Useful Sentences for Work Email
Formal phrasings and their more natural rewrites.
- I am writing to confirm / enquire / inform you...
I'm writing to confirm / enquire / let you know about…
- I am writing to follow up on our earlier decision on the marketing campaign in Q2.
I'm writing to follow up on the decision we made earlier about the Q2 marketing campaign.
- With reference to our telephone conversation today...
This is about what we discussed on the phone today…
- In my previous e-mail on October 5...
As I wrote in my previous email of October 5…
- As I mentioned earlier about...
Regarding what I mentioned earlier about…
- As indicated in my previous e-mail...
As I set out in my previous email…
- As we discussed on the phone...
As we discussed on the phone last time…
- from our decision at the previous meeting...
Following what we decided at the previous meeting…
- as you requested...
In line with your request…
- In reply to your e-mail dated April 1, we decided...
In reply to your email of April 1, we have decided…
- This is in response to your e-mail today.
This is in reply to the email you sent this morning.
- As mentioned before, we deem this product has strong unique selling points in china.
As mentioned before, we believe this product has strong and distinctive selling points in China.
- As a follow-up to our phone conversation yesterday, I wanted to get back to you about the pending issues of our agreement.
Following our phone conversation yesterday, I'd like to get back to you on the outstanding issues in our agreement.
- I received your voice message regarding the subject. I'm wondering if you can elaborate i.e. provide more details.
I received your voicemail on this subject — I was wondering whether you could elaborate, i.e. give me a few more details.
- Please be advised/informed that...
Please be advised / informed that…
- Please note that...
Please note that…
- We would like to inform you that...
We would like to let you know that…
- I am convinced that...
I'm convinced that…
- We agree with you on...
We agree with your view on…
- With effect from 4 Oct., 2008...
Taking effect from 4 Oct. 2008…
- We will have a meeting scheduled as noted below...
We will be holding a meeting, scheduled as set out below…
- Be assured that individual statistics are not disclosed and this is for internal use only.
Rest assured that individual statistics are not disclosed and this is for internal use only.
- I am delighted to tell you that...
I'm delighted to tell you that…
- We are pleased to learn that...
We are pleased to learn that…
- We wish to notify you that...
We wish to notify you that…
- Congratulation on your...
Congratulations on your…
- I am fine with the proposal.
I have no objections to this proposal.
- I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to join the workshop scheduled for 22-24 Nov,2008.
I'm pleased to inform you that you have been accepted onto the workshop scheduled for 22-24 Nov, 2008.
- We are sorry to inform you that...
We regret to inform you that…
- I'm afraid I have some bad news.
I'm afraid I have some bad news to share today.
- There are a number of issues with our new system.
There are a number of issues with our new system.
- Due to circumstances beyond our control...
Because of circumstances beyond our control…
- I don't feel too optimistic about...
I'm not feeling very optimistic about…
- It would be difficult for us to accept...
It would be difficult for us to accept…
- Unfortunately I have to say that, since receiving your enquiries on the subject, our view has not changed.
Unfortunately I have to say that our view has not changed since we received your enquiries on this subject.
- We would be grateful if you could...
We'd be grateful if you could…
- I could appreciate it if you could...
I'd appreciate it if you could…
- Would you please send us…?
Could you please send us…?
- We need your help.
We need your help.
- We seek your assistance to cascade/reply this message to your staff.
We'd be grateful if you could pass this message on to your staff. Thank you very much.
- We look forward to your clarification.
We look forward to your clarification.
- Your prompt attention to this matter will be appreciated.
We would appreciate it if you could look into this promptly.
- I would really appreciate meeting up if you can spare the time. Please let me know what suits you best.
I'd really appreciate the chance to meet up if you can spare the time — just let me know what suits you best.
- Please give us your preliminary thoughts about this.
Please share your preliminary thoughts on this.
- Would you please reply to this e-mail if you plan to attend?
Could you reply to this email if you plan to attend?
- Please advise if you agree with this approach.
Please let us know whether you agree with this approach.
- Could you please let me know the status of this project?
Could you let me know the status of this project?
- If possible, I hope to receive a copy of your proposal when it is finished.
If possible, I'd like to receive a copy of your proposal once it is finished.
- I would appreciate it very much if you would send me your reply by next Monday.
