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Many of us are intimidated when we have to write an email or any kind of letter in a foreign language because written form might reveal all our weak points, that we can conceal more successfully while speaking. If you need to write an email in Serbian language, read on, because this text will cover the most typical opening lines, phrases, and closing lines that will make you proud next time when you hit that send button.
This could be a business letter, complaint letter, motivation letter for applying for a job, or any other kind of application. Make sure to address the person you are writing to using a polite form, which in Serbian is the same as the 2nd person Plural. Also, keep in mind that the language you’re using shouldn’t be conversational. Therefore, if you’re not sure if a word or a phrase you want to use is too colloquial, look it up in a dictionary and try to find the synonym that would be more appropriate for the written style.
In both cases, we end the opening line with a comma (,). After that, we start the message in the next line with a capital letter. For example:
Poštovana koleginice,
Pišem Vam zbog …
Pišem Vam u vezi sa sutrašnjim sastankom. (I am writing you in regards to tomorrow’s meeting)
Želela bih da Vas obavestim o novom radnom vremenu. (I would like to inform you about the new working hours)
Obraćam Vam se zbog sledećeg problema (I am contacting you for the following issue)
Bio bih Vam veoma zahvalan ako biste mi što pre odgovorili (I would be very grateful if you could respond as soon as possible)
U prilogu Vam šaljem svoj CV. (I am sending my CV attached)
After the closing line we also use comma (,) and write our name in the next line:
S poštovanjem,
Andrea Vukotić
If you want to write an email in Serbian to a friend, relative, or anybody that you are close to, you can use more casual language. In other words, feel free to use the speaking language. Slang, for instance, is very typical for these kinds of letters.
Now that you know the most common phrases to use to write an email in Serbian, we encourage you to test and practice your knowledge in the worksheet below. You can download it and print it out if you want. It’s time to impress people with your Serbian writing skills!
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