english for emails a–z word list

Word Phonetics Translation
abbreviation [4!bri.vi1e9Sn]
absence [1äbs4ns]
access [1äkses]
accommodation [4!kqm41de9Sn]
according to [41k0.d9N t4]
account [41ka8nt]
accuracy [1äkj4r4si]
acquaintance [41kwe9nt4ns]
acronym [1äkr4n9m]
to address sb [41dres]
advice [4d1va9s]
amusing [41mju.z9N]
angel [1e9nd74l]
angry [1äNgri]
to announce [41na8ns]
announcement [41na8nsm4nt]
to annoy [41n09]
apology [41pql4d7i]
apostrophe [41pqstr4fi]
appointment [41p09ntm4nt]
to appreciate [41pri.Sie9t]
approx(imately) [41prqks9m4tli]
arrangements [41re9nd7m4nts]
asap [!e9 es e9 1pi.]
assistance [41s9st4ns]
attached [41tätSt]
attachment [41tätSm4nt]
to attend [41tend]
automatically [!0.t41mät9kli]
available [41ve9l4bl]

average [1äv4r9d7]
ballpoint pen [!b0.lp09nt 1pen]
blind copy [!bla9nd 1kqpi]
to bombard [bqm1b2.d]
brochure [1br48S4]
bulletin [1b8l4t9n]
business card [1b9zn4s k2.d]
business trip [1b9zn4s tr9p]
to cancel [1känsl]
to care [ke4]
careless [1ke4l4s]
to cause [k0.z]
to challenge [1tSäl9nd7]
character [1kär4kt4]
to chase sth up [!tSe9s 1cp, 1da8n]
chatroom [1tSätru.m]
cheers (BE) [tS94z]
circumstances [1s3.k4mst4ns9z]
claimant [1kle9m4nt]
to clarify [1klär4fa9]
clear [kl94]
client [1kla94nt]
close [kl48z]
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Word Phonetics Translation
colleague [1kqli.g]
to collect sb (BE) [k41lekt]
colloquial [k41l48kwi4l]
to combat [1kqmbät]
comment, no ~ [n48 1kqment]
competition [!kqmp41t9Sn]
to complain [k4m1ple9n]
concerned [k4n1s3.nd]
conclusion [k4n1klu.7n]
conference [1kqnf4r4ns]
to confirm [k4n1f3.m]
to consent [k4n1sent]
consultant [k4n1sclt4nt]
consumer [k4n1sju.m4]
to contact [1kqntäkt]
contacts [1kqntäkts]
contents [1kqntents]
contract [1kqnträkt]
contracted [k4n1träkt9d]
convenient, to be ~ [bi k4n1vi.ni4nt]
conventional [k4n1venS4nl]
cooperation [k48!qp41re9Sn]
core-time [1k0.ta9m]
corporate [1k0.p4r4t]
correspondence [!kqr91spqnd4ns]
court [k0.t]
cover letter [1kcv4 let4]
to crash [kräS]
credit [1kred9t]

current [1kcr4nt]
currently [1kcr4ntli]
custom [1kcst4m]
CV [!si. 1vi.]
to damage [1däm9d7]
dash [däS]
deadline [1dedla9n]
to deal in [1di.l 9n]
decision [d91s97n]
definite [1def9n4t]
delay [d91le9]
to delete [d91li.t]
deleted items [d91li.t9d a9t4mz]
delivery [d91l9v4ri]
dentist [1dent9st]
to depend on [d91pend qn]
depending [d91pend9N]
design [d91za9n]
despite this [d91spa9t D9s]
detail, in ~ [9n 1di.te9l]
to dictate [d9k1te9t]
diplomatic [!d9pl41mät9k]
direct [d41rekt]
distributor [d91str9bj4t4]
to diversify [da91v3.s9fa9]
division [d91v97n]
draft [dr2.ft]
due: amount ~ [41ma8nt 1dju.]
due to [1dju. t4]
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Word Phonetics Translation
Easter [1i.st4]
effective [91fekt9v]
electronically [!9lek1trqn9kli]
engineering [!end791n94r9N
employee [9m1pl09i.]
to encourage [9n1kcr9d7]
to enforce [9n1f0.s]
to enquire [9n1kwa94]
enquiry [9n1kwa94ri]
equivalent [91kw9v4l4nt]
etiquette [1et9ket]
event [91vent]
examination [9g!zäm91ne9Sn]
exciting [9k1sa9t9N]
exclamation mark [ekskl41me9Sn m2.k]
to expect [9k1spekt]
extension [9k1stenSn]
extension number [9k1stenSn ncmb4]
familiar [f41m9li4]
feature [1fi.tS4]
feedback [1fi.dbäk]
figure [1f9g4]
filing cabinet [1fa9l9N käb9n4t]
to finalize [1fa9n4la9z]
firm [f3.m]
first thing [1f3.st T9N]
flyer [1fla94]
to follow up [1fql48 !cp]

