Pengertian Personal Letter

Surat dalam bahasa Inggris disebut dengan Letter. Personal Letter merupakan surat tidak resmi yang
ditulis untuk perseorangan, biasanya yang terlibat hanyalah dua orang yang saling mengenal.

Struktur dari Personal Letter

Date (Tanggal) = Biasanya tanggal ini ditulis pada kiri paling atas. Tanggal ini menunjukkan kapan
waktu surat ditulis.

Address (Alamat) = Bagian ini adalah tempat dimana kamu menulis surat atau alamat asal si
pengirim tinggal. Alamat ditulis pada bagian kanan atas.

Salutation & Name (Salam & Nama) = Bagian ini menuliskan salam pembuka dan nama penerima
surat. Contohnya "Dear...", "Dearest...", "Sweetheart", "Darling", "My love" dan lain-lain.

Introduction (Pembukaan) = Pembukaan dari surat biasanya dimulai dengan sebuah pembukaan
seperti tanggapan dari surat sebelumnya atau bisa juga awal perkenalan diri jika kalian baru
memulai surat-menyurat.

Body (Isi Surat) = Bagian ini merupakan isi atau inti dari surat. Pada bagian Body ini kalian
menceritakan semua isi surat yang ingin kita ceritakan.

Closure (Penutup) Bagian ini menunjukkan bahwa surat akan segera berakhir.

Complimentary close (Salam Penutup) = Bagian ini merupakan ungkapan penutup pendek seperti,
"With love". "Sincerely yours", "With love", and so on.

Signature (Tanda tangan) = Bagian ini berada di bawah complementary close, kalian bisa
membubuhkan tanda tangan atau bisa juga hanya inisial nama kalian saja.

Contoh ungkapan yang digunakan pada personal letters

Starting the letter

How are you?

Hope this letter finds you...

Thank you for your last letter.

It was so good to hear from you.

Sorry for answering late

I am sorry I should have written earlier...

Haven't heard from you in a while so I thought...

I am sorry to inform you that...

Conclusion

I am looking forward to seeing you soon.

I am looking forward to hear from you soon.

My best wishes for the coming test.

See you.

I will write soon.

I will have to stop now.

I am waiting for a quick reply.

Looking forward to see you again.

Bye.

[10:49, 1/10/2020] Lathifah: To my beloved friend, Aurora.

In Paris

Hello Aurora, How are you today? Hopefully you are fine. It's been a while since you left me
here alone, huhuhu so sad. My family and I here are missing you a lot.

How is Paris? I guess it's very beautiful. Winter is coming soon right? Ah, I really want to know
how the winter is. But, most Importantly, please wear warm outfits and don't get sick.

And how about your college life? Is it run smoothly as you expected. I guess you will be the best in
the class because you are the smartest one haha. Oh, By the way I will be starting my study in
January. I'm very excited about it, because it is the first college class. I take English Education as my
majority.

Okay, I think that's all for now. I want to hear everything about your new life in Paris. Please
don't forget to reply my letter! See you and good luck~

With Love,

Miya

Contoh Personal Letter 2

Jakarta, 5 January 2017

Dear Dimas,

Thank you very much for your last letter. It was great to hear from you after so many months.
You seem to be having a nice time in Korea.

Thanks also for the photographs. I absolutely loved that snap of yours standing in front of the
Namsan Tower. Korea looks stunning. Someday, I would definitely like to go there.

There's not much happening here. I am busy with my part time job and college.

By the way, are you coming home anytime soon? If you are, let me know the dates and we can
arrange to meet up.

Hope to see you soon

Alika

Contoh Personal Letter 3

Surabaya 5 November 2017

Dear Ashley,

Thank you for your letter. It’s always a pleasure to receive your letters.

You asked me how I spent the summer. Well, it was not the best summer of my life. First, I
caught a cold and was sick for two weeks. Because of this I could not go to a youth camp and I spent
a month in a stuffy city.

Then the weather turned bad and again I had to stay home. Only in August, I managed to go
hiking with friends. We had a lot of fun and sang songs around the campfire.

How is your new dog? Did it get used to you? What do you feed it?

Well, I’ve got to finish. It is now 11:00 pm, it’s time to sleep.

