me querida o me querido

Question

I'm a man, and I write a letter to my friend who is a woman. At the end of the letter, what should I written me querida or me querido? Explain me please. Thank.

Mi = My - Eddy, Aug 14, 2012

Answer 1

I agree with everybody else answers, Mi querida (or just Querida mia) for a woman Mi querido (or Querido mio) for a man at the start of the letter id correct but.... you do not use Dear Jhon if you are a man. In the old times in my country (Argentina) was common for a man call another man querido( queriido) and kiss each other in the chick, but WRITING querido is a little bit too much

Thank silvia61, this is my best answer, but I wonder can I choose all the answers is the best one? - baonguyen5515, Aug 15, 2012

Answer 2

You should start the letter with: Querida Luz del Día ( or whoever) and finish it with abrazos, besos, abrazos fuertes or similar.
She may then write back, starting : Querido Bayonguen.

I hope this helps.

So Querido is to start a letter to a man, and Querida a letter for a woman? - yahvey_hoffman, Aug 14, 2012

Yes, it means Dear John, or Dear Jane, as apropiate. - annierats, Aug 14, 2012

Got it, very helpful. - yahvey_hoffman, Aug 14, 2012

Thankyou very much annierats. - baonguyen5515, Aug 15, 2012

Answer 3

If I got your question right, what you want to use its actually "Mi Querida", I'm more of an informal Spanish speaker so I don't have the grammar explanation on why, but I'm sure somebody can help with the explanation.

Then "Mi querida" is the right word, is it? informal or formal, I still need a right word, thank you for the help. - baonguyen5515, Aug 15, 2012

Answer 4

Both Annie and Saratoga are correct.

Mi querida amiga = My dear friend

Querida Maria = My dear Maria

Mi querida princesa = My dear princess

Etc.

You get the idea.

I understood now, thank Mariana. - baonguyen5515, Aug 15, 2012