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### Closing a formal letter or email

Letters and emails to a company, a bank or an office use **usted** or **ustedes** (*le* / *les*, *su*) and end with a few set phrases.

| phrase | meaning |
|---|---|
| **a la espera de** | awaiting |
| **sin otro particular** | with nothing further to add |
| **un cordial saludo** | kind regards |
| **atentamente** | yours sincerely |

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**A la espera de** takes what you are waiting for: a reply, news, a refund. The usual last line puts it first, then the greeting:

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Another classic last line opens with **sin otro particular**, then the greeting:

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**Sin otro particular** is very formal and a little old-fashioned. In an email, **un cordial saludo** on its own is usually enough.

### Time limits and amounts

**Con antelación** means *in advance*; **como máximo** means *at most*.

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**Les ruego que** + subjunctive is a polite, formal way to ask a company for something.

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**Como máximo** sits right after the amount it limits (*dos horas como máximo*) or right before it (*como máximo dos horas*).

### The current account

**La cuenta corriente** is the everyday bank account that bills are paid from: you **domicilias** a bill in it, and refunds go back into it.

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Letters to a company (a la espera de, un cordial saludo)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
kind regards (closing a letter or email)	un cordial saludo
Thank you very much for your attention. Kind regards.	Muchas gracias por su atención. Un cordial saludo.
awaiting (in letters: looking forward to)	a la espera de
We are awaiting your reply.	Estamos a la espera de su respuesta.
We are still awaiting the return of the money.	Seguimos a la espera de la devolución del dinero.
Awaiting your news, I send you kind regards.	A la espera de sus noticias, le envío un cordial saludo.
with nothing further to add (closing a formal letter)	sin otro particular
With nothing further to add, yours sincerely.	Sin otro particular, le saluda atentamente.
With nothing further to add, please accept kind regards.	Sin otro particular, reciba un cordial saludo.
With nothing further to add, I sign off sincerely.	Sin otro particular, me despido atentamente.
in advance	con antelación
You have to give notice in advance to cancel the contract.	Hay que avisar con antelación para dar de baja el contrato.
I ask you to let me know in advance.	Les ruego que me avisen con antelación.
I booked the room in advance, but it wasn't ready.	Reservé la habitación con antelación, pero no estaba lista.
at most, at the most	como máximo
We will return the amount to you in ten days at most.	Le devolveremos el importe en diez días como máximo.
The technician will take two hours at most.	El técnico tardará dos horas como máximo.
The reply will arrive in fifteen days at most.	La respuesta llegará en quince días como máximo.
the current account (bank)	la cuenta corriente
Dear Sirs: I am writing to you about a problem with my current account.	Estimados señores: les escribo por un problema con mi cuenta corriente.
They have charged me the bill twice on the current account.	Me han cobrado la factura dos veces en la cuenta corriente.
I ask you to return the money to my current account.	Les ruego que devuelvan el dinero a mi cuenta corriente.

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