Useful sentences → Formal letter
Openingszin
● I am writing to you with reference to the online advertisement which I saw on your
website January 10th.
● I am writing in response to…
● I am writing to enquire about...
Jezelf voorstellen
● My name is....
● a (leeftijd)-year-old man/woman from The Netherlands
● Currently I am in the fourth form / final year / exam year of a school of Higher
General Secondary Education / Pre-university Education, which means I will be
taking my exams in May / next year.
● I speak English fluently and obviously Dutch is not a problem either. I also speak
some German / French / Spanish / Chinese / Norwegian / Swedish / Japanese / ...,
which could come in handy with all the tourists visiting your store.
● I already have some experience in this area, seeing as I have worked at ... for two
years now.
Overtuigen (voor een baan)
● I think I would be perfect / suitable for the job, because …
● I am capable of ....
● I think that I am a suitable candidate for the job, because I have a bit of experience
in the field.
● I would like to apply for the position of sales employee.
Vragen
● I have some questions and I hope you will answer them for me.
● Could you please tell me whether it would be possible for me to have my travel
expenses refunded / to receive a travel allowance?
● Would you be so kind as to let me know whether it would be possible to receive
board and lodging, in case I do get the job?
● Could you recommend...
● I am interested in receiving some more information on this topic / some further
details
on this topic?
● Would you please send me...
Afsluiten
● Thank you for reading my letter. I hope to hear from you soon.
● Many thanks for your time,
● If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
● If you require any further information, .....
● I would like to thank you in advance and hope to be hearing from you at your
earliest convenience.
Openingszin
● I am writing to you with reference to the online advertisement which I saw on your
website January 10th.
● I am writing in response to…
● I am writing to enquire about...
Jezelf voorstellen
● My name is....
● a (leeftijd)-year-old man/woman from The Netherlands
● Currently I am in the fourth form / final year / exam year of a school of Higher
General Secondary Education / Pre-university Education, which means I will be
taking my exams in May / next year.
● I speak English fluently and obviously Dutch is not a problem either. I also speak
some German / French / Spanish / Chinese / Norwegian / Swedish / Japanese / ...,
which could come in handy with all the tourists visiting your store.
● I already have some experience in this area, seeing as I have worked at ... for two
years now.
Overtuigen (voor een baan)
● I think I would be perfect / suitable for the job, because …
● I am capable of ....
● I think that I am a suitable candidate for the job, because I have a bit of experience
in the field.
● I would like to apply for the position of sales employee.
Vragen
● I have some questions and I hope you will answer them for me.
● Could you please tell me whether it would be possible for me to have my travel
expenses refunded / to receive a travel allowance?
● Would you be so kind as to let me know whether it would be possible to receive
board and lodging, in case I do get the job?
● Could you recommend...
● I am interested in receiving some more information on this topic / some further
details
on this topic?
● Would you please send me...
Afsluiten
● Thank you for reading my letter. I hope to hear from you soon.
● Many thanks for your time,
● If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
● If you require any further information, .....
● I would like to thank you in advance and hope to be hearing from you at your
earliest convenience.
