Fun English for SMK

WHAT IS PERSONAL LETTER?? 

Personal letter atau surat pribadi adalah surat yang ditujukan dari satu individu ke individu lain yang sifatnya personal atau pribadi. Penulisan personal letter berbentuk informal dengan gaya bahasa yang tidak kaku dan lebih friendly.

Menulis surat pribadi biasanya ditujukan untuk sahabat, kerabat dekat, atau  keluarga. Tujuan penulisan surat ini biasanya untuk saling memberi kabar atau menanyakan hal-hal yang sifatnya pribadi.

GENERIC STRUCTURE

To make clear how to write a personal letter, below is some elements should be included when writing a personal letter. They are:
1. Date: It is the month, day and year that the letter is written on.
2. Greeting: Some times we call it “salutation”. It is the introductory phrase. It can be a phrase like:

• Dear Tono, Dear My friend, Dear My Brother, etc

• Body: All kinds of letter formal or informal have the letter body. This is the complete text of the letter or the subject matter content.

3. Closing: It is the farewell phrase. That is a word that precedes the signature and is followed by a comma. The phrases can be like; Yours truly, Sincerely, Respectfully yours, Regards, etc.
4. Signature: This the place where you writ your name and signature.

 

Examples of Personal Letter for Various Purposes

After understanding the generic structure of how a personal letter is organized, now we see some sample below. 

 

Contoh Personal Letter untuk Nenek
Dear Grandma,

How are you today? I hope you are healthy and well as always. I am writing this letter to thank you for the gift you sent for my birthday yesterday. I really like the toys and clothes you bought for me.
I can't wait to visit your house later this year! We'll plant flowers, cook bread, and sew as usual right? Thank you very much for caring and loving me.

Love,
Your Granddaughter.

 

Contoh Personal Letter untuk Sahabat
Hello my friend,

I am writing this letter to wish you a happy birthday! Sorry I couldn't come and meet you in person, kindly accept this letter and understand my feelings. I hope you can enjoy today as much as the previous years. I remember very well that your birthday party was always fun and exciting. Hope your friends can come and join you on this special day. I wish you all the wonderful joy and happiness that our friendship brings to me! Enjoy your birthday!
See you soon!

From,
Your best friend

 

Contoh Membalas Personal Letter
Hi, Tom

First of all, I would like to apologize for the late reply to the letter. How are you? I am fine and healthy here.  I've been so busy with school activities lately, I just joined the photography club so I didn't have time to reply to your letter. Anyways, how was your school? I hope you do well in your final semester exams! Please reply to this letter as soon as possible.

 

Best regards,

 

Jerry

Dari melihat contoh di atas, sekarang kamu sudah mengerti ‘kan cara menulis personal letter?