formal [1f0.ml]
forward [1f0.w4d]
to forward [1f0.w4d]
forwarder [1f0.w4d4]
freephone [1fri.f48n]
full [f8l]
function [1fcNkSn]
furniture [1f3.n9tS4]
future [1fju.tS4]
gently [1d7entli]
golfer [1gqlf4]
goods [g8dz]
government [1gcv4nm4nt]
granted, to be ~ [bi 1gr2.nt9d]
grateful [1gre9tfl]
greeting card [1gri.t9N k2.d]
guest [gest]
guideline [1ga9dla9n]
handbook [1händb8k]
hard copy [!h2.d 1kqpi]
headquarters [!hed1kw0.t4z]
heated [1hi.t9d]
heavy [1hevi]
hectic [1hekt9k]
highly-qualified [!ha9li 1kwql9fa9d]
hoax [h48ks]
however [ha81ev4]
human resources [!hju.m4n r91s0.s9z]
Hungarian [hcN1ge4ri4n]
hyphen [1ha9fn]

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immediate [91mi.di4t]
imperative [9m1per4t9v]
impersonal [9m1p3.s4nl]
inappropriate [!9n41pr48pri4t]
inbox [19nbqks]
to include [9n1klu.d]
including [9n1klu.d9N]
increase [19Nkri.s]
to infect [9n1fekt]
to inform [9n1f0.m]
initials [91n9Slz]
input [19np8t]
to install [9n1st0.l]
internal [9n1t3.nl]
Internet access [!9nt4net 1äkses]
to introduce [!9ntr41dju.s]
invitation [!9nv91te9Sn]
invoice [19nv09s]
involved [9n1vqlvd]
issue [19Su.]
job application [!d7qb !äpl91ke9Sn]
joke [d748k]
junk mail [1d7cNk me9l]

to keep an eye on [ki.p 4n 1a9 qn]
knowledge [1nql9d7]
law [l0.]
leaflet [1li.fl4t]
limited [1l9m9t9d]
location [l481ke9Sn]
to log on [!lqg 1qn]
logical [1lqd79kl]
loop, to leave sb out of the ~ [!li.v a8t 4v D4 1lu.p]
lost [lqst]
lounge [la8nd7]
low-down, the ~ [1l48da8n]
luggage [1lcg9d7]
mail box [1me9l bqks]
mail shots [1me9l Sqts]
majority [m41d7qr4ti]
to make (an appointment) [!me9k 4n 41p09ntm4nt]
manual [1mänju4l]
market research [!m2.k9t r91s3.tS]
medium-sized [!mi.di4m sa9zd]
memo [1mem48]
merger [1m3.d74]
minor [1ma9n4]
minutes, the ~ [1m9n9ts]
mistake [m91ste9k]
monitoring [1mqn9t4r9N]
to monitor [1mqn9t4]
mother-in-law [1mcD4r 9n l0.]
mouse mat [1ma8s mät]
native speaker [!ne9t9v 1spi.k4]

necessary [1nes4s4ri]
negotiation [n9!g48Si1e9Sn]
non-profit [!nqn1prqf9t]
nowadays [1na84de9z]
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Word Phonetics Translation
to offend [41fend]
offer [1qf4]
official [41f9Sl]
opinion [41p9ni4n]
order [10.d4]
outbox [1a8tbqks]
outstanding [a8t1ständ9N]
overhead [148v4hed]
to overreact [!48v4r91äkt]
overseas [!48v41si.z]
packaging [1päk9d79N]
paperclip [1pe9p4kl9p]
parking permit [1p2.k9N p3.m9t]
participant [p2.1t9s9p4nt]
particular [p41t9kj4l4]
to pass on [!p2.s 1qn]
pay rise [1pe9 ra9z]

