Writing a short course or job enquiry
Ich interessiere mich für Ihren Kurs.
Write a focused formal message with a reason, relevant facts and a clear unanswered question.
A short enquiry needs a useful subject, a greeting, the reason for writing, relevant information and a clear request. Ich interessiere mich für Ihren Kurs names the topic. Ask what the advert does not answer: Gibt es noch freie Plätze? or Welche Unterlagen benötigen Sie? Do not present a request as an accepted application. Use Sie, Ihnen and Ihr for formal address and du, dir and dein for informal address; avoid mixing them in one message to the same recipient. After a greeting ending in a comma, the next sentence begins with a lower-case word unless that word is a noun or formal Sie. Mit freundlichen Grüßen normally has no comma after it.
Betreff: Anfrage zum Abendkurs
Subject: enquiry about the evening course
Sehr geehrte Frau Berg,
Dear Ms Berg,
ich interessiere mich für Ihren Kurs.
I am interested in your course.
In Ihrer Anzeige steht, dass der Kurs im Mai beginnt.
Your advert says that the course begins in May.
Könnten Sie mir sagen, ob es noch freie Plätze gibt?
Could you tell me whether there are still places available?
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Kind regards
A short enquiry needs a useful subject, a greeting, the reason for writing, relevant information and a clear request. Ich interessiere mich für Ihren Kurs names the topic. Ask what the advert does not answer: Gibt es noch freie Plätze? or Welche Unterlagen benötigen Sie? Do not present a request as an accepted application. Use Sie, Ihnen and Ihr for formal address and du, dir and dein for informal address; avoid mixing them in one message to the same recipient. After a greeting ending in a comma, the next sentence begins with a lower-case word unless that word is a noun or formal Sie. Mit freundlichen Grüßen normally has no comma after it.
Write a focused formal message with a reason, relevant facts and a clear unanswered question.
After Sehr geehrte Frau Berg, the following ich stays lower-case. Keep formal address consistent and do not add a comma after Mit freundlichen Grüßen.
Subject → greeting → reason and relevant facts → specific question → polite closing. Formal Sie/Ihnen/Ihr remain capitalized.
Write 50–70 words to an invented course office: name the course, state relevant experience and availability, and ask about a free place. Review all requested points yourself.