5 Contoh Personal Letter Bahasa Inggris untuk Keluarga dan Sahabat, Lengkap dengan Strukturnya

JAKARTA, iNews.id - Contoh personal letter bisa menjadi referensi untuk kamu yang ingin mengirim surat kepada keluarga maupun sahabat dalam bahasa Inggris.

Personal letter atau surat pribadi adalah surat tidak resmi yang ditulis oleh seseorang atas nama pribadi tanpa mewakili suatu lembaga atau perusahaan. 

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Surat ini bersifat pribadi atau tidak resmi dan ditujukan untuk kepentingan pribadi. Karena bersifat tidak resmi, maka penulisan personal letter biasanya menggunakan bahasa tidak baku.

Untuk dapat menulis personal letter yang baik dan benar, maka kamu bisa menyimak contoh personal letter berikut ini.

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Contoh Personal Letter

1. Struktur Personal Letter

Personal letter memiliki struktur yang membedakannya dengan surat resmi. Struktur personal letter terdiri atas:

- Address atau alamat surat. 
Di dalam personal letter, alamat yang tertulis di pojok kanan atas adalah alamat penulis surat, sedangkan alamat penerima berada pojok kiri atas, sedikit di bawah alamat pengirim.

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- Date atau tanggal surat
Biasanya ditulis di sebelah kiri atas. da dua cara penulisan tanggal dalam bahasa Inggris yaitu, American style dan cara British. Cara penulisan tanggal American style ditulis September 20, 2021. Sementara British style ditulis 20 September 2021.

- Salutation atau salam pembuka
Dalam bahasa Inggris, salam pembuka biasanya dituliskan, seperti dear, dearest, atau my beloved friend.

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- Introduction 
Berisi pembukaan surat pribadi. Pada bagian ini kamu bisa memulainya dengan menanyakan kabar. Bisa juga berisi tanggapan surat sebelumnya, jika kamu menulis surat balasan.

- Body 
Setelah menulis introduction atau kalimat pengantar, kamu bisa menyampaikan informasi inti yang ingin kamu sampaikan kepada si penerima. Sesuaikan isi suratmu dengan topik yang sudah kamu tentukan di awal.

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- Closing 
Bagian penutup surat pribadi. Pada bagian ini kamu bisa menambahkan harapan untuk penerima surat tersebut.

- Complimentary Close
Salam penutup yang ditujukan untuk penerima surat.

- Signature
Terakhir, setelah kamu menyampaikan pesanmu, kamu bisa menuliskan nama dan tanda tanganmu.

2. Contoh Personal Letter

Dirangkum dari berbagai sumber, inilah beberapa contoh personal letter yang bisa memberikanmu gambaran.

Contoh 1

Dear my beloved mother,

How are you doing? I hope you are doing just fine. Through this letter, I want to let you know that I arrived safe and sound in Tokyo.

I’m sorry for not telling you so soon. You don’t have to be worried about me because I am doing well here. I have met many nice people here and made friends with some of them. I can adapt easily with their help. One of them even offered me a place to stay for free.

You also don’t have to be worried about money because I can use the scholarship money for my living expense. I heard that the university has a part-time job program for foreign students. I will enroll in the program because not only will it earn me some pennies, but also give me some useful experience for the future. I promise that it won’t affect my academic performance.

Mom, now that you live alone there, I hope you’re not lonely. I will often send you a letter so that you won’t be lonely. I miss you and love you forever.

Love,

Your one and only son

Contoh 2

Dear Mom and Dad,

Mom, dad, how are you? I hope you are fine. Don’t worry about me because I am fine here. I am writing this letter to tell you that I am not going home this holiday because I joined a teaching volunteer program where I teach the unfortunate. I actually want to go home so bad, but the program is an opportunity for me to gain new experience and skills that will be useful in the future.

Mom, dad, my computer is broken, so would you mind if I ask you to transfer me some extra money to buy a new one? I wouldn’t ask if my earnings from the part-time job are enough to buy it. I promise I will study harder so that I can graduate early and get a job immediately. Thank you in advance for your kindness.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Your beloved son,

Mahendra

Contoh 3

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, Evelyn

Contoh 4

Dear Emma and David

Thanks a lot for a great weekend. We really enjoyed ourselves.
Mike and I were talking about the holidays. We thought it might be nice to go camping in Scotland for a couple of weeks. Are you interested? Let me know if you are, and we can talk about dates.
See you soon, I hope. Thanks again.

Love,
Barbara

Contoh 5

Dear Jake,

It’s a great pleasure to receive a letter from you. I’m sorry I haven’t written for a long time; I was busy with preparation for exams.

You know, I can’t say that I have some definite duties but I try to help my parents as much as possible. As for me, I hate doing the dishes but unfortunately do it from time to time. However, I like to do my room, it makes me feel cheerful. I’m sure that we should help parents. They support us whatever we start doing and helping is the least we can do for them.

What great news! I adore kittens, they're so cute. What is your name of your, have you already decided it? Is it a girl or a boy? Who presented you with such a wonderful gift?
Now I should go. Look forward to your answer.

Love,
Lilly

Itulah beberapa contoh personal letter bahasa Inggris yang bisa menjadi referensi buatmu.

Editor: Komaruddin Bagja