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Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in Egypt
27 members of PenPalConnect live in Egypt. 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.
Arabic
- Hello
- مرحبا · Marhaban
- Opening a letter
- عزيزي / عزيزتي …، · ʿAzīzī / ʿAzīzatī …,
- Thank you for your letter
- شكرا على رسالتك. · Shukran ʿalā risālatik.
- Signing off
- مع أطيب التمنيات، · Maʿa aṭyab at-tamanniyāt,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 00:09 in Egypt 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 Egypt, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
They speak
- Arabic 25
- English 20
They are learning
- English 6
- Spanish 4
- Dutch 3
- German 3
- Korean 3
They like
- Books 11
- Chess 10
- Movies 10
- Animals 9
- Culture 8
- Learning languages 8
- Music 8
- Coffee 7
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.