased to introduce my company to you. | Please let me introduce my company to you. |
| 저희 회사의 경우 | In the case of our company | Our company |
| 저희가 이해하기에 | Your claim is | Our understanding is… |
| 저희가 이해하기에 귀하의 불만은 | You claim that… | Our understanding is that… |
| 제가 아는 바로는 | as long as I know | as far as I know |
| 조만간 | at near future | in the near future |
| 죄송하지만 ~% 이상은 할인해드릴 수 없습니다. |
We're sorry, no more than 5% discount allowed. We cannot give you more than 5% discount. |
You can receive up to 5% discount |
| 죄송하지만 저희는 ~을 할 수 없습니다 | Sorry because not possible | We are sorry but we cannot do that. |
| 지금까지 | so far | to date |
| 지속적으로 | everlasting | long term |
| 직원들 | staffs | staff members |
| 첨부한 내용은 | Find attached | Attached is |
| 최우선의 |
top urgent |
top priority, very urgent |
| 큰성공을 거두시길 바랍니다 | I hope you will get big success | I hope you will achieve great success |
| 팩스 잘 받았습니다 | We acknowledge receipt of fax | Thank you for your fax |
| We well received your fax | We received your fax | |
| 함께 모였으면합니다 | Let's work together | I'd like a chance to work together |
| 향상시키다 | level up | upgrade, improve |
| 오늘 약속이 있습니다 | I have promise tonight | I have plans tonight |
| 오늘 무슨 계획이 있습니까? | What is your schedule today? | What are your plans tonight? |
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