Take care of yourself,

Anna

[10:54, 1/10/2020] Lathifah: Pengertian Letter (Surat)

‘A letter is a written message from one party to another containing information’ maksudnya Letter/
Surat adalah pesan tertulis dari salah satu pihak lain yang mengandung informasi. Fungsinya
mencakup lima hal: sarana pemberitahuan, permintaan, buah pikiran, dan gagasan; alat bukti
tertulis; alat pengingat; bukti historis; dan pedoman kerja.

. Jenis Surat (Letter)

Jenis surat dibedakan menjadi tiga yaitu surat pribadi, surat resmi, dan surat dinas.

Surat Pribadi

surat pribadi adalah jenis surat yang berisi keperluan pribadi yang biasanya ditulis secara pribadi dan
ditujukan kepada orang lain dengan menggunakan bahasa yang tidak baku. Surat pribadi tidak
memiliki peraturan yang mengikat dan Surat pribadi bisa ditulis menurut selera masing-masing
penulis.

Ciri-ciri Surat Pribadi

Surat pribadi setidaknya memiliki 5 ciri berikut:

1. Tidak memiliki kop surat

2. Tidak memiliki nomor surat

3. Salam pembuka ataupun penutup sangat bervariasi dan lebih bersifat santai, non formal

4. Penggunaan bahasa bebas (tidak baku) sesuai keinginan penulis

5. Format surat bebas

Surat Resmi

Surat resmi adalah surat yang dibuat suatu instansi, organisasi atau lembaga perusahaan tertentu
yang ditujukan kepada seseorang atau lembaga tertentu lainnya. Keberadaan instansi, lembaga,
organisasi dan perusahaan tersebut disahkan secara hukum. Contoh surat resmi adalah surat dinas,
surat niaga, dan surat sosial.

Ciri-ciri Surat Resmi

menggunakan kalimat yang efektif; sederhana, ringkas, jelas, sopan dan menarik.

mengguanakan bahasa baku sesuai ejaan yang disepurnakan (EYD) baik ejaan, kosakata, dan tata
bahasa.
Penyajiannya menggunakan bentuk full block, semi block atau indented block.

Menggunakan kop surat.

Tercantum nomor surat, lampiran, dan perihal.

Biasanya menyertakan cap atau stempel.

Surat Dinas

Surat dinas adalah surat yang dikeluarkan oleh instansi tertentu. Dengan kata lain, surat dinas adalah
surat yang digunakan sebagai alat komunikasi di dalam sebuah instansi atau pun antara instansi.
Surat dinas juga disebut dengan surat resmi karena surat ini jelas dapat dipertanggungjawabkan
keasliannya.

Ciri – ciri Surat Dinas

1. Memiliki kepala atau Kop surat, yang merupakan nama, dan alamat instansi tertentu.

2. Memiliki tanggal, dan nomor surat.

3. Memiliki perihal, yaitu maksud dari surat tersebut dan lampiran.

4. Memiliki cap instansi tertentu pada bagian tanda tangan.

5. Menggunakan bahasa baku.

6. Boleh memiliki tembusan.

3. Bagian Surat (Letter)

Surat Pribadi

Bagian surat pribadi adalah:

1. Tempat, tanggal,bulan,tahun penulisan surat

2. Alamat surat

3. Salam pembuka

4. Kalimat pembuka

5. Isi surat

6. Kalimat penutup

7. Salam Penutup

8. Tanda tangan
9. Nama pengirim

Surat Resmi

Bagian surat resmi adalah:

salam pembuka

paragraf pembuka

isi surat

penutup surat

salam penutup

tanda tangan pengirim

tembusan

Surat Dinas

Bagian surat dinas adalah:

Kop Surat

Tanggal surat

Nomor

Lampiranr.

Perihal/hal

Alamat .

Salam Pembuka

Isi

Salam Penutup/jabatan

Nama

Tembusan

Inisial
4. Contoh

. Contoh Surat (Letter)

Surat pribadi

Rika

Jl.Bumi manti 3 no 80

Bandar Lampung

Hi my partner, how are you there? I trust you are great. I miss you on the grounds that we have not
met in quite a while. Do you miss me as well? On the off chance that you are out of town, I trust you
can visit Jogjakarta. I hope we can meet each other soon. I really missing you.

