Writing: B1 Lesson 9: Writing an Informal Email (Inviting, Apologizing, Giving News)

Writing B1

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Informal Emails

ការសរសេរអ៊ីមែលក្រៅផ្លូវការ

Writing to friends and family should sound natural and friendly. Let's learn how to invite, apologize, and give news!

ការសរសេរទៅមិត្តភក្តិគួរតែមានលក្ខណៈធម្មជាតិ និងរាក់ទាក់។ តោះរៀនពីរបៀបអញ្ជើញ សុំទោស និងប្រាប់ដំណឹង!

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Greetings & Openings

ការស្វាគមន៍ និងការផ្តើមសំបុត្រ

Hi [Name], / Hey! សួស្តី [ឈ្មោះ], / ហេ! (ស្និទ្ធស្នាល)

How are things? សុខសប្បាយជាទេ? (រឿងរ៉ាវយ៉ាងម៉េចដែរ?)

How's it going? សុខសប្បាយអត់? (ក្រៅផ្លូវការ)

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Giving News 📰

ការប្រាប់ដំណឹង

Guess what! ទាយមើល៍មានរឿងអី!

I have some exciting news. ខ្ញុំមានដំណឹងល្អ/គួរឲ្យរំភើប។

You won't believe it, but... ឯងប្រហែលមិនជឿទេ ប៉ុន្តែ...

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Inviting & Apologizing

ការអញ្ជើញ និងការសុំទោស

Do you want to come over? ចង់មកលេងផ្ទះខ្ញុំអត់?

Are you free on Saturday? ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ហ្នឹងទំនេរអត់?

I'm so sorry, but I can't make it. សុំទោសផង ប៉ុន្តែខ្ញុំទៅអត់បានទេ។

The Formality Trap! ⚠️

Don't be a robot!

(កុំប្រើពាក្យផ្លូវការពេកពេលសរសេរទៅមិត្តភក្តិ ព្រោះវាស្តាប់ទៅដូចមនុស្សយន្ត ឬមិនស្និទ្ធស្នាល។)

Dear Sir / Madam, ❌

I am writing to inform you... ❌

Yours sincerely, ❌

Hi Sokha, ✔️

Guess what! ✔️

Talk soon, ✔️

In Action 📧

ឧទាហរណ៍អ៊ីមែល

To: dara.k@email.com

Subject: Good news! 🎉

Hey Dara! How are things? Guess what! I passed my English exam! Do you want to come over this Saturday to celebrate? We can order pizza. Let me know! Talk soon, Sopheak

Informal Writing 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the structure of an informal email and how to sound natural when inviting a friend or giving news.

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Knowledge Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង ⚡

Opening

Which opening is best for an email to your best friend?

(តើការផ្តើមសំបុត្រមួយណាដែលស័ក្តិសមសម្រាប់មិត្តភក្តិ?)

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Giving News

How do you informally tell a friend some good news?

(តើអ្នកប្រាប់ដំណឹងល្អទៅមិត្តភក្តិក្រៅផ្លូវការដោយរបៀបណា?)

TRICKY QUESTION! ❌

What does "I can't make it" mean?

(តើឃ្លា "I can't make it" មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

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Sign-off

Which is a good way to end an email to a friend?

(តើការបញ្ចប់សំបុត្រមួយណាដែលស័ក្តិសមសម្រាប់មិត្តភក្តិ?)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

The Opener 👋 (Write 3 different informal ways to ask a friend "How are you?" in your notebook.)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

The Invite ☕ (Write a short sentence inviting a friend to get coffee this weekend.)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Full Email 📧 (Write a short, 4-sentence email to a friend giving them some good news. Use the structure we learned!)

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Bopha 2 hours ago

Teacher, can I use slang like "gonna" or "wanna" in an informal email?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Bopha! Yes, you can use informal slang like "gonna" (going to) or "wanna" (want to) if you are writing to a very close friend. But don't overdo it if you want the email to be clear and easy to read. 😉

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Vireak 4 hours ago

What if I don't know the person very well, but it's not a business email. Can I say "Hey"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 2 hours ago

Good question! If it is someone you don't know well (like an acquaintance or a friend's friend), it's safer to use "Hi [Name]," instead of "Hey". "Hey" is very casual. 👍