Opening the letter
A friend gets عزيزي. A manager, an official or a company gets حضرة(hadratu) before the title: حضرة المدير. It is an honorific, literally presence, the same word as in حضرتك. Then comes تحية طيبة(tahiyyatun tayyibah), kind greetings, often followed by وبعد, and then, before the business.
| Esteemed manager, kind greetings. | حضرة المدير، تحية طيبة.hadrata al-mudîri, tahiyyatan tayyibatan. |
| My dear Ahmad, kind greetings. | عزيزي أحمد، تحية طيبة.azizi ahmadu, tahiyyatun tayyibatun. |
Getting to the point
| expression | meaning | followed by |
|---|---|---|
| بخصوص | concerning | the subject of the letter |
| فيما يتعلق ب | as regards | a new point |
| كالتالي | as follows | a colon and a list |
| بمناسبة | on the occasion of | an event |
| ابتداء من | starting from | a date |
بخصوص(bikhusûsi) names what the letter is about, like بشأن. In فيما يتعلق ب(feemâ yata'allaqu bi) the ب attaches to the noun: فيما يتعلق بخبرتي.
| I am writing to you regarding the job at your company. | أكتب إليكم بخصوص الوظيفة في شركتكم.aktubu ilaykum bikhususi alwazifati fi sharikatikum. |
| As regards my experience, I worked for five years at a big company. | فيما يتعلق بخبرتي، عملت خمس سنوات في شركة كبيرة.fîmâ yata'allaqu bikhibratî, 'amiltu khamsa sanawâtin fî sharikatin kabîra. |
| My qualifications are as follows: a training certificate and mastery of the English language. | مؤهلاتي كالتالي: شهادة تدريب وإتقان اللغة الإنجليزية.mu'ahhilâtî kattâlî: shahâdatu tadrîbin wa'itqânu allughati al'injilîziyyati. |
Submitting and starting
قدم(qaddama), said قَدَّمَ, is to submit, present: an application (قدم طلبا), a resume, a gift. The person receiving it takes ل or إلى. It is a different word from قَدَم foot.
| I submitted my resume to the company. | قدمت سيرتي الذاتية إلى الشركة.qaddamtu sîratî adh-dhâtiyyata ilâ ash-sharikah |
| Starting from next month, I can begin the work. | ابتداء من الشهر القادم، أستطيع أن أبدأ العمل.ibtidâ'an min ash-shahri al-qâdim, astatî'u an abda'a al-'amal. |
Signing off
Close with تحياتي(tahiyyâtî), my regards, alone or as مع تحياتي, and then your name.
| With my regards, Ahmad. | مع تحياتي، أحمد.ma'a tahiyyâtî, ahmad. |
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