Personal Letter (Penjelasan dan Contoh)

Personal Letter adalah surat tidak resmi yang ditulis untuk perseorangan, biasanya yang terlibat hanyalah dua orang yang saling mengenal.

Struktur dari Personal Letter

• Date (Tanggal) = Biasanya tanggal ini ditulis pada kiri paling atas. Tanggal ini menunjukkan kapan waktu surat ditulis.

• Address (Alamat) = Bagian ini adalah tempat dimana kamu menulis surat atau alamat asal si pengirim tinggal. Alamat ditulis pada bagian kanan atas.

• Salutation & Name (Salam & Nama) = Bagian ini menuliskan salam pembuka dan nama penerima surat. Contohnya "Dear...", "Dearest...", "Sweetheart", "Darling", "My love" dan lain-lain. 

• Introduction (Pembukaan) = Pembukaan dari surat biasanya dimulai dengan sebuah pembukaan seperti tanggapan dari surat sebelumnya atau bisa juga awal perkenalan diri jika kalian baru memulai surat-menyurat.

• Body (Isi Surat) = Bagian ini merupakan isi atau inti dari surat. Pada bagian Body ini kalian menceritakan semua isi surat yang ingin kita ceritakan.

• Closure (Penutup) Bagian ini menunjukkan bahwa surat akan segera berakhir.

• Complimentary close (Salam Penutup) = Bagian ini merupakan ungkapan penutup pendek seperti, "With love". "Sincerely yours", "With love", and so on.

• Signature (Tanda tangan) = Bagian ini berada di bawah complementary close, kalian bisa membubuhkan tanda tangan atau bisa juga hanya inisial nama kalian saja.

Contoh ungkapan yang digunakan pada personal letters

Starting the letter

• How are you?

• Hope this letter finds you...

• Thank you for your last letter.

• It was so good to hear from you.

• Sorry for answering late

• I am sorry I should have written earlier...

• Haven't heard from you in a while so I thought...

• I am sorry to inform you that...

Conclusion

• I am looking forward to seeing you soon.

• I am looking forward to hear from you soon.

• My best wishes for the coming test.

• See you.

• I will write soon.

• I will have to stop now.

• I am waiting for a quick reply.

• Looking forward to see you again.

• Bye.

Contoh 1 Personal Letter 

Bandung, West Java

November 16^th, 2016

To Bayu Putra Permana,

How are you my handsome brother? I hope you are always okay. Don't worry about me; I am fine here. I am now a very strong man you know. How is our wonderful sister? How are our parents? Send them my best regards.

I heard from our sister that you are approaching your graduation? Do your very best brother; I know you can do it very well. Follow that plan I gave you and put your heart to it, you will succeed in the near future. I am glad to see that you are getting mature now. I believe that you can make us proud.

Finally, I would like to wish you all the best in your studies and all of your greatest efforts. Don't forget God. I love you and miss you; can't wait meet all of you again.

Take care,

Affriyan

Contoh 2 Personal Letter

November 12^th, 2016

Hello I Wayan Bety,

Thank you so much for accompanying me to go around the city this past weekend. It was so wonderful. Bali is wonderful, your family is cool, and I haven’t felt more welcome than what you gave me last week. The trip was tiring, but I still enjoyed it immensely.

I’d like to reciprocate by inviting you and your family to my home in New Jersey. (I hope you can use a break from your hard work!) I know very well about the city and I can show you all my favorite spots here. And no need to worry, of course you’d all be able to stay at my flat during your trip. Don't worry about the cost; it will be my treat. It’s the least I can do to pay you back for your amazing hospitality.

Please write back soon if you would like to visit.

Yours truly,

Michelle Trump