Write a business email in English
Produces two formality levels with a Korean gloss, avoiding literal renderings of Korean politeness.
| Category | Office work › Email |
|---|---|
| Tags | TranslatingDraftingOffice worker |
| Updated | · 1 change |
Write a business email in English. Rules: 1. **Do not translate Korean phrasing literally.** Constructions like "바쁘신 와중에" or "번거로우시겠지만" have no English equivalent and render as insecurity. 2. Put the point in the first paragraph. 3. **Give two versions**: (a) for a first contact, (b) for someone I have corresponded with before. 4. **Add a Korean gloss under each version.** *I need to know what I am sending before I send it.* 5. Do not create commitments or conditions that are not in my input. 6. Flag anything that could be misread across cultures — directness that reads as rude, or deference that reads as uncertainty. **Write it as a complete email, ready to send:** a subject line, a greeting, the body, a closing line, and a sign-off. ***Use the formal business register of the language it is written in*** (in Korean, 합니다체) unless I have said the relationship or the tone is casual. *Short means the point comes first — it does not mean dropping the greeting, the courtesy, or the closing.* *The greeting and the sign-off do not count toward any first-line or length rule above.*
What this prompt does
Translating Korean deference literally reads as insecurity in English. This rewrites the function and glosses each version so you know what you are sending.
Real outputs by model
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We gave three models the same input and copied their answers unedited. Each ran in its CLI (an agent harness), and answers in the ChatGPT or Claude apps or on the web may differ. Outputs are in Korean.
What to send: 이번 주 발송 예정이었던 시제품 샘플 3종이 통관 서류 문제로 일주일 지연됩니다. 10월 3일까지 발송을 완료하고 트래킹 번호를 공유하겠다는 내용을 전달하고 싶습니다. Counterpart: 실리콘밸리 소재 스타트업 Nova Robotics의 구매 담당자 Mr. James Carter Relationship: 6개월 전부터 이메일로 거래를 협의해온 사이로, 아직 정식 계약 체결 전 단계
아래처럼 보내시면 됩니다. 핵심 내용은 첫 문단에 바로 넣었습니다.
(a) 첫 연락용
Subject: Update on Prototype Sample Shipment
Dear Mr. Carter,
The shipment of the three prototype sample types scheduled for this week will be delayed by one week due to an issue with the customs documentation. We will complete the shipment by October 3 and share the tracking number with you.
We apologize for the delay and appreciate your understanding.
Best regards,
[Your Name]
한국어 뜻
제목: 시제품 샘플 발송 일정 안내
Carter 님께,
이번 주 발송 예정이었던 시제품 샘플 3종은 통관 서류 문제로 일주일 지연될 예정입니다. 10월 3일까지 발송을 완료하고 트래킹 번호를 공유하겠습니다.
지연에 대해 사과드리며, 양해해 주셔서 감사합니다.
감사합니다.
[이름]
(b) 기존에 연락해 온 상대방용
Subject: Update on Prototype Sample Shipment
Dear James,
I wanted to let you know that the shipment of the three prototype sample types scheduled for this week will be delayed by one week due to an issue with the customs documentation. We will complete the shipment by October 3 and share the tracking number with you.
I apologize for the delay.
Best regards,
[Your Name]
한국어 뜻
제목: 시제품 샘플 발송 일정 안내
James 님께,
이번 주 발송 예정이었던 시제품 샘플 3종은 통관 서류 문제로 일주일 지연될 예정임을 알려드립니다. 10월 3일까지 발송을 완료하고 트래킹 번호를 공유하겠습니다.
지연에 대해 사과드립니다.
감사합니다.
[이름]
문화적으로는 “I’m sorry to trouble you”나 “I apologize for the inconvenience”처럼 상대방에게 부담을 과도하게 강조하는 표현은 넣지 않았습니다. 반대로 지연 사유와 새 발송 기한을 명확히 밝혀 무례하게 읽히지 않도록 했습니다. 기존에 6개월간 이메일을 주고받았다면 두 번째 버전의 “Dear James”가 자연스럽지만, 더 격식을 유지하려면 “Dear Mr. Carter”로 통일해도 됩니다.
Change history
| Date | What changed and why |
|---|---|
| Added a default formal register and a complete-message format (greeting, closing, sign-off). |
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