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Five parts, every time

The Spanish workplace can be relaxed in person, but written Spanish tends to stay formal. A business email follows the same skeleton:

Part Spanish Example
Subject Asunto Asunto: Propuesta de presupuesto
Greeting Saludo Estimada Sra. García:
Opening Apertura Le escribo en relación con…
Body Cuerpo what you actually need to say
Sign-off Despedida Un cordial saludo, / Atentamente,
  • Estimado / Estimada agrees with the person: Estimado Sr. Ruiz, Estimada Sra. García, and Estimados señores for a company. Between colleagues who use tú, Hola, Nuria: is fine.
  • In Spanish the greeting ends with a colon, not a comma — Estimada Sra. García: — and the next line starts with a capital.
  • Un cordial saludo is the everyday professional sign-off; Atentamente is more formal.