We have yet seen how to end a formal letter in a previous post. Ok well, the question arises:
how do you begin this formal letter? I put the header at the top right Question number one: who receives this letter? If you are writing to a Company, we will use Spettabile, Spett. Le is the shortened form.
If in the company there is one person in particular you want to write you can use the expression Alla cortese attenzione di of even the form Alla C.a. di Now we have to add the title of the person to whom we are referring: here some choices.
titolo extended version shorten version note
Mr.
Signore
Sig.re
Mrs. Mr
Signora
Sig.ra
Dr Dottore Dott. a graduate person
Dr Dottoressa Dott.ssa feminine graduate person
engineering graduate
Ingegnere
Ing.
So an example of beginning of formal letter in Italian language can be
Spett. le Enel Via XXX, 5 Milano
Alla C.a.Dott. Bianchi
We have the beginning and the end ... we are at a good point!
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