Ideally we can meet soon, my closest partner

Your Partner,

Wilona

Surat Resmi

123 Elm Ave.

Treesville, ON M1N 2P3

May 01, 2016

Mr. M. Leaf

Chief of Syrup Production

Old Sticky Pancake Company

456 Maple Lane

Forest, ON 7W8 9Y0

Dear Mr. Leaf:

Let me begin by thanking you for your past contributions to our Little League baseball team. Your
sponsorship aided in the purchase of ten full uniforms and several pieces of baseball equipment for
last year’s season.

Next month, our company is planning an employee appreciation pancake breakfast honoring retired
employees for their past years of service and present employees for their loyalty and dedication in
spite of the current difficult economic conditions.

We would like to place an order with your company for 25 pounds of pancake mix and five gallons of
maple syrup. We hope you will be able to provide these products in the bulk quantities we require.

As you are a committed corporate sponsor and long-time associate, we hope that you will be able to
join us for breakfast on May 22, 2016.

Respectfully yours,

Derek Jeter

[10:54, 1/10/2020] Lathifah: Pengertian Letter (Surat)

‘A letter is a written message from one party to another containing information’ maksudnya Letter/
Surat adalah pesan tertulis dari salah satu pihak lain yang mengandung informasi. Fungsinya
mencakup lima hal: sarana pemberitahuan, permintaan, buah pikiran, dan gagasan; alat bukti
tertulis; alat pengingat; bukti historis; dan pedoman kerja.

. Jenis Surat (Letter)

Jenis surat dibedakan menjadi tiga yaitu surat pribadi, surat resmi, dan surat dinas.

Surat Pribadi

surat pribadi adalah jenis surat yang berisi keperluan pribadi yang biasanya ditulis secara pribadi dan
ditujukan kepada orang lain dengan menggunakan bahasa yang tidak baku. Surat pribadi tidak
memiliki peraturan yang mengikat dan Surat pribadi bisa ditulis menurut selera masing-masing
penulis.

Ciri-ciri Surat Pribadi

Surat pribadi setidaknya memiliki 5 ciri berikut:

1. Tidak memiliki kop surat

2. Tidak memiliki nomor surat

3. Salam pembuka ataupun penutup sangat bervariasi dan lebih bersifat santai, non formal

4. Penggunaan bahasa bebas (tidak baku) sesuai keinginan penulis

5. Format surat bebas

Surat Resmi

Surat resmi adalah surat yang dibuat suatu instansi, organisasi atau lembaga perusahaan tertentu
yang ditujukan kepada seseorang atau lembaga tertentu lainnya. Keberadaan instansi, lembaga,
organisasi dan perusahaan tersebut disahkan secara hukum. Contoh surat resmi adalah surat dinas,
surat niaga, dan surat sosial.

Ciri-ciri Surat Resmi

menggunakan kalimat yang efektif; sederhana, ringkas, jelas, sopan dan menarik.

mengguanakan bahasa baku sesuai ejaan yang disepurnakan (EYD) baik ejaan, kosakata, dan tata
bahasa.

Penyajiannya menggunakan bentuk full block, semi block atau indented block.

Menggunakan kop surat.

Tercantum nomor surat, lampiran, dan perihal.

Biasanya menyertakan cap atau stempel.

Surat Dinas

Surat dinas adalah surat yang dikeluarkan oleh instansi tertentu. Dengan kata lain, surat dinas adalah
surat yang digunakan sebagai alat komunikasi di dalam sebuah instansi atau pun antara instansi.
Surat dinas juga disebut dengan surat resmi karena surat ini jelas dapat dipertanggungjawabkan
keasliannya.

