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Writing to a pen pal in Singapore
2 members of PenPalConnect live in Singapore. 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,
Tamil
- Hello
- வணக்கம் · Vanakkam
- Opening a letter
- அன்புள்ள …, · Anbulla …,
- Thank you for your letter
- உங்கள் கடிதத்திற்கு நன்றி. · Ungal kaditathirku nandri.
- Signing off
- அன்புடன், · Anbudan,
Chinese
- Hello
- 你好 · Nǐ hǎo
- Opening a letter
- 亲爱的…： · Qīn’ài de …:
- Thank you for your letter
- 谢谢你的来信。 · Xièxie nǐ de láixìn.
- Signing off
- 祝好， · Zhù hǎo,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 17:41 in Singapore 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.