Spanish grammar
Work email today: te comento que, quedo atenta, en copia
Write a modern work email: tú, te comento que, quedo atenta, en copia, reenviar, the right sign-off.
From the scene Te pongo en copia (I'll copy you in)
In short
Work emails usually use tú: open with te comento que, close with quedo atenta / atento a tus comentarios, un saludo.
Your turn
Which one goes with I look forward to your comments?
Options: pongo en copia a Borja · quedo atenta a tus comentarios · te comento que
Show answer
I look forward to your comments → quedo atenta a tus comentarios
How it works
Work email in Spain is usually friendly: most colleagues use tú, often even with the boss.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Ahora (blank) a mí también.
Options: reenviármelo · reenvíamelo · reenvíaselo
Show answer
Ahora reenvíamelo a mí también.
Now forward it to me as well.
Good to know
Te comento que (just to let you know) opens the message, and quedo atenta, or atento, a tus comentarios closes it.
Good to know
Poner en copia is to copy someone in, and reenviar is to forward.
Good to know
Sign-offs go from saludos cordiales (formal) to un saludo (neutral) to un abrazo (warm).
just to let you know that te comento que
Nuria
Ya nadie escribe así. Nos tuteamos. "Te comento que adjunto la propuesta."
Nobody writes like that now. We're on first-name terms. "Just to let you know, I'm attaching the proposal."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Ya nadie escribe así. Nos tuteamos. "(blank) adjunto la propuesta."
Options: Te comento que · Quedo atenta a tus comentarios · Pongo en copia a Borja
Show answer
Nuria
Ya nadie escribe así. Nos tuteamos. "Te comento que adjunto la propuesta."
Nobody writes like that now. We're on first-name terms. "Just to let you know, I'm attaching the proposal."
I look forward to your comments quedo atenta a tus comentarios
Nuria
Y al final: "Quedo atenta a tus comentarios. Un saludo."
And at the end: "I look forward to your comments. Best wishes."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Y al final: "(blank). Un saludo."
Options: Te comento que · Pongo en copia a Borja · Quedo atenta a tus comentarios
Show answer
Nuria
Y al final: "Quedo atenta a tus comentarios. Un saludo."
And at the end: "I look forward to your comments. Best wishes."
I'm copying in Borja pongo en copia a Borja
Nuria
Un abrazo, no. Y pongo en copia a Borja, que me lo ha pedido.
No hug. And I'm copying in Borja, because he asked me to.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Un abrazo, no. Y (blank), que me lo ha pedido.
Options: te comento que · quedo atenta a tus comentarios · pongo en copia a Borja
Show answer
Nuria
Un abrazo, no. Y pongo en copia a Borja, que me lo ha pedido.
No hug. And I'm copying in Borja, because he asked me to.
best wishes (neutral) un saludo
Nuria
Y al final: "Quedo atenta a tus comentarios. Un saludo."
And at the end: "I look forward to your comments. Best wishes."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Y al final: "Quedo atenta a tus comentarios. (blank)."
Options: Te comento que · Pongo en copia a Borja · Un saludo
Show answer
Nuria
Y al final: "Quedo atenta a tus comentarios. Un saludo."
And at the end: "I look forward to your comments. Best wishes."
kind regards (formal) saludos cordiales
Common mistake
Not atento or atendida here. Nuria is writing.
Y al final: "Quedo atenta a tus comentarios. Un saludo."
And at the end: "I look forward to your comments. Best wishes."
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| just to let you know that | te comento que |
|---|---|
| I look forward to your comments | quedo atenta a tus comentarios |
| I'm copying in Borja | pongo en copia a Borja |
| best wishes (neutral) | un saludo |
| kind regards (formal) | saludos cordiales |
More lines from the story
- ElenaAhora reenvíamelo a mí también.Now forward it to me as well.
- ElenaPor si acaso. Ponme en copia oculta.Just in case. Put me in blind copy.
- ElenaCariño, te oigo teclear desde el tercero.Darling, I can hear you typing from the third floor.