Ciri – ciri Surat Dinas

1. Memiliki kepala atau Kop surat, yang merupakan nama, dan alamat instansi tertentu.

2. Memiliki tanggal, dan nomor surat.

3. Memiliki perihal, yaitu maksud dari surat tersebut dan lampiran.

4. Memiliki cap instansi tertentu pada bagian tanda tangan.

5. Menggunakan bahasa baku.

6. Boleh memiliki tembusan.

3. Bagian Surat (Letter)

Surat Pribadi

Bagian surat pribadi adalah:

1. Tempat, tanggal,bulan,tahun penulisan surat

2. Alamat surat

3. Salam pembuka

4. Kalimat pembuka

5. Isi surat

6. Kalimat penutup

7. Salam Penutup

8. Tanda tangan

9. Nama pengirim
Surat Resmi

Bagian surat resmi adalah:

salam pembuka

paragraf pembuka

isi surat

penutup surat

salam penutup

tanda tangan pengirim

tembusan

Surat Dinas

Bagian surat dinas adalah:

Kop Surat

Tanggal surat

Nomor

Lampiranr.

Perihal/hal

Alamat .

Salam Pembuka

Isi

Salam Penutup/jabatan

Nama

Tembusan

Inisial

4. Contoh

. Contoh Surat (Letter)

Surat pribadi

Rika

Jl.Bumi manti 3 no 80

Bandar Lampung

Hi my partner, how are you there? I trust you are great. I miss you on the grounds that we have not
met in quite a while. Do you miss me as well? On the off chance that you are out of town, I trust you
can visit Jogjakarta. I hope we can meet each other soon. I really missing you.

Ideally we can meet soon, my closest partner

Your Partner,

Wilona

Surat Resmi

123 Elm Ave.

Treesville, ON M1N 2P3

May 01, 2016

Mr. M. Leaf

Chief of Syrup Production

Old Sticky Pancake Company

456 Maple Lane

Forest, ON 7W8 9Y0

Dear Mr. Leaf:

Let me begin by thanking you for your past contributions to our Little League baseball team. Your
sponsorship aided in the purchase of ten full uniforms and several pieces of baseball equipment for
last year’s season.

Next month, our company is planning an employee appreciation pancake breakfast honoring retired
employees for their past years of service and present employees for their loyalty and dedication in
spite of the current difficult economic conditions.

We would like to place an order with your company for 25 pounds of pancake mix and five gallons of
maple syrup. We hope you will be able to provide these products in the bulk quantities we require.

As you are a committed corporate sponsor and long-time associate, we hope that you will be able to
join us for breakfast on May 22, 2016.

Respectfully yours,

Derek Jeter

[11:00, 1/10/2020] Lathifah: Kupang, April 2, 2013

Dear Paula,
Hello Paula, how are you? It's been a month since l last heard from you. Well l just wanted to tell
you that I was in a hospital last week. According to the doctor l was infected by dengue fever.

At first, I felt my body became weak then fainted when was studying in the classroom. Then, I was
taken to the hospital because of the high fever.

At the hospital, I was brought into the emergency unit. The doctor immediately gave some
treatments. Finally, l had to stay there for one week. Everyday the doctor kept me on a drip. At the
seventh day, my condition was getting better. After the final check, the doctor gave me permission
to go home. Now, I'm okay and because of my illness, I am now more careful about keeping in my
house clean especially my room, I don't want to get the same illness again.

OK, think that's all from me, write to me soon ok?

Regards

Nadira

1. What is the topic of the letter above?

A. Getting Fever

B. Went to hospital

C. The doctor recipe

D. In hospital

E. Sickness

2. What did the writer do when she felt her body became weak?

A. She bought medicine

B. She consumed the medicine

C. She took a rest all day

D. She went to hospital

E. She does nothing

3. What was the disease that she got?

A. Stomach

B. Toothache

C. Dengue Fever

D. Sorethroat

E. Influenza

4. Why the writer was taken to the hospital?

A. She got high fever

B. She got diarrhea

C. She got headache

D. She got broken bones

E. She got toothache

5. How long she was taken care in the hospital?

A. Four days

B. Five days

C. Six days

D. Eight days

E. Seven days

Text 4 for questions 6 to 14

Jerowaru, 1st February 2014

Dear Ivan

How are you? Hope everything is okay with you. I’m all right here.

