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Write LinkedIn Messages and Cold Emails in Other Languages

· 4 min read · By the Letter Moth team

Letter Moth can now write your LinkedIn notes, cold emails, referral requests and job-application answers in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch, as well as English. You pick the language for each message, choose formal or informal address, and the draft uses the greeting and sign-off people in that country actually expect.

This post explains what changed, how the country variants work, and what to check before you send a message in a language you do not speak fluently. As always, Letter Moth writes a draft and you decide what to send.

Which languages can Letter Moth write in?

English is still the default. Alongside it you can now choose from eleven country variants, grouped under six languages. The choice is always explicit: Letter Moth does not guess the language from the page, because a profile written in English does not mean the person wants to be contacted in English, and the reverse is also true.

  • German: Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
  • French: France and Switzerland.
  • Spanish: Spain and Latin America.
  • Portuguese: Brazil and Portugal.
  • Italian: Italy.
  • Dutch: the Netherlands.

Why does the country matter, not just the language?

Because the same language is written differently from one country to the next, and readers notice. A message in Swiss Standard German never uses the letter ß and signs off with "Freundliche Grüsse". Latin American Spanish uses "ustedes" where Spain uses "vosotros" for informal plurals. Brazilian Portuguese says "equipe" and "estou fazendo", while European Portuguese says "equipa" and "estou a fazer".

None of these is a mistake in the other country, but a recruiter in Lisbon who receives a message full of Brazilian phrasing will probably read it as written by an outsider. Choosing the variant tells Letter Moth which conventions to follow for spelling, vocabulary, greetings and sign-offs.

How do you write a message in another language?

The steps are the same as before. Open the page you are writing about, click the Letter Moth icon, and pick what you are writing: an intro, a referral request, a follow-up, a reply or a job answer. Then use the Write in menu to choose the language, and the form of address if the language has one.

You can set a default language and form of address once in Settings, and the right-click menu uses that default. In the popup you can change both for a single message without touching your defaults. Your choice is remembered, so if you write to German recruiters all week you do not have to pick it again.

Rewrites keep the language. If you press Shorter or Warmer on a French draft, you get a shorter or warmer French draft, with the same form of address, unless you ask for something different in the box.

What happens to the page, your profile and the character limit?

The page and your profile can be in any language. If a job post is in English and you write to the hiring manager in Dutch, Letter Moth reads the English page and writes the Dutch message. Names, company names and job titles that are normally left in English stay as they are.

Character limits still apply. A LinkedIn connection note has a short limit, and the draft is fitted to it in the language you chose. German and French words tend to run longer than English ones, so a note that fit easily in English may need a tighter version, which is exactly the kind of fitting Letter Moth does for you. See the connection note limit guide for the numbers.

How should you check a draft in a language you do not speak well?

An AI draft is a starting point, and that matters more in a second language, because you may not notice a phrase that sounds stiff or a greeting that is slightly off. A few habits help.

  • Read the greeting and the sign-off first. They are the most visible parts, and the easiest to compare with messages you have received in that language.
  • Ask a colleague or friend who speaks the language to look at the first message you send to a new market.
  • Keep it short. A shorter message has fewer places to go wrong, and recruiters in most countries appreciate it.
  • Do not add claims you cannot back up in the interview. If the language of the interview is not the language of the message, say so honestly.
  • Check names and titles. Letter Moth uses only what is on the page and never guesses a title or gender from a first name, but you know the person better than it does.

Does the interface change language too?

Yes. The popup itself is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch, with its own language picker, and it is separate from the language your drafts are written in. You can read the popup in English and write drafts in German, or the other way round. The next post in this series covers that, along with the new first-time setup screen: Letter Moth setup and popup languages.

To try it, install Letter Moth, sign in with Google, and open Settings or the setup screen to choose your defaults. The free plan includes 5 drafts a day.

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Frequently asked questions

Which languages does Letter Moth write in?

English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch, in eleven country variants: German for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, French for France and Switzerland, Spanish for Spain and Latin America, Portuguese for Brazil and Portugal, Italian and Dutch.

Does Letter Moth detect the language automatically?

No. You choose the language for each message, or set a default in Settings. This avoids writing to someone in the wrong language just because their profile is in English.

Do other languages use more of my daily drafts?

No. A draft counts the same whatever language it is in, and rewrites are free.

Can I read the extension in one language and write in another?

Yes. The popup's language and the draft language are separate settings.

Can I trust a draft in a language I do not speak?

Treat it as a starting point and have a native speaker look at the first message you send to a new market. Letter Moth never sends anything for you, so you always review the draft first.

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