Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in Canada
✍️ 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.
- Hello
- Hello
- Opening a letter
- Dear …,
- Thank you for your letter
- Thank you for your letter.
- Signing off
- Best wishes,
- 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 15:59 in Canada right now. 🍂 autumn there
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 Canada, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
- English 19
- French 6
- Spanish 5
- French 4
- Animals 9
- Books 9
- Music 9
- Drawing 6
- Writing 6
- Crafts 5
- Travel 5
- Anime 4
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.
🌍 How Canada answered the world questions
Good openers: ask them about the one where they differ from everybody else.
What's a typical breakfast for you?
When is dinner at your home?