Hello. Writing emails in English is really... tough, isn't it? You probably feel that business English is even harder because the expressions aren't familiar to you. While you can't learn every expression at once, I think it would be good to know at least one frequently used one. This week's IT English expression topic is " let me know~ ." The dictionary definition of " let" is "to make someone do something," but since it is most commonly known as "let's~" meaning "let's do something," it seems difficult to use it with other meanings. Shall we learn some simple conversational phrases used when sending emails through today's topic, using a conversation where Lisa is helping Ricy , who is struggling to send a product order email to Maxim -Integrated ?

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A : Hi, Lisa!
B: Hi! Ricy, What's up?
A: I need your help. Are you free now?
B: Why not? ^{(=of course)} But could you give me a second?
..um.. What can I do for you?
A: I am going to send an e-mail to Maxim-Integrated co. to order some products. As you know ^{(as :~)} , I don't know English grammar well. I am afraid to make mistakes. After reading it, can you check it?
B: Let me see ^{(let: to make someone do something, let's do something)} ... um..
Wow! Without the 3rd line, you did a good job!
A: Really? Then how should I change it?
B:It will be better, if you write "Please. let me know the date when I will get them." instead of "Please, know me.".
A : Thank you, honey. I will rewrite it now.

From : To : Subject: Thank you for your order Date :

Dear OOO I am writing to order the MAXREFDES143#. Going to buy about 100, when can I get them? Please, know me . Have a great day. Sincerely, OOO

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A: Hi, Lisa!
B: Hi~ Ricky, is something wrong?
A: Help me out. Do you have some time?
B: Of course, but wait a minute... Hmm... Yeah, what can I do for you?
A: I'm going to send an email to Maxim-Integrated, but as you know, I'm not very good at English grammar. I'm worried I might make a mistake.
Could you read this and check the grammar?
B: Alright... shall we take a look? Wow~ You did well~ Except for the third one~
A: Really? Then how should I change it?
B: Please, don't write "know me," write "Please." It would be better to write "let me know the date when I will get them."
A: Thanks~ I'll write it again now.

From : To : Subject: Thank you for your order Date :

To OOO I am sending this email to purchase MAXREFDES143#. If I order about 100 items, when can I expect to receive them? Please let me know. Then have a nice day. From OOO

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Learning sentence structure

Why not?
: It is almost always expressed with the meaning of ' of course ' rather than ' Why not ? '. Let's learn the positive expression ' it's only natural '.

As you know
This expression means " as you know ," where "as " is used to mean "like" or "similar to ." If you omit "as " and use only "you know, " it is used to start a conversation with the meaning of "you know ." It is an expression that is easy to make a mistake with even if you know it, so make sure to remember it!

Let me see
Today's keyword! Although the dictionary definition of 'let' includes ' to leave (something to do),' 'to permit (something to do),' 'to allow (something to do),' and 'to make (something to do) ,' it is most commonly known in the sense of 'let's' meaning ' let's do ...' and other expressions are often not clearly evident in conversation.
In fact , 'let ' is an expression frequently used not only in everyday conversation but also in business settings. Let's keep in mind that it is often used to mean 'to have someone do something, ' as in the example , 'let me show you: I will show you .'