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Informal email

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Write a friendly email to someone you know — react to their news, and make a plan.

Your answer is marked as a personal email to a friend or family member: about 80 words · informal (du-Form) · 20 min. Open with 'Liebe/Lieber [name],' or 'Hallo [name],' and close with 'Liebe Grüße' / 'Viele Grüße' then your first name. Use du/dich/dir throughout. The line after the comma of the greeting begins lowercase.

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