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Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in Côte d’Ivoire
12 members of PenPalConnect live in Côte d’Ivoire. Here is what helps a first letter land.
✍️ A few words to start and end with
Nobody expects a whole letter in their language. A greeting and a sign-off in it says you thought about who is reading — and gives them something to correct, which is a fine way to start a friendship.
French
- Hello
- Bonjour
- Opening a letter
- Cher / Chère …,
- Thank you for your letter
- Merci pour ta lettre.
- Signing off
- Amitiés,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 21:12 in Côte d’Ivoire right now.
Mention the time of day or the season you are writing in. It is the detail that makes a letter feel sent from somewhere, and the one they are most likely to answer in kind.
🧭 Members in Côte d’Ivoire, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
They speak
- French 12
- English 4
They are learning
- English 6
- Spanish 3
They like
- Culture 5
- Learning languages 5
- Movies 5
- Books 4
- Anime 3
- Basketball 3
- Music 3
- Nature 3
If you speak one of the languages they are learning, say so in your first letter — a pen pal who can help is a pen pal worth answering.