{"id":839,"date":"2026-03-05T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/?p=839"},"modified":"2026-07-11T19:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:20:28","slug":"business-english-email-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/ko\/\uc5c5\ubb34\uc6a9-\uc774\uba54\uc77c\uc5d0-\ud544\uc218\uc801\uc778-\ube44\uc988\ub2c8\uc2a4-\uc601\uc5b4-\ud45c\ud604\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English Email: 30 Proven Phrases | \u5546\u696d\u82f1\u6587 Email (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nQuick Answer:<\/strong> A strong business English email follows four moves \u2014 a clear subject line, a one-line reason for writing, the request or information in the middle, and a polite sign-off. Native professionals lean on fixed phrases like “I’m writing to follow up on\u2026”, “Could you please\u2026”, and “I look forward to hearing from you” because they signal the right level of formality without sounding stiff. Master about 20 of these phrases and you can write 90% of your work emails on autopilot.\n<\/div>\n

Roughly 347 billion emails were sent every day in 2025, and a good share of them landed in the inbox of someone who reads them in a second language. If you work in Taiwan and deal with overseas clients, suppliers, or a head office, your \ube44\uc988\ub2c8\uc2a4 \uc601\uc5b4 \uc774\uba54\uc77c<\/strong> is often the only version of you they ever meet. Get the tone wrong and a simple request reads as rude; get it right and people reply faster. The good news: professional email runs on a small set of repeatable phrases, not on perfect grammar or a big vocabulary.<\/p>\n

What Makes a Business English Email Work\uff5c\u5546\u696d\u82f1\u6587 email \u7684\u95dc\u9375<\/h2>\n

A good \ube44\uc988\ub2c8\uc2a4 \uc601\uc5b4 \uc774\uba54\uc77c<\/strong> is not about fancy words. It is about structure and predictability. Your reader is busy, so they scan. If they can find the point in the first two lines, you have already won. The four-part shape below works for almost everything: a request, a reply, an apology, a follow-up.<\/p>\n

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  1. \uc81c\ubaa9<\/strong> \u2014 specific, 5 to 8 words. “Q3 budget review \u2014 need your numbers by Fri” beats “Question”.<\/li>\n
  2. Reason for writing<\/strong> \u2014 one line stating why you’re emailing.<\/li>\n
  3. The body<\/strong> \u2014 the request, the details, the deadline.<\/li>\n
  4. Sign-off<\/strong> \u2014 a polite close and your name.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Notice that greetings and closings are the easiest parts to standardize. According to the \ucea0\ube0c\ub9ac\uc9c0 \uc0ac\uc804<\/a>, “Dear + name” remains the safe formal opener in written correspondence, while “Hi + name” now reads as normal in most internal teams. Pick one and stop overthinking it.<\/p>\n

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    How to Start a Business Email: 7 Opening Lines\uff5c\u958b\u982d\u4e03\u53e5<\/h2>\n

    The opening line does two jobs at once \u2014 it greets the reader and tells them why the email exists. The mistake I see most from Taiwanese professionals is translating \u300c\u655d\u516c\u53f8\u60f3\u8a62\u554f\u300d word for word into something like “Our company want to ask you.” Skip the translation. Reach for a ready-made phrase instead:<\/p>\n

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    • “I’m writing to ask about\u2026” (\u8a62\u554f)<\/li>\n
    • “I’m writing to follow up on our call yesterday.” (\u8ddf\u9032)<\/li>\n
    • “Thank you for getting back to me so quickly.” (\u611f\u8b1d\u56de\u8986)<\/li>\n
    • “I hope this email finds you well.” (\u5ba2\u5957\u958b\u5834 \u2014 fine, but slightly dated)<\/li>\n
    • “I’m reaching out regarding the invoice dated May 3.” (\u63d0\u53ca\u5177\u9ad4\u4e8b\u9805)<\/li>\n
    • “It was great meeting you at the Taipei trade show.” (\u5efa\u7acb\u9023\u7d50)<\/li>\n
    • “Following our conversation, here’s the proposal we discussed.” (\u9644\u4e0a\u6587\u4ef6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      One honest opinion: “I hope this email finds you well” is fine, but it’s the email equivalent of clearing your throat. If you already know the person, drop it and get to the point. It saves the reader three seconds and makes you sound more confident. The video below from engVid walks through more openers and closings if you want to hear the phrases spoken aloud.<\/p>\n