I'd very much appreciate receiving your reply by next Monday.
- Hope this is OK with you. If not, let me know by e-mail ASAP.
I hope this is OK for you — if not, please email me as soon as possible.
- Could you please send me your replies to the above questions by the end of June?
Could you please send me your answers to the above questions by the end of June?
- May I have your reply by April 1, if possible?
Could I have your reply by April 1, if possible?
- If you wish, we would be happy to...
If you wish, we'd be happy to…
- Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help.
Please tell me if there's anything I can do to help.
55.If there's anything else I can do for you on/regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me at any time.
If there's anything else I can do for you on / regarding this matter, please don't hesitate to contact me at any time.
56.If you want additional recommendations on this, please let us know and we can try to see if this is possible.
If you'd like any further recommendations on this, please let us know and we'll see whether it's possible.
- I'm just writing to remind you of...
I'm just writing to remind you about…
- May we remind you that...?
May we remind you that…?
- I am enclosing...
I've enclosed…
- Please find enclosed...
Please find enclosed…
- Attached hereto...
The attached file is about…
- Attached please find the most up-to-date information on/regarding/concerning…
Attached you'll find the most up-to-date information on / regarding / concerning…
- Attached please find the draft product plan for your review and comment.
Please find attached the draft product plan for your review and comments.
- If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me.
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
- I hope my clarification has been helpful.
I hope my clarification has been helpful.
- Please feel free to call me at any time, I will continually provide full support.
Please feel free to call me at any time — I'll keep providing full support throughout.
- Please let me know if this is suitable.
Please let me know whether this is suitable.
- Looking forward to seeing you soon.
I look forward to seeing you soon.
- We look forward to hearing from you soon.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
- Hope this is clear and we are happy to discuss this further if necessary.
I hope that's clear, and we'd be happy to discuss it further if necessary.
- I look forward to receiving your reply soon.
I look forward to receiving your reply soon.
- Looking forward to receiving your comments in due course.
I look forward to receiving your comments in due course.
- I'll keep you posted.
I'll keep you posted.
- Please keep me informed on the matter.
Please keep me informed on this matter.
- For any comments/suggestions, please contact Nadia at 2552-7482.
For any comments or suggestions, please contact Nadia on 2552-7482.
- I would like to apologize for...
I'd like to apologise for…
- I apologize for the delay in...
I apologise for the delay in…
- We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
We're sorry for any inconvenience caused.
- I am sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you.
I'm sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you.
- I'm sorry about last time.
I'm sorry about last time.
- We apologize for not replying you earlier.
We apologise for not replying to you earlier.
- I'm really sorry about this.
I'm really sorry about this.
- Sorry, I'm late in replying to your e-mail dated Monday, April 1.
Sorry I'm late in replying to your email dated Monday, April 1.
- We apologize for the delay and hope that it doesn't inconvenience you too much.
We apologise for the delay and hope it hasn't inconvenienced you too much.
85.Hoping that this will not cause you too much trouble.
I hope this won't cause you too much trouble.
86.Sorry if my voice message is not clear enough.
Sorry if my voice message wasn't clear enough.
- Thank you for your help.
Thank you for your help.
- I appreciate very much that you...
I'm very grateful to you for…
- I truly appreciate it.
I really appreciate it.
- Thank you for your participation.
Thank you for your participation.
- Thank you so much for inviting me.
Thank you so much for inviting me.
- Congratulations to all of you and thanks for your efforts.
Congratulations to all of you, and thanks for all your efforts.
- Your understanding and cooperation is greatly/highly appreciated.
Your understanding and cooperation are greatly appreciated.
- Your prompt response will be most appreciated.
Your prompt response would be most appreciated.
- Once again, thank you all for your commitment and support.
Once again, thank you all for your commitment and support.
- Thanks for your input/clarification/message.
Thanks for your input / clarification / message.
- Any comments will be much appreciated.
Any comments will be much appreciated.
- Thank you very much for everything you've done for me.
Thank you very much for everything you've done for me.
- I would appreciate your kindest understanding with/regarding this matter.
I'd be very grateful for your understanding regarding this matter.
- Please convey my thanks to all the staff involved, they certainly did an excellent job.
Please convey my thanks to all the staff involved — they certainly did an excellent job.