percentage [p41sent9d7]
personal [1p3.s4nl]
pet hate [1pet he9t]
petty cash [!peti 1käS]
phenomena [f41nqm9n4]
to pick sb up [!p9k 1cp]
policy [1pql4si]
polite [p41la9t]
popular [1pqpj4l4]
population [!pqpju1le9Sn]
positively [1pqz4t9vli]
to postpone [p41sp48n]
potential [p41tenSl]
powerful [1pa84fl]
precaution [pr91k0.Sn]
to predict [pr91d9kt]
presentation [!prezn1te9Sn]
to prevent [pr91vent]
previously [1pri.vi4sli]
price increase [1pra9s 9nkri.s]
priority [pra91qr4ti]
privacy [1pr9v4si]
probably [1prqb4bli]
to process [1pr48ses]
product [1prqdckt]
product range [1prqdckt re9nd7]
production [pr41dckSn]
productivity [!prqdck1t9v4ti]
promotion [pr41m48Sn]
prompt [prqmpt]

to propose [pr41p48z]
to protect [pr41tekt]
punctuation [!pcNktSu1e9Sn]
to purchase [1p3.tS4s]
purpose [1p3.p4s]
to put of f [!p8t 1qf]
quarter [1kw0.t4]
quarterly [1kw0.t4li]
to quote [kw48t]
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radiator [1re9die9t4]
range [re9nd7]
rather [1r2.D4]
reason [1ri.zn]
to receive [r91si.v]
recently [1ri.sntli]
reception [r91sepSn]
receptionist [r91sepS4n9st]
recipient [r91s9pi4nt]
to reduce [r91dju.s]
regards [r91g2.dz]
to regret [r91gret]
regulation [!regju1le9Sn]
related [r91le9t9d]
remark [r91m2.k]

to remind [r91ma9nd]
report [!r91p0.t]
rep(resentative) [!repr91zent4t9v]
to represent [!repr91zent]
reprinted, to be ~ [bi !ri.1pr9nt9d]
request [r91kwest]
to reschedule [!ri.1Sedju.l]
research [r91s3.tS]
to reserve [r91z3.v]
resident [1rez9d4nt]
response [r91spqns]
retirement [r91ta94m4nt]
to reveal [r91vi.l]
to rise [ra9z]
rustic [1rcst9k]
safe [se9f]
salutation [!sälju1te9Sn]
sample [1s2.mpl]
sarcastic [s2.1käst9k]
saw [s0.]
scenario [s41n2.ri48]
schedule [1Sedju.l]
to scrap [skräp]
to screen [skri.n]
security [s91kj84r4ti]
sender name [1send4 ne9m]
seriously [1s94ri4sli]
service [1s3.v9s]
to set up [!set 1cp]
sexual harassment [!sekSu4l 1här4sm4nt]

shocked [Sqkt]
shouting [1Sa8t9N]
shower cabinet [!Sa84 1käb9n4t]
sick leave [1s9k li.v]
to sign up [!sa9n 1cp]
similarly [1s9m4l4li]
slash [släS]
slight [sla9t]
sloppy [1slqpi]
snail-mail [1sne9l me9l]
sophisticated [s41f9st9ke9t9d]
to sort out [!s0.t 1a8t]
spam [späm]
specific [sp41s9f9k]
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spelling [1spel9N]
standstill [1ständst9l]
stationery [1ste9S4nri]
stats (statistics) [stäts, st41t9st9ks]
stock, in ~ [9n 1stqk]
to store [st0.]
straight away [stre9t 41we9]
strict [str9kt]
strike [stra9k]
structure [1strcktS4]
subject line [1scbd79kt la9n]

successful [s4k1sesfl]
survey [1s3.ve9]
suspicious [s41sp9S4s]
task [t2.sk]
tap [täp]
terms and conditions [!t3.mz 4nd k4n1d9Snz]
tool [tu.l]
totally [1t48t4li]
to touch base [tctS 1be9s]
touch, to get in ~ [get 9n 1tctS]
towel rail [1ta84l re9l]
trade fair [1tre9d fe4]
transferred, to be ~ [bi träns1f3.d]
travel expenses [1trävl 9kspens9z]
typical [1t9p9kl]
underscore [!cnd41sk0.]
unfortunately [cn1f0.tS4n4tli]
unknown [!cn1n48n]
unusual [cn1ju.784l]
unwanted [!cn1wqnt9d]
upcoming [1cpkcm9N]
to update sb [!cp1de9t]
urgent [13.d74nt
to vary [1ve4ri]
venue [1venju.]
vicinity, in the ~ [9n D4 v41s9n4ti]
virus detection software [!va9r4s d91tekSn sqftwe4 ]
voicemail [1v09sme9l]
warehouse [1we4ha8s]
warning [1w0.n9N]

to wonder [1wcnd4(r) ]
worried [1wcrid]
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