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Writing to a pen pal in Ireland
2 members of PenPalConnect live in Ireland. 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.
English
- Hello
- Hello
- Opening a letter
- Dear …,
- Thank you for your letter
- Thank you for your letter.
- Signing off
- Best wishes,
Irish
- Hello
- Dia duit
- Opening a letter
- A …, a chara,
- Thank you for your letter
- Go raibh maith agat as do litir.
- Signing off
- Le dea-mhéin,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 10:40 in Ireland 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.