Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in Iran
✍️ 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
- سلام · Salâm
- Opening a letter
- … عزیز، · …-e aziz,
- Thank you for your letter
- ممنون از نامهات. · Mamnun az nâme-at.
- Signing off
- با آرزوی بهترینها، · Bâ ârezu-ye behtarin-hâ,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 00:38 in Iran 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 Iran, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
- Persian 48
- English 41
- English 18
- Italian 5
- Korean 5
- German 3
- Music 49
- Movies 36
- Books 31
- Learning languages 21
- Animals 20
- Cooking 17
- Drawing 16
- Gaming 14
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 Iran 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?