Starting Lines (Informal letter)
1.I received your letter yesterday. You have invited me to accompany you on a visit to .........I am thankful to you for this invitation. However, I am unable to accept your invitation due to the peculiar circumstances in which I am placed.
2. I am glad to(My joy knew no bounds when I receive
..) receive your letter in which you have expressed the desire to visit my
country. Meanwhile, you want to know about the places worth seeing in my country.
3.I was
overjoyed when I heard that you are planning to ........
4.I was overjoyed to receive your letter in which
......
5.It was great to hear from you after such a long
time. (It was a pleasant surprise to hear from you after such a long time)
6.Hope this letter finds you in radiant health and
the best of spirits. I am anxiously awaiting your arrival on ......Unfortunately
because of some unforeseen circumstances, I would not be able to come to pick
you up at the airport as planned. I would like(also) to apologize for the
inconvenience this might cause you.
7.Hope all is well at your end. It has been a long
time since we met. I am writing this letter to invite you...
8.It is my pleasure.....
9.Hope this letter finds you in the pink of health.
10.I am writing this letter to invite you/to formally
invite you/to seek your help/to inform you/to thank you
11.I feel honored that you have asked for my advice
regarding the choice of subject./I feel happy that you seek my advice about...
12.How are you? I hope this letter finds you well
.Although it’s such a long time since we last saw each other, it feels much
longer.
13.How have you been since we last met? I thought I’d drop you a line and see if you
fancy coming over for.....(my birthday party which is on March 5th )
14.Sorry it’s taken me so long to write to you but at
last I put to paper to explain.......