oral or written Spanish. Buenos días. To be used from when you wake up to Noon or 1pm. Equivalent to good morning. Buenas tardes. To be used from Noon or 1pm up to the sunset. Equivalent to good afternoon. Buenas noches. From the sunset to the moment that you go to bed. Equivalent to good evening and good night. Formal salutations. Only written. "Estimado" (+ name or title "Señor". "Sr." is the abbreviation). For male. Example for a man called Juan García: "Estimado Juan" or "Estimado Sr. García". The last is more formal. "Estimada" (+ name or title "Señora". "Sra." is the abbreviation). For female. Example for a woman called Ana Sánchez: "Estimada Ana" or "Estimada Sra. Sánchez". The last is more formal. "Estimados amigos" (plural) When your letter is addressed to a group of people. "Estimado amigo" or "Querido amigo" (male or unknown gender). You may or not know the name of the person. "Estimada amiga" or "Querida amiga" (female). "Estimadas amigas" (a group of females). "Excelentísimo Señor" (+name or without it) or "Excelentísima Señora" (female). This is extremely formal and is usually reserved for certain formal procedures with the government. You can also use "Ilustrísimo" (male) or "Ilustrísima" (female) instead of "Excelentísimo". Formal Letter to unknown receipt. A quien corresponda Tamil Written salutations are "Thiru/Thiruvalar" "திரு/திருவாளர்" for men, "Thirumathi"/"திருமதி" for women, "Selvi/Thiruniraiselvi" "செல்வி/திருநிறைச்செல்வி" for unmarried women "Selvan/Thiruniraiselvan" "செல்வன்/திருநிறைச்செல்வன்" for unmarried men "Amarar (Marar) / Vaanor" "அமரர் (மரர்) / வானோர்" for Deceased person. Telugu Various forms of salutation in Telugu are as follows: "Sri / Shri" ( శ్రీ ) is used to address men, "Srimathi / Shrimathi" ( శ్రీమతి ) is reserved for married woman. Unmarried girls are usually addressed as "Kumari" ( కుమారి ). In addressing a person in letter, usually in case of elders, "Poojyulaina" (పూజ్యులైన / పూజ్యనీయులైన) is often used although "Ganga Bhagirathi Samanulaina" ( గంగా భాఘీరతి సమానులైన )is used for female elders. When addressing a person who is younger, "Chiranjeevi" ( చిరంజీవి ) is commonly used irrespective of all genders. "Kumari" ( కుమారి ) is sometimes used for unmarried women and "Chiranjeevi Lakshmi Sowbhagyavathi ( చిరంజీవి లక్ష్మీ సౌభాగ్యవతి ), Chi. La. Sow. ( ఛి. ల. సౌ. ) in short for married women In addition, a suffix "garu" ( గారు ) is added as a respect or to address an elderly person irrespective of gender. Example: శ్రీ నరసింహ రాజు గారు, (Mr. Narasimharaju,) పూజ్యనీయులైన నాన్నగారికి, (Respectful Father,)