We are going to have the national examination, aren’t we? Are you well prepared for it? Well, to be
honest, I just have some difficulties in preparing for it, especially in science. There are extra lessons
in my school and I take them all. But, I feel that they don’t help. I’m still confused in solving
mathematic problems. I’m just worried that I fail the national examination. Do you have any
suggestion for me? I really appreciate your help.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Your buddy

Fahri

6. What does the letter tell us about?

A. Asking for a friend to teach mathematic

B. Giving a solution to a friend

C. Preparing for the national examination

D. Having extra lesson at school

E. Asking for a friend’s suggestion to solve a problem

7. Why is Fahri worried that he may fail the national examination?

A. There are extra lessons at Fahri’s school

B. He appreciated Ivan’s help

C. He will have the national examination soon

D. His friends are all well prepared

E. He is confused in solving mathematic problem

8. “I’m still confused in solving mathematic problems.” The underlined word means ……

A. unable to think clearly

B. unable to perform well

C. unable to behave politely

D. unable to speak fluently

E. unable to read quickly

9. “I’m just worried that I fail the national examination.” The antonym of the underlined word is
……

A. Escape

B. Predict

C. Success

D. Reach

E. Underestimate

10. What is the topic of the letter above?

A. Getting Fever

B. Went to hospital

C. The doctor recipe

D. In hospital

E. Sickness

11. What did the writer do when she felt her body became weak?

A. She bought medicine

B. She consumed the medicine

C. She took a rest all day

D. She went to hospital

E. She does nothing

12. What was the disease that she got?

A. Stomach

B. Toothache

C. Dengue Fever

D. Sorethroat

E. Influenza
13. Why the writer was taken to the hospital?

A. She got high fever

B. She got diarrhea

C. She got headache

D. She got broken bones

E. She got toothache

14. How long she was taken care in the hospital?

A. Four days

B. Five days

C. Six days

D. Eight days

E. Seven days

Jl. Plamboyan No. 89 Jakarta

2nd Pebruary 2009

Dear Indah

Indah, sorry I haven’t written to you for so long. We moved into a new apartment last month and
we’ve been really busy getting settled.

It’s a nice apartment. It is bigger than our old one. It’s big so there are a lot of rooms to work in. It
has a big living room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Another thing I like is the kitchen.

The apartment is on a quiet street in a good neighborhood. There’s also a shopping center just down
the street with a supermarket, some quite good restaurants and some stores.

We really enjoy living here. Do come over and have a look next time you are in the town. I’ll wait.

Love

Shelly
15. What is the letter about?

A. Shelly’s room.

B. Indah and Shelly’s apartmen

C. Shelly’s business

D. A shopping centre near Shelly’s apartment

E. Shelly’s new apartment

16. Why hasn’t Shelly written a letter to Indah for so long?

A. Because she was busy getting settled

B. Because she enjoyed living in an apartment

C. Because she was reluctant

D. Because she had to move into an apartment

E. Because she lived in an apartment

17. What is the purpose of the letter?

A. To tell a problem

B. To ask for advice

C. To ask for information

D. To give an opinion

E. To give information

Contoh Soal Bahasa Inggris tentang Letter kelas 12

July 22, 2016

Personal Director

PT Citra Anggara

Batam

Dear Sir / Madam:

I read the Kabari Post dated March 19, which stated that your company needs a finance manager. I
graduated from a reputable university in Jakarta and was awarded a bachelor's degree by the
Economics Faculty. I believe that my educational background is suitable for the position.

I am hard-working and will always be responsible for my job. Since l graduated from university, I
have had many work experiences, from general staff to finance manager. Recently, I have worked for
three years as a finance manager in a construction company in Jakarta. However, I have to move
here due to my marriage.

I have enclosed my curriculum vitae and l would welcome an interview with you. l'm ready to be
interviewed anytime. Thank you for your consideration.

Your sincerely,

Salma Nada

1. How did Salma know about the job vacancy?

A. By browsing the Internet.

B. Someone told her about it.

C. By reading a magazine.

D. By reading a newspaper

E. By visiting a job fair

2. Why does Salma move to Batam?

A. She intends to have more experiences.

B. She follows her husband.

C. She follows her parents.

D. She intends to have a higher position.

E. She intends to work in a big company.

99 Shopping Precinct

New Castle
 Lawson.evan@email.com

May 20, 2015

Jon Snow

HR Manager of Eagle Airways

795 Burke Rd.

New Castle

Dear Mr. Snow,

I am writing this application for the senior customer service agent position as advertised on the
official website of Eagle Airways. As required, I am attaching my resume and copy of highest
educational certificate.

The vacancy announced on the website is very exciting, and I am sure four years experience in
customer service with X airways will be of advantage. The strengths that l have for filling this
position are:

1. I have successfully served customers on domestic and international flights,

2. I speak English fluently,

3. I maintain and develop my expertise,

4. l provide exceptional contributions to customer service for all customers.

Possessing a diploma in communications at Queen's University, I have excellent skills in dealing with
people from different backgrounds. I also have experience in using new technology devices.

Please refer to my resume for further information on my abilities. I can be contracted anytime via e-
mail at Lawson evan@email.com or my cell phone, +61 87638 927492.

Sincerely,

Evan Lawson

3. Where is the vacancy advertised?

A. Newspaper is the vacancy advertised

B. Magazine

C. Website

D. Twitter

E. News
4. Where did the applicant graduate?

A. Oxford

B. Queen's

C. Stanford

D. Cambridge

E. Massachusetts

5. What company did the applicant work for before?

A. Lufthansa

B. X Airways

C. Qatar Airways

D. Etihad Airways

E. Qantas Airways

Guruh Hartajaya

Jl. Sudirman No.71

Medan

E-mail: gh_jaya_ 99@yahoo.com

Mobile phone no: 087123432178909

December 27, 2015

Mr. Julian Pasha:

Personel Manager

PT Lentera Abadi, a Printing House

Jl. Jembatan Merah 29, PO Box 444

Medan

Dear Mr. Julian Pasha:

Application for the Digital Printing Machine Operator

I am writing to apply for the post of Digital

My working experience at Global panca media improved my skill in operating a digital printing
machine, communication skills and ability to work in a team. I'm a fast learner, creative and have a
good conduct. Besides, l can adapt to new environment very quickly and work under pressure. In
addition, I was chosen best Employee of the year 2014.

Working for PT Lantern Abadi as a multinational company appeals to me Because It has a good
reputation and it provides excellent training. Your organization produces high- quality products and l
can contribute to this with my skills.

I am available for interview at any time. I can be contracted on the mobile phone number given
above. I look forward to meeting you.

Sincerely

Guruh Hartajaya

Encl: Resume

6. What job is vacant?

A. Digital printing machine supervisor

B. Digital printing machine mechanic.

C. Digital printing machine operator.

D. Telemarketing officer.

E. Marketing officer

7. The following statements are true, EXCEPT

A. Guruh Hartajaya worked in Gobal Panca Mcdia

B. The job was advertised in Berita Nusantara Newspaper

C. Guruh Hartajaya has very good communication skills

D. Mr. Julian Pasha is the Personnel Manager

E. Guruh Hartajaya can work under pressure

8. What was Guruh Hartajaya best achievement?

A. He is familiar with a printing machine

B. He can be contracted at any time

C. He was chosen Best Employee of the Year 2014

D. He is a fast learner, creative and has good conduct

E. He will dedicate his skills to the development of PT Lantern Abadi

Alam Denian

Jl. Sisingamangaraja no. 95

Denpasar 08787886289334

December 12, 2015

Personnel Manager

PT Damai Sejahtera

Jl. Pattimura no.8

Surabaya

Dear Sir/Madam:

I would like to (9)__ whether you have any vacancies in your company. I enclose my resume for your
information. I graduated from SMK Pemuda Bangsa in 2013 majoring in Marketing. I have work
experience in the (10)__ and industrial sector which has developed my skills and ability to work in
many different environments. I believe that my skills and knowledge will (11)__ your team. I can
operate a computer and have a charming personality.

I would be grateful if you would keep my resume on file for any future possibilities.
Yours faithfully,

Alam Denian

9. A. Open

B. enact

C. enquire

D. provide

E. render

10. A. retail

B. workplace

C. expertise

D. requirement

E. document

11. A. support

B. Supports

C. Supported

D. Supporting

E. Supporter

Nah, demikianlah contoh-contoh soal yang berkaitan dengan letter / surat dalam bahasa Inggris.
Semoga pembahasan ini dapat memperdalam pengetahuan kita terkait dengan letter dalam bahasa
Inggris. Untuk melihat soal-soal