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Writing to a pen pal in Israel
One member of PenPalConnect lives in Israel. 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,
Hebrew
- Hello
- שלום · Shalom
- Opening a letter
- … היקר / היקרה, · … ha-yakar / ha-yekara,
- Thank you for your letter
- תודה על המכתב. · Toda al ha-mikhtav.
- Signing off
- בברכה, · Bivrakha,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 12:41 in Israel 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.