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Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in Congo - Kinshasa
3 members of PenPalConnect live in Congo - Kinshasa. 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,
Swahili
- Hello
- Habari
- Opening a letter
- Mpendwa …,
- Thank you for your letter
- Asante kwa barua yako.
- Signing off
- Kila la heri,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 22:10 in Congo - Kinshasa 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 Congo - Kinshasa, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
They speak
- French 3