Today, few people write ordinary letters, choosingas an alternative to email. It would seem that faster, more convenient, easier and more often cheaper. However, there are people who still prefer to communicate with each other in the old way - with the help of mail. In this article I want to tell you how to write the address on the envelope correctly, so that the message reached the addressee on time and without delay.
It is worth saying that an example of postal address(written on a booth at the post office) is an important source of information. After all, everything is not so simple, it is impossible to fill in the envelope as you would like, it should be done in accordance with the established rules, which, by the way, are documented in the Rules for the provision of postal services (Resolution No. 211 of the Government of the Russian Federation of 05.15.05) Here you can find the answer to the question of how to properly locate the necessary information, and what details should be indicated on the mail envelope.
What is necessary?
Как писать адрес на конверте?This is a question that worries many people. After all, even because of an incorrectly designed letter, it may simply not reach the addressee and get lost. What needs to be specified so that the message reaches the one who expects it? So, the following information will be important (written in this order):
- Name of the addressee (for individuals - full name or in short form, for legal entities - the full name of the organization).
- The name of the street, the serial number of the house, apartment (if the numbering of the house contains letters or additional numbers, they must also be written. For example, the house number is 5a or 10/12).
- Settlement (its name, as well as the designation: city, town, village).
- The name of the district.
- The name of the region, region, autonomous okrug, republic is obligatory.
- For international shipments, it is important to specify the country of residence (both your own and the addressee).
- Postcode.
All this is the necessary information that is needed.postal service in order to deliver the letter on time and to the right place. Otherwise, if there is an error or the address is incorrect, it can be returned to the sender's address or simply remain in the mail.
Fundamental rules
If you need to figure out how to write an email address correctly, you need to know that there are several simple rules that are important to follow:
- the envelope can be either postal, torn, or just white;
- write on the envelope need calligraphic legible handwriting, it is better in block letters, so that the postal service accurately determine the location of the addressee;
- the text on the envelope can be either handwritten or typed on a computer or typewriter;
- printed labels can be glued onto the envelope, this is also allowed;
- double house numbers are written by a fraction (for example, house number 15/2);
- if the house number has a letter, it must also be indicated (for example, house number 5a);
- if the letter is sent within the borders of the RussianFederation, the address must be written in the state language (nuance: you can write the address in the native languages of the republics, but it must be duplicated in the Russian language);
- as for international shipments, in this case the address is written in Latin letters as well as in Arabic numerals (the name of the country of destination of the letter can be duplicated in Russian).
To whom
It should be said that many people confusehow to write the mailing address, i.e., where to correctly place the sender's address, and where - the addressee. So, for this there are also certain rules. Information about the addressee (about the person to whom the letter is sent) is written in the lower right part of the envelope, in the order indicated above. Information about the sender is indicated in the upper left corner of the envelope.
Example 1. Normal
In order to better understand everythingIn the foregoing, it is necessary to give an example of a postal address written on an envelope. If you need to send a regular letter, everything will look like this (information about the addressee):
Ivanov Ivan Ivanovich
Sovetskaya street, house 5, apartment 44
Marble village of Leninsky district
Vyshegorodskoy area
Index: 123456
Example 2. A / I
Now I want to give an example of the postal address, if the letter will be sent not to the home address, but to the mailbox. So, it will look like this:
Petrov Petr Petrovich
POB 11
Poteevka, 654321
Example 3. "On Demand"
It is worth saying that letters can be sentto the post office of the city marked "on demand". In this case, they will stay with the postal employee until the addressee arrives for him personally. In this case, an example of the mailing address will look like this:
Sergeyev Sergey Sergeyevich
poste restante
Smirnovka, 112233
International shipments from Russia: rules
Важной окажется информация и о том, как правильно write addresses on envelopes, if you want to send a message abroad. So, first of all I want to remind you that you should follow all the above rules. The order of writing will be the same: first comes the name, then the street name, house number, apartment, then the city, district, state (state) and at the very end of the country and the index. It is also worth saying that the names of streets, houses, surnames and names are not translated into a foreign language. But generic concepts, words such as, for example, "house", "street", "village" or "city" require translation. However, there are certain nuances when translating into a foreign language: it is better to write the names of famous cities in translation (an example is the city of Moscow. Writing on an envelope is better than Moscow, not Moskva). It is worth remembering that the mailing address in English is written both for the addressee and the sender (it is allowed to write the first one in the language of the country where the letter is sent, but always the name of the country must be duplicated in Russian).
Example for regular writing
To better understand how to properly write the postal address in English, you need to give an example. So, what will the recipient address look like?
Peter Brown (recipient's name and surname)
7 Green Avenue, Apt. 4 (street, house number, apartment)
Ann Arbor 48104 (city, zip code)
USA, USA (country of destination)
Business letter sample
Proper spelling is also important.mailing address, if the letter needs to be sent not to a person, but to a legal entity, i.e., an organization or its individual working unit. Below is an example of sending a letter to the accounting department of a UK bank:
The Accounts Department (branch of the organization: accounting)
UDD Bank Ltd (full name of the organization: bank)
22 Lombard Str. (street and house number where the building is located)
London 3 WRS (city, zip code)
UK, United Kingdom (country name)
Letters from abroad to Russia
There are some nuances in the event that you needsend a letter from abroad to Russia. So, the address can be written both in Russian and in a foreign language. There may be variations when the information about the addressee will be written in Russian, but about the sender - in the language of the country where it came from.
Example
How can an address spelling in English and Russian look like if the letter goes to Russia from abroad? Option One:
Ivanov I.I.
st. White 14-10
District
Zeleniy raion
Guest area
Russia
111222
Option two:
Ivanov I.I.
Belaya street, 14, ap. 10
Zareche village
Green District
Guest area
Russia, 111222
The important fact is that you can easily write addresses in both the first and second way.
Nuances
If you need to send a letter from the sectionbusiness correspondence abroad, you need to remember that you should be respectful of the person to whom the message is sent. So, female officials should be addressed in the following way:
- Mrs - if the woman is married.
- Miss - if the woman is unmarried.
- Ms is just a woman (if her position is unknown).
As for men, then everything is extremely simpleand straightforward. They need to add the prefix Mr. Important information will be that without the name and surname of these prefixes themselves are not written. After this designation put a point. However, if you need to send a letter to the UK, then in this case, after the official appeal and before the name, a full stop is not put. It will also be interesting that, according to the requirements of the Royal Postal Service, the name of the city should be written